The origin of the Jingzhe solar term: Jingzhe is one of the twenty-four solar terms. "Jingzhe" means "hiding". When winter comes, many animals hide and hibernate, called hibernation; in the second year, the earth When spring comes out again, it is called hibernation. The earth is returning to spring, and thunders are becoming more and more frequent. In the old days, people believed that the reason why animals could wake up from hibernation was because they were awakened by thunder. Therefore, the term "wake of hibernation" came into being.

The "Collection of the Seventy-Two Hours of the Moon Order" said: "On the February Festival, everything is shaken, and the earthquake is like thunder, so it is called Jingzhe. It is the stinging insects that are frightened and run away." But in the Jin Dynasty, The poet Tao Yuanming has a poem that says: "The rains that prompt spring come, and thunder starts to strike in the east. All the hives lurk, and the grass and trees spread out." In fact, insects cannot hear the thunder. Spring will return to the earth, and the weather will warm up. What causes them to end hibernation and "run away".

Customs:

1. Covering the drum skin

Jingzhe is caused by thunder. The ancients imagined that the God of Thunder was a great god with a bird's beak and wings. He held a hammer in one hand and struck many celestial drums surrounding him with the other hand, making a rumble of thunder. On the day of Jingzhe, thunder gods beat the drums in heaven, and humans also use this opportunity to beat the drum skin. "Zhou Li", Volume 40, Chapter "Waving People" says: "Any time a drum is used, it will be the day when the stings start." Note: "Awakening of Insects, during Meng Chun, the stinging insects start to move when they hear the sound of thunder; drum, taken "Xiangye; risk, Menggu Yige." It can be seen that not only the ecology of insects is consistent with the movement of the four seasons of the year, but also humans, the spirits of all things, must comply with the weather, so that everything can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

2. Eating pears at the awakening of insects

There is a folk custom of "eating pears at the awakening of insects". There is no trace of the origin of Jingzhe eating pears, but there is such a story passed down from generation to generation among the people in Qixian County. Legend has it that the ancestor of the famous Qu family of Shanxi merchants, Qu Ji, was the eldest son of Shangdang County. In the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, his two sons, Xin and Yi, exchanged Shangdang's Luma and Pears for Qixian's coarse cloth and red dates, and traveled back and forth between the two counties. The land made profits from it, and over time, he accumulated savings and settled down in Qi County.

During the Yongzheng period, the Fourteenth Generation Qu Baichuan went to the west entrance. It was the day of the Waking of Insects. His father took out pears for him to eat and said, "My ancestors sold pears and started a business. After going through many hardships, they settled in Qixian County. Today you are awakened by the Waking of Insects." If you go to the west exit, eating pears will remind you not to forget your ancestors and work hard to start a business to honor your ancestors. Qu Baichuan went to the west entrance to do business and became rich, so he named the trade name "Chang Yuan Hou". Later, those who walked to the west entrance also followed the example of eating pears, often with the idea of ??"leaving home to start a business". Later, they also ate pears on Jingzhe Day, with the idea of ??"working hard to honor their ancestors".

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