The characteristics of the solar terms.
1. Meteorological change characteristics: Generally, on March 5th or 6th of each year, the temperature rises rapidly and spring thunder gradually occurs. According to the general climate law, the weather has begun to get warmer and there is more and more rain, and most areas have entered spring ploughing. In addition to the winter scenes in which the northeast and northwest regions are still covered with silver, the average temperature in most parts of China has risen above 0℃, the average daily temperature in North China is 3-6℃, the average temperature in the south of the Yangtze River is above 8℃, and the southwest and south China reach 10- 15℃, which is a harmonious spring.
2. Phenological characteristics: there are three stages of fright: "When the peach begins to blossom; Second, wait for Cang Geng (Huang Li) to speak; Three waiting eagles turned into pigeons. " Description has entered the season of mid-spring, peach blossom red, pear blossom white, orioles singing and swallows returning. According to the general climate law, the weather is getting warmer and the rain is increasing all over the country, and most areas have entered spring ploughing. When all kinds of insects dormant and hibernating in the soil are awakened, eggs in winter will also begin to ovulate. It can be seen that fright is a solar term reflecting natural phenology.
3. Characteristics of farming activities: Chinese working people have attached great importance to the solar term of fright since ancient times and regarded it as the day when spring ploughing began. There is a cloud in the Tang poetry: "A light rain brings new flowers, and a thunder begins. Tian Jia was idle for a few days and began to farm. " At this time, the winter wheat in North China began to turn green, and the soil was still in an alternating state of freezing and thawing. Raking the ground in time is an important measure to reduce water evaporation.
The custom of shocking solar terms
1, sacrifice the white tiger
According to the folklore in China, the white tiger is the god of tongue and right and wrong. Every year, it comes out to feed and eat people. If you commit a crime, you will often be made waves by evil villains this year, which will hinder your future development and lead to all kinds of troubles. In order to protect themselves, everyone sacrificed the white tiger on the day of shock. The so-called white tiger sacrifice refers to the white tiger painted with paper for worship. Paper tigers are usually yellow and black, with a pair of tusks painted on the corners. When offering sacrifices, you need to feed it with the blood of the fat pig, so that it won't hurt people. Then put raw pork on the mouth of the paper tiger, so that it is covered with oil and water, and you can't open your mouth to tell people right and wrong.
Step 2 eat pears in a daze
Eating pears in shock is a popular folk custom, because "pear" is homophonic with "away", which means to stay away. When insects wake up, farmers eat pears on this day, which is said to keep pests away from crops.
Step 3 defeat the villain
In the folk, there is a custom of beating villains and taking bad luck on this day of fright. Everything is shocked and the world thunders. People pray for a better life and look forward to a happy future. This is the custom of "beating a villain". I am shocked by the custom of "beating small people". While beating the paper doll with wooden slippers, the woman recited the villain's spell: "Beat your little head until you get angry, and you will vomit when you eat."
Step 4: Cover the drum skin
Thunder is an important feature of solar terms. The ancients imagined Thor as a bird's beak, a winged god, with a hammer in one hand and a hand hitting many heavenly drums around his body, making a rumbling thunder. On this frightening day, Raytheon was beating drums in the sky, and the world also used this opportunity to cover the drums.
What traditional food do you eat in solar terms?
1. taro
This solar term will eat taro in southern Fujian. Taro is not a big konjac that everyone eats, but a small taro with hair. This kind of taro is very fragrant and rich in cellulose. It is said that you should eat more taro when you are frightened. It can regulate the stomach and stimulate appetite.
Eat pears
There is also the custom of eating pears among the people. There are three main reasons for eating pears. First of all, in ancient times, it was said that eating pears could drive away pests. Because pears and separation are homophonic, it is meaningful to eat enough. I hope to stay away from pests and have a good harvest. Secondly, it is said that eating pears when you are shocked is very beneficial to your health. It can bless your health and achieve a good harvest. Once again, pear itself is a sweet fruit. Eating more pears can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, and also moisten the lungs. What traditional food do you eat in solar terms?
Eat eggs
In fact, in ancient times, when people were frightened, they didn't give them eggs, but white tigers. It is said that white tigers do not appear at ordinary times, but only when they are frightened. It is not only fierce, but also eats people, but after eating it, it can no longer eat people. Therefore, people will boil eggs for white tigers, so that white tigers will not hurt people, and this traditional custom has appeared since today.
Edible fried beans
There is also a custom of eating stir-fried beans, but not all regions have it. Generally, I eat more in the northwest. It is said that frying beans is also related to driving away pests, because when frying beans, they will make a crackling sound and pests will be afraid. Generally, it is fried with soybeans, which tastes crunchy.