"GuYu" is the sixth of the traditional Twenty-Four Solar Terms in China and the last of spring.
As the name suggests, it means to sow rain in the valley and rain to produce a hundred grains, and it is said in the "Seventy-two Waiting Solutions to the Moon Order", "In the middle of March, since the rain, the soil has pulsated, and now it rains in the valley and the water ... Gaigu sows seeds at this time", hence the name. Guyu is the last festival of spring, when the seedlings in the field are first planted, the crops are newly planted, and the moisture of the rain is most needed, so it is said that "spring rain is as expensive as oil".
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At this time, the willows fly down, the cuckoos cry at night, the peonies spit out, the cherries are ripe, and the natural scenery reminds people that it is late spring and early summer is coming. At the same time, it is also the best time to pick beans and sow seeds and move seedlings.
"Qingming snow, valley rain and frost", as the iconic festival of late spring, once the valley rain arrives, the cold wave weather on the mainland basically ends, the temperature rises significantly, the rain increases day by day, and sometimes there will be a rainbow in the sky after the rain.
Valley rain phenology
Yi Hou Ping was born
Due to increased rainfall, duckweed began to grow
The second singing dove whisks its feathers
Valley rains five days later
Cuckoos began to remind people to sow seeds
With an urgent cry, urge not to miss the time of farming
Sanhou Dai Sheng descended to Sang
On another five days, the daisheng bird can be seen on the mulberry tree
Gu Yuhua letter
The so-called flower trade wind is a certain flower, a certain direction of the wind, at a certain time when the season should arrive, which means the wind that brings the sound of flowering. Flower trade winds begin with a little cold and end with valley rain, covering the eight solar terms from midwinter to mid-spring. Each solar term is fifteen days, one breath is divided into three seasons, and every five days there is a flower bud that blooms, for a total of twenty-four days.
Among the open crowds, people select a flower with the most accurate flowering period as the representative and "promote" it as a phenological indicator. The wind is constant, the flowers have faith, and the time is recorded in the order of flowers, so the years are fragrant.
The corresponding flower letters of the three seasons of Gu Yu are:
Yi Hou · peony
Peony, peony family, peony plant, unique to China woody precious flower. Peony flowers are large and fragrant, and the flowers are gorgeous, so they are also known as "national color heavenly fragrance". Before and after the valley rain is an important time for flowers to bloom, so the peony flower is also called "valley rain flower". At this time, Luoyang, Henan, Heze, Shandong and other places have grand events to watch peonies.
Erhou · Tsubasa
The scientific name of the white is heavy-petal hollow bubble, alias Buddha See Smile. Rosaceae is an upright or climbing shrub with thorns on the stem, oval leaflets, heavy petals, and fragrant flowers. The flowers that bloom last in spring are the "beauty of the end of the road". "Dream of the Red Chamber" Chinese language: it is time to bloom to the flowers - after the lotus, spring is gone.
Sanhou · Neem flowers
Neem is a flower of neem or neem of the neem family. When the neem tree blooms, there are several petals, fragrant and fragrant, and the lilac fragrance is like smoke. The neem flowering period coincides with the end of the spring and summer of the lunar calendar, and is the last flower of the twenty-four hyacinth flowers, with the poem "Neem Flower Wind After Spring Every Year".
Valley rain customs
1
Gu Yu Ti, Forbidden Scorpion Charm
In the old days, the rainy days in the valley of Linfen, Shanxi, painted Zhang Tianshi's charm on the door, known as "forbidden scorpion"; the "forbidden scorpion" spell in the Fengxiang area of Shaanxi Province, printed in woodcuts, can be seen in great demand; some places in Shandong also have the folk custom of "forbidden scorpion". This reflects the people's desire to drive away pests and long for a good harvest.
2
Sacrifice Cangjie, put thanks
The sacrifice of Wenzu Cangjie in Guyu County, Shaanxi Province, has been passed down for thousands of years since the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Cangjie made characters successfully and touched the Jade Emperor. At that time, mankind was suffering from famine, and the Jade Emperor ordered to open the granary of the Heavenly Palace and rained a rain of millet... After Cangjie's death, every year during the Valley Rain Festival, Cangjie Temple held a traditional temple fair, where people twisted rice songs, ran bamboo horses, and played with social fires... Express the reverence and remembrance of Cangsheng.
3
Peony viewing, tea tasting
Before and after the valley rain is an important time for the peony flowers to bloom, so the peony flowers are also known as the valley rain flowers and rich flowers. "Gu Yu Three Dynasties Look at Peonies", so far, Shandong Heze, Henan Luoyang, Sichuan Pengzhou more than the valley rain season held peony flower party, for people to play and party.
Legend has it that Gu Yu's tea on this day will clear the fire, ward off evil spirits, and be blind, so no matter what the weather on Gu Yu's day, people will go to the tea mountain to pick some new tea. Tea farmers say that the real Guyu tea is the dried tea made of fresh tea leaves picked on guyu this day, and it is picked in the morning. You know, Gu Yu tea will only be taken out to drink when guests come.
4
Three animals are placed and the sea festival is sacrificed
Along the northern coast of the mainland, the fishermen have a history of more than 2,000 years, and were renamed "Fishermen's Festival" during the Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty. As the saying goes: "After the valley rains, a hundred fish are near the shore." "In order to be able to go to sea safely and return with a full load, the fishermen held a sea festival on the day of Gu Yu and prayed to the sea god for protection. This custom is still popular today in the Rongcheng area of Jiaodong, Shandong.
Valley rain health
Cultivate temperament: In terms of emotion and sports, it is also like the Qingming Festival health, to maintain a comfortable mood, a broad mind, and avoid worrying and anxiety in case of trouble, and even moving the liver fire.
Appropriate supplementation: In the 15 days before and after the valley rain and the last 3 days of qingming, the spleen was in a vigorous period. The vigorous spleen will make the stomach strong, so that the digestive function is in a vigorous state, and the strong digestive function is conducive to the absorption of nutrients, so this is a good time to replenish the body. However, the supplement should be appropriate, not over, at this time the supplement can not be like the winter, should be appropriate to eat some blood and qi effect of the food.
Prevention of allergies: due to the warm weather, people's outdoor activities increase, peach blossoms and apricot blossoms in the northern region open, yang and willow fly around, friends with allergic constitution should pay attention to prevent hay fever and allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, etc.
"There are only three days left to clear the peace, and the spring will not be hated"
The valley rains, and spring will pass
Peony spit, cherry red ripe
The footsteps of summer are creeping closer
Farewell to Chun Yiyi, the road ahead is still slow
With gratitude, embark on a longer journey
Live up to the present, live up to the time
Valley rain
This issue reads aloud: Yang Ruobing
Zhizhi Guiyang Comprehensive Editor/Chai Zi
Editor-in-Charge/Chen Meng Review/Cao Qinyong