Hibernation is one of the 24 solar terms, and is usually celebrated on March 5 or 6 on the Gregorian calendar. At the time of hibernation, the spring air springs up, the temperature rises, spring thunder bursts, spring rain patters, nature comes to life, and the year's spring plowing also begins. The customs of hibernation include sacrificing the White Tiger to resolve right and wrong, and beating the little man to get rid of bad luck.

One, the sacrifice of the white tiger is

Chinese folklore is that the white tiger is the god of right and wrong, and every year will come out to forage for food on this day, and open mouth devouring people. The so-called sacrifice of the white tiger, refers to the worship of the white tiger drawn on paper, fed with pig's blood, so that it is full of food and no longer hurt people, followed by raw pork smeared on the mouth of the paper tiger, so that it is full of oil and water, and can not open their mouths to say that people are right and wrong.

Two, hit the little man to bad luck

Hibernation symbolizes the beginning of February, will be a thunderstorm, waking up all the hibernation in the snakes, insects, rodents and ants, the home of the creepy crawlies and ants and will be up in response to the sound of the ants and foraging around. Therefore, in ancient times, people would hold the wormwood, smoked four corners of the home, in order to repel snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and moldy smell. Over time, it gradually evolved into the meaning of beating the little man.

Climate change in hibernation

Generally on March 5 or 6 each year, the temperature rises faster, gradually spring thunder, according to the general climate law, hibernation before and after the weather has begun to warm up all over the world, the rain is gradually more and more, starting from hibernation, most of China has entered the spring plowing season.

The hibernation, accompanied by a significant rise in temperatures, the spring sphere of influence is also significantly expanded. However, China's vast territory, the north and south of the progress of spring is a big difference, in the hibernation period, the spring version of the map significantly expanded north, from central Hubei, northern Jiangxi to the northern part of Henan, southern Shaanxi line, so that most of the south step into spring. Most of the north is still in winter, but it will also be much warmer.