Characteristics of Xiao Man Customs

Cold is climate, birds and flowers are phenology. Xiaoman is a solar term representing phenology. Its focus is not on qi, but on things. ? Small and complete, what makes it so small and complete? . So Xiaoman is also the most? Grounding gas? Solar terms

In fact, after setting the solar terms, the ancients gradually summed up the phenological characteristics of each solar term. Xiaoman's phenology: wait for bitter vegetables to appear, wait for weeds to die, and wait for wheat and autumn to come.

Occasionally, the temperature drops suddenly in April and May, and the weather is cold. So someone teased: I finally survived the winter, but I almost froze to death in spring. It's finally summer, and it's winter if you're not careful!

? April is characterized by calm weather, but it will be very cold for a few days. This is the so-called Mai Hanxiu. That is, when the moon is coming and the wheat is autumn? . That's why. Can't you send cold clothes without eating May Zongzi? Folk proverbs.

At this time, the wheat field changed from green to yellow. Although it is summer, it is autumn in Maili, so it is also the cloud of wheat autumn. . For wheat, it is already autumn. Small and yellow, busy with farming. ? Love wheat, smile turns red in the wind? .

As the saying goes, spring fights for the sun and summer fights for the time. Some places are:? Xiaoman rushes to the sky, while Mangzhong rushes to the moment? ; Some places are:? Xiaomanjin, mango seed silver, transplanting grass from summer to sun? .

Full, can refer to the maturity of grain, can also refer to the excess of rain.

? Small and big, full of rivers? ,

? Xiaoman refuses to accept, broken spine? ,

? It's raining cats and dogs and the seeds are burning? ,

? Small full, not cool? ,

? Xiaoman is dissatisfied, and Mai is in danger? .

In Taiwan Province Province, in order to be close to farming, some meteorological programs were recorded in rural areas. But? Long summer is small and complete, and the rain catches up? It coincides with the rainy season in Taiwan Province Province, and everyone laughs that the bitter gourd face (camera) has taken a drowned rat (anchor). But remember? Small fall and small full, big fall (rain) and big full (warehouse)? Agricultural proverbs are comforting.

Lin Zhiguan, a former weather anchor in Taiwan Province Province, used mangoes as a portrayal of spring and summer phenology.

In March and April, farmers picked dense mangoes and brewed them into green and crisp mangoes. And after the season full of mango seeds, the baby (Taiwanese: mango) falls? Fat and sweet mangoes are on the market one after another.

When the mangoes are sold in the pile by weight, they enter the hottest season of the year.

There are also agricultural proverbs in Jiangnan area:? Xiaoman moved three cars, too busy to know him? .

? Three cars? It refers to oil trucks, silk trucks and waterwheels. All kinds of cars are turning, extracting oil, reeling and irrigating. Men plow and women weave. Anyway, Xiaoman is very busy.

? Long summer goose feathers live, small birds come to the capital? At the vernal equinox, the wind is often the biggest; When the long summer comes to the full season, the spring breeze gradually stops, the catkins stop, the things that are good at dancing become quiet, and the birds replace the wind.

Average summer date of climate in some cities:

Nanchang may 18, Fuzhou may 18, Wuhan may 19, Changsha may 19, Hefei may 20, Shijiazhuang may 20, Jinan may 20, Zhengzhou may 2 1, and Chengdu may 23. ......

Visible, before and after Xiaoman, north and south, are many areas? Collective? The peak of summer.

For the northern region, Xiaoman is often the longest sunshine time among the 24 solar terms, and it is a brilliant season to give some sunshine. The dry air in the north is much easier to heat than the humid air in the south, so when it is full, the temperature in some places in the north can easily rise suddenly and exceed that in the south.

Xiaoman, the name of solar terms, reflects people's enthusiasm for food. ? Little Mangu, is this a blessing? . If you eat grain, you will be satisfied with the full seeds of the crops. It is both a temporary phenology and a state of mind.

? Xiaoman is warm, neither too cold nor too hot? When the wheat is ripe and the weather is not hot, you can enjoy it.

One is bitter vegetables. In Xiaoman solar terms, a dish that must be eaten is bitter vegetables, commonly known as bitter vegetables. This is because Xiaoman is prone to wet skin diseases, so his diet should be based on refreshing and light vegetarian food, and he can often eat food with the function of clearing away dampness and heat. Sowthistle is a seasonal vegetable, which has the functions of clearing away heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. Bitter with astringency, astringent with sweetness, fresh with coolness, cool with tenderness, and rich in nutrition. Delicious and healthy.

The second is to grab water and sacrifice to the car god. In the old society, irrigation and drainage with waterwheels was a major event in rural areas. As the saying goes, a small man moved three cars. The waterwheel started when it was full. In the past, farmers held it at country fairs? Grab water? This ceremony was held in Haining, which was originally an exercise.

And offering sacrifices to the car god is also an ancient custom in rural areas, legend? Car god? For the white dragon, the farmer put fish and incense sticks on the pedestal in front of the car. The special thing is that there is a cup of white water in the sacrifice, which is poured into the field during the sacrifice, indicating that the water source is abundant. The above old customs show that farmers attach importance to water conservancy irrigation and drainage.

The third is to use a villain to move three cars. The three cars here refer to waterwheels, oil trucks and silk trucks. At this time, the crops in the farmland need a lot of water, so the farmers are busy turning water on the waterwheel; The harvested rapeseed is also waiting for farmers to mash it and make it into fragrant rapeseed oil; The farm work in the field can't be delayed naturally, but the silkworm babies at home should also be taken care of carefully. Before and after Xiaoman, silkworms will start to cocoon, and sericulture families are busy reeling silk with silk carts.

From where? Xiaoman moved three cars? This custom shows that in ancient times, when the solar terms were full, new silk was about to be listed, and the silk market was about to turn prosperous. Silkworm farmers and silk merchants are full of expectations, waiting for the harvest day to come as soon as possible.

The fourth is the birthday of the silkworm god. Xiaoman Festival is said to be the birthday of the silkworm god, so on this day, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, which are famous for raising silkworms in China, are also very lively. Xiaoman Festival is in early summer, when the cocoon takes shape, it is just waiting for reeling. Planting mulberry and sericulture is a traditional sideline in rural areas in the south of the Yangtze River. Silkworm is a treasure and a food source for villagers, and people are full of expectation and gratitude for it. Therefore, this festival is full of rich local customs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.