The folk song says, "It rains until Qingming, and it clears up at sunset. After the shock, it was warm and harmonious, and the old toad sang folk songs. "
Then, why eat pears, sweep insects and fry them, and offer sacrifices to the white tiger on the ninth day of February?
Many traditional festivals for eating pears are taboo, such as Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year's Eve. Pears are not displayed and the word "Li" is taboo. But eating pears in solar terms means getting rid of pests, and in the changeable spring, it also means keeping diseases away from the body.
Eating pears in shock also means "leaving your hometown to start a business" and "trying to worship your ancestors"!
Sweep insects and fry them. Thunder awakens pests. In Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, farmers will sweep insects in the fields with brooms on this day. In addition, there is a custom of "frying insects" all over the country. They don't really fry insects in the pot, but fry sesame seeds and soybeans in the pot. For example, Shaanxi people stir-fry soybeans, Guangxi Yao people stir-fry corn, Jiangsu Guazhou stir-fry glutinous rice, and Fujian Hakka stir-fry beans and wheat, all of which mean "stir-fry insects" and "repel insects" to remind people to kill insects in time.
Hakkas also have the custom of cooking taro rice or taro jiaozi, symbolizing "caterpillars", and eating taro to kill pests.
Sacrificing white tigers Guangdong has the custom of sacrificing white tigers on this day. The dormant animals began to feed after being awakened by the spring thunder, and the legendary white tiger, one of the fierce gods, went out to feed. For safety, the white tiger will be sacrificed on this frightening day. White tigers are usually made of yellow paper, with black stripes and fangs on their mouths. They were placed in front of the altar. When they worship, they put greasy raw pork coated with pig blood on the tiger's mouth, which means "if you eat enough oil and water, you won't open your mouth to hurt people."
Businessmen and children worship tigers for good luck!
Summary: There are customs such as knocking on Liang Zhen's room and driving away scorpions and dragonflies!
On February 2, when the dragon raised its head, it was about one of the 24 solar terms. It is the period when all kinds of insects, including poisonous insects, begin to move frequently, and the practice of expelling insects is particularly common in this festival. People all over the world have formed various ways to repel insects. It was once a popular practice to beat beams, walls, doors, beds and kang with sticks, brooms and shoes, or beat dustpans, tiles and shovels to drive away insects.