Sun Festival in Grain Rain
Prohibition of killing five poisons
After Grain Rain, the temperature rose, and pests and diseases entered a high breeding period. In order to reduce the harm of pests and diseases to crops and people, farmers put up grain rain stickers and prayed to drive away evil spirits. This custom is very popular in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi.
Grain Rain stickers, a kind of New Year pictures, are engraved with images of God's chicken catching scorpions, heavenly master removing five poisons or magical spells, and some of them are also equipped with "The old man in King's Landing is like a law, and snakes and scorpions will never be born in mid-March in Grain Rain" and "The old man came down to earth in mid-March in Grain Rain with seven swords in his hand and scorpion essence alone", which pinned people's psychology of killing pests and expecting a bumper harvest and peace.
Take Grain Rain for example.
There was a custom of "going to Grain Rain" in ancient times. On this day, young women in Grain Rain go to visit relatives in the village or go for a walk in the wild, which means being integrated with nature and keeping fit.
Drink grain rain tea.
It is said that drinking tea in Grain Rain will clear fire and ward off evil spirits, so there is a custom of picking tea in Grain Rain in the south. No matter what the weather is in Grain Rain, people will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink in order to pray for health.
It is very popular for fishermen to sacrifice to the sea in the Grain Rain.
Grain Rain season is the time when the sea is warm in spring, and it is a good day for hundreds of fish to go to the shallow sea. As the saying goes, "Ride Grain Rain to surf the Internet". In order to go to sea safely and return home with a full load, fishermen in Grain Rain will hold a sea sacrifice on this day to pray for Poseidon's blessing.
Therefore, the Grain Rain Festival is also called the "strong festival" for fishermen to go fishing. In the past, every village had a sea temple or a mother temple. It's time for sacrifice. Fishermen carry sacrifices to the Temple of the Sea and the Mother Temple, while others carry them to the seaside, beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers and offering sacrifices to the sea. The scene is very grand.
Grain Rain eats Toona sinensis.
There is a custom of eating Toona sinensis in Grain Rain in the north. Toona sinensis was listed around Grain Rain. At this time, Toona sinensis is mellow and refreshing, with high nutritional value. It is said that Toona sinensis is tender as silk before the rain. Toona sinensis has the functions of improving immunity, invigorating stomach, regulating qi, relieving diarrhea, moistening skin, resisting bacteria, diminishing inflammation and killing insects.
enjoy flowers
Grain Rain is also an important time for peony flowers to bloom, so peony flowers are also called "Grain Rain flowers". "Three generations of Grain Rain visited peony", and peony appreciation became an important recreational activity in people's leisure time. Up to now, Shandong, Henan, Sichuan and other places still hold peony flowers in Grain Rain season for people to enjoy flowers and get together.
Grain Rain offered sacrifices to Wenzu and Cang Xie.
It is said that "Grain Rain's Sacrifice to Cang Xie" is a folk tradition that has spread for thousands of years since the Han Dynasty. Until now, some places in Shaanxi still retain this custom.
Take a bath to avoid disaster.
In the northwest of China, people used to call the Grain Rain River "Peach Blossom Water". It is said that bathing with it can avoid disasters. Grain Rain Festival is celebrated with "Peach Blossom Water" bathing, hunting and dancing.
Grain Rain health tips.
1, drink a glass of water in the morning.
The climate in late spring is complicated, but it is windy in most areas. At this time, the human body is easy to lose water, and its resistance will decline, which is easy to induce and aggravate colds and many chronic diseases. At this time, "replenishing water" is particularly important. After a night of spring sleep, the body consumes more water. Drinking water in the morning can not only replenish the water lost by body metabolism, but also clean the empty stomach, effectively preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is advisable to drink 250 ml of water.
2. Eat less hot and dry food
In spring, you should choose to eat some foods with low fat, high vitamins and high minerals, such as fresh vegetables, including shepherd's purse, spinach, Malan, Toona sinensis and dandelion. , can play a role in clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and improving eyesight, promoting defecation, strengthening spleen and appetizing. Eat less acidic food and spicy food in spring and summer, otherwise it will make the liver fire more prosperous and hurt the spleen and stomach. In late spring, besides eating high-quality protein food and fruits and vegetables, you can also drink mung bean soup, red bean soup, sour plum soup and green tea to prevent heat accumulation in your body. It is not advisable to eat mutton, dog meat, spicy hot pot, pepper, pepper and other spicy products to prevent pathogenic heat from turning into fire and inducing diseases such as sores, furuncles and boils.
Step 3 drink more tea
The spring rain increases, the temperature rises, the tea branches are full of leaves, the meat is thick, and the quality of spring tea is good. "Rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea", tea has been a necessity of human life since ancient times. The health care function of tea and tea culture are deeply rooted in China. Tea polyphenols, vitamins and amino acids in tea are good for human body. According to the production procedure, it is divided into green tea, black tea, white tea, Pu 'er tea and green tea. Green tea belongs to non-fermented tea, such as Longjing and Biluochun. It is reported that green tea has good efficacy in preventing tumor diseases and cardiovascular diseases. Black tea belongs to fully fermented tea, such as Ceylon black tea and Qimen black tea. Because of fermentation, black tea is less irritating to the stomach than green tea, and is more suitable for people with cold gastrointestinal function and indigestion. There is also a common Pu 'er tea, which belongs to a kind of black tea. It has a high content of tea polyphenols, which can reduce weight and lipid and regulate endocrine function. After Grain Rain, he drank tea and went out for an outing according to his different physique and preferences, which had a good regulating effect on his body and mind.
4. Allergy
After Grain Rain, the rain increased, the spring breeze flounced, the grass grew bloom, the cold was exogenous, and it was wet inside, which was easy to induce allergic diseases. People with allergies should pay more attention to wind, moisture and allergies. Traditional Chinese medicine mainly treats allergic diseases by expelling wind, removing dampness and relieving itching. It can be seen that the combination of rheumatism is the main mechanism of TCM allergy. Pay attention to wearing a mask when going out, avoid contact with pollen, and have less outdoor activities on rainy and windy days.
5. Prevent colds
After Grain Rain, the temperature rose day by day. It is windy in the north, cold when it is windy, and warm when it is windy, so the temperature difference is large. It's rainy in the south, and the rain is cold, so the temperature is high and low, cold and hot. People who are weak will easily catch a cold if they don't change clothes in time. So pay attention to shelter from the wind, prevent cold and keep warm.
What are the nursed back to health medicated diets in Grain Rain solar terms?
Steamed eel with ginseng:
[Ingredients] Eel 1000g, Codonopsis pilosula 10g, Angelica sinensis 5g, cooked ham 150g, salt, Shaoxing wine, pepper, ginger, onion, monosodium glutamate and broth 500g.
[Practice] Codonopsis pilosula and Angelica sinensis are washed, soaked and sliced for later use; After the eel is cut, the internal organs are removed, washed with clear water, scalded with boiling water, fished out, scraped off the mucus, cut off the head and tail, and then cut the meat into 6 cm long segments; Cut the cooked ham into large pieces, wash the ginger and onion, slice and segment for later use.
Put clean water in the pot, add half of ginger, onion and Shaoxing wine to boil, then pour eel segments into the pot, blanch them, take them out, put them into a soup bowl, put ham, codonopsis pilosula and angelica on noodles, add onion, ginger, Shaoxing wine, pepper and salt, then pour chicken soup, soak them with paper towels and steam them in a steamer 1
【 Efficacy 】 Warming qi and blood, strengthening bones and muscles, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals. It is mostly used for lumbago and knee pain caused by wind-cold-dampness arthralgia.
Eel:
[Ingredients] Rough eel 1 kg (two pieces), sugar 22 kg, tomato sauce 1 kg, dry starch 1 kg, yellow wine, white vinegar, salt, onion, ginger, wet starch, sesame oil and garlic, peanut oil 2 kg.
【 Practice 】 The eel was slaughtered, disemboweled, peeled, cut into 2-inch-5-minute-long pieces, obliquely cut into two sections with a knife tip (both ends are not short), then cut into strips (one end is not cut), soaked in yellow wine, salt, onion and ginger, and then dried starch was arranged one by one; Put tomato sauce, sugar, white vinegar and wet starch into a bowl, and add some water to make a sauce.
Heat a wok with high fire, pour 1 kg of oil into the wok until it is 80% hot, shake the eel into the wok and fry until golden brown, take it out and put it on a plate, leave a little oil in the wok, stir-fry the garlic, pour in the prepared sauce, pour in sesame oil and pour it on the chrysanthemum fish.
【 Efficacy 】 tonify deficiency, dispel wind and dampness, and strengthen bones and muscles. It is especially suitable for patients with physical weakness, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia and hemorrhoids.
Tricolor soup:
[Ingredients] 2 soybean sprouts, 20g shredded ginger, red pepper 1 piece, vegetable oil, white vinegar, wet starch, chicken soup, salt, sesame oil and monosodium glutamate.
[Practice] Heat the oil pan, stir-fry the soybean sprouts a few times, add white vinegar and stir-fry until it is 80% mature, and take it out of the pan for later use; Add chicken soup and shredded ginger to the pot, bring red pepper to a boil, bring it to a boil again, add bean sprouts, salt and wet starch to thicken, and pour sesame oil out of the pot.
【 Efficacy 】 Dispelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals. It is more suitable for people with muscle contracture and waist and knee pain.
Note: people suffering from wind, cold and dampness should not eat cold food such as persimmons, dried persimmons, watermelons, celery, raw cucumbers, crabs, snails, mussels and kelp; Patients with heat arthralgia should not eat pepper, cinnamon, prickly ash, prickly ash, ginger, scallion and white wine.