Today is the Ninety-Nine Chongyang Festival, from the morning, the weather has become gloomy, although there is no rain, but the autumn wind hit, a chill swept in, can't help but let people fight a cold war; not because of less wear, but the weather really became cold; according to the weather forecast on the mobile phone, the minimum temperature of the day after tomorrow in our local area is only about three degrees, and the chill brought by this sudden drop in temperature needs to last for a week; it can be seen that the late autumn cold dew, frost is imminent, and it is time to reach the cold season. In the Chongyang season, the temperature drops, the weather becomes cold, in the folk there is an old saying that "Chongyang rises autumn wind, the five poisons return to the cave"; that is, every time before and after Chongyang, the autumn wind blowing is full of chills, and the five poisons in order to avoid the cold, drill into the cave early to prepare for hibernation.
In addition, there is also the old saying "September 9, five poisons rest; May 5, five poisons wake up"; the September 9 and May 5 mentioned here refer to the time of the lunar calendar; this old saying means that when the first nine days of September of the lunar calendar, that is, around Chongyang, the five poisons begin to return to the cave to prepare for hibernation; and on the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, that is, the folk traditional festival Dragon Boat Day, the five poisons hibernate, after waking up, they begin to come out of the cave; therefore, the folk also have the old saying of "May 5, Dragon Boat Day, five poisons wake up, restless"; then, Which of the five poisons in these old sayings refers to? According to the data, the folk believe that the five poisons refer to centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, toads and geckos; below, we will elaborate on the five poisons in the old saying.
centipede
The centipede is a poisonous glandular terrestrial arthropod common in the countryside, because its body consists of multiple body segments, each with a foot body on it; therefore, the centipede is also known as a polypod, a centipede, a dragon, etc.; the common centipede lives among the dark and damp brick crack rubble, or in the grass with dead branches and leaves, and under the dilapidated and damp corners; the centipede is able to sense the changes of the seasons, often crouching before and after the heavy sun, hibernating in a safe cave; waiting until the spring flowers bloom and the temperature rises. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the awakening stings are infested, and the range of activities in the summer is large, with predatory insects as the main food source.
Centipedes have a certain degree of toxicity, but the toxicity is not too strong, if bitten, at most it will feel very painful; but in the folk, the centipede is not only included in the list of five poisons, but also excluded as the first of the five poisons; then, why is the centipede that is not too toxic can be called the head of the five poisons? Mainly because the first of the five poisons is not ranked by the degree of damage caused by the five poisons, but in order of the medicinal properties and medicinal value of the five poisons; centipedes are the strongest in medicinal properties and medicinal value, so the centipede is ranked as the first of the five poisons.
viper
Snake is a kind of reptile, alias dragon, divided into two categories of poisonous snakes and non-venomous snakes; non-venomous snakes are harmless to people, the teeth of poisonous snakes can secrete a venom and shoot at the target, if the venom of the venomous snake dissolves and blood, it can endanger life; the snake is a cunning and vicious carnivorous animal, often preying on prey with a sharply constructed sensory organ and a strange way of attack, so that the prey around the venomous snake has nowhere to escape; the snake's living environment is more complex, because the species of different habitat environments are also different For example, some snakes like to inhabit between caves or gaps in the eaves, some snakes like to live in the wild jungle or water; poisonous snakes are generally aggressive, once bitten by a poisonous snake, the venom glands can be poisoned into the blood, and the serious ones can be poisoned to death; therefore, people are more afraid of poisonous snakes and hate them; the old saying often says: "Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope", the experience of being bitten by a poisonous snake often makes people feel palpitations; therefore, whether it is a poisonous snake or a non-venomous snake, it is included in the list of five poisons.
scorpion
The scorpion is also a common poisonous small animal in the countryside, it is common to live in the dark and damp corner of the old house; the scorpion has the habit of hibernation, before and after the heavy sun, the scorpion begins to hibernate; wait until after the sting to begin to wake up and sprout; the scorpion tail has a tail with stingers, after stinging into the human skin, the stinger of the scorpion tail will penetrate the human muscle tissue, the venom spreads to the muscle tissue, it will make people feel unbearable, the external tissue of the stung skin is red and swollen, and the pain is intense; however, the scorpion is smaller, The venom carried by the tail poison needle must be limited, and even if the human skin is pierced by the scorpion needle, it will not endanger human life; however, the scorpion is in any case a small animal with poison; moreover, the other four poisons will avoid the scorpion when they see it; therefore, the inclusion of the scorpion in the list of the five poisons does not cause criticism.
toad
Toads are also called leper toads, it is like frogs, belongs to the common beneficial animals in the countryside; toad amphibious, good at hiding in mud caves, stone crevices and grasses along the pond ditches; more hidden during the day, out of activity and foraging at night, often feeding on worms and snails and fly earthflies; toads after the heavy sun, basically stop eating, with the accumulation of liver sugar in the body to maintain the lowest metabolism; wait for the next year before and after the Qingming Dynasty, the temperature warms up to between 10 and 20 degrees, ending the dormant infestation activities; the toad's skin is relatively rough. The back is distributed with large and small knots, which are not only ugly, but also disgusting; therefore, folk often use the metaphor of "toads want to eat swan meat" to compare people who look ugly and have higher hearts than the sky.
For example, in the skin of the toad, the extracted white liquid sebaceous glands are the raw materials for making toad crisp and toad clothes, which are also the scarce medicinal materials for the treatment of various diseases; however, the undefined toad crisp and toad clothes have strong toxicity, if accidentally mistakenly entered, serious cases can cause people to coma or death; although the toad is mythologized as the golden toad that accompanies Chang'e in the moon palace, the toxic components of the sebaceous glands in the toad's back are still respected. Coupled with the fact that the toad's appearance is extremely ugly, there is no objection to the inclusion of toads in the five poisons series.
gecko
Geckos are also common small animals in rural areas, because it often feeds on pests, so geckos are actually a beneficial insect; moreover, geckos are not poisonous, harmless to the human body, and do not pose a threat to humans; the ancients included geckos in the list of five poisons, which is actually a great injustice to geckos; in the past, people did not know enough about the gecko, thinking that the gecko's body fluids were poisonous; for example, the ancients believed that the gecko's urine had a corrosive poison, and if people drank the gecko's urine, it would cause the loss of some organ functions of the body The ancients believed that geckos often used spiders, flies, mosquitoes, caterpillars or other poisonous insects as a food source, and the toxins of these poisonous insects would be stored in the body fluids of geckos; when geckos excreted the body fluids containing toxins, the ancients would think that the body fluids of geckos contained poisonous insects.
Moreover, there are folk legends that the reputation of the gecko is also a blow, such as the ancients believed that the broken tail of the gecko will automatically drill into the human ear; when people sleep, the gecko will fall into the mouth of the person on the roof; therefore, the ancients are deeply disgusted with the gecko, so they listed it in the list of five poisons; in fact, the gecko excrement verified by scientific means does not have any toxins, and the gecko's body does not have any toxicity; it can be seen that the gecko was included in the five poisons series is wronged; the gecko is good to people. It is a friend of human beings, not an enemy; in life, when we encounter a gecko, do not disturb it and hurt it, let it live in harmony with human beings and share the beautiful nature.
overview
Today is the Ninety-Nine Chongyang Festival, and the folk have the old saying that "Chongyang rises from the autumn wind, and the five poisons return to the hole"; the folk also have the saying "September 9, five poisons rest"; it means that after the Chongyang Festival, the autumn equinox blows chills, and the five poisons begin to burrow into the hole and prepare to hibernate; the five poisons referred to in these old sayings and sayings refer to centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, toads and geckos; the first four small animals, although they are poisonous, as long as they do not disturb it, they will live in harmony with humans; and the gecko, as one of the five poisons, is wronged. Geckos are human friends, and we must not only not harm them, but also protect them.
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