Hibernation, also known as "hibernation", is the third of the twenty-four solar terms. At the time of hibernation, spring is in the air and nature has a new vigor. So do you know what is the origin of hibernation?

What is the origin of hibernation

Hibernation, is one of the twenty-four seasons, "hibernation" is "hidden" meaning, winter is here, many animals hide hibernation, called into hibernation; to the next year, the earth back to the spring time and then drilled, called the Out of hibernation. The earth back to spring, the sound of thunder more and more, people in the old days that the reason why animals may wake up from hibernation, is due to wake up by the sound of thunder, therefore, there is a hibernation of the saying.

"Monthly 72 wait collection" said: "February Festival, everything out of the Zhen, Zhen is thunder, so it is called hibernation. It is the stinging insects startled and out to go." But Tao Yuanming, a poet of the Jin Dynasty, said in a poem, "spring, when the rain, the beginning of the thunder from the east, the hibernation of each potential horror, grass and trees across the Shu." In fact, insects can not hear the sound of thunder, the earth back to spring, the weather is warming up to make them end hibernation, "scared and out of the" reason.

Why the hibernation to "hit the little man"

"Little man" refers to those who like to stir up trouble, causing trouble to the people, can also symbolize the cause of right and wrong or bad luck, and through the ceremony of hitting the little man in order to pray for the elimination of disasters and solve the problem, the danger to be solved. Turning danger into success. Playing small people supplies, mainly small people clothes paper a pair of paper men and women, a white tiger, gold and silver, incense and candles and offerings, offerings, including: pork (used to sacrifice the white tiger), peanuts, fruits, wine, eggs and five-colored beans, and so on.

In addition, there are also some villain beaters who will use red paper to cut some paper chains, paper scissors and paper sharp knives, etc., used to punish the villain. In addition, there are also printed pig, snake, the Zhu Bird, pin chain and broom image each one. It is said that the pig is a symbol of the lazy villain, the snake is a symbol of the heart of the wolf, the tiger is a symbol of the brutal villain, the Zhu Bird is a symbol of the right and wrong, the pin chain is used to pin the villain, and the broom is used to sweep the villain off.