<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > preface</h1>
As the saying goes: "July bee, August snake, September yellow eel can not be troubled", the advice of the ancients, is not superstition
After entering July, the temperature has risen significantly, and the student party has begun to spend the summer vacation. For the majority of rural parents, some of them work outside all year round, and most of their children stay in the countryside to live with their grandparents.
In the summer, some parents will take their children to their work places to play, so that they can also be reunited. But most remain in the countryside. However, during the summer vacation, children are in the countryside and often play outside, and parents need to think more during this period. It is necessary to tell children from time to time to stay away from danger and not to go to some ponds, fish ponds and rivers to play, which are very dangerous.
At the same time, there are some dangerous things that cannot be done, so have you ever heard the old saying "July bee August snake, September yellow eel can not be troubled"? This exhortation of the ancients is not a superstition, but also a talk of experience of the ancients. Let's take a look.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > July bee</h1>
This July is not the current July, but the July of the lunar calendar. This period coincided with the summer vacation, and when the children in the countryside arrived at this season, they often couldn't find anyone at home, and even if they ate, their parents had to go all over the village to find it. Because they all played together in the mountains, some climbed trees to dig bird's nests, some looked for wild fruits everywhere, and many people went down to the river to touch fish, and so on.
In the seventh month of the lunar calendar, there are more poisons in the mountains, of which horse wasps are more common. In the past, the rural environment was good, and horses' nests several times larger than basketball were often seen in the mountains. Some are in the trees, some are in the grass, and some are even under the eaves of the farmers. And the children are more naughty, and many people have gone to the mountains to poke the honeycomb in the past. Most of these children are not very sensible, thinking that whoever dares to poke the honeycomb is very brave and is an envied hero. Therefore, at the instigation of the big guys, there are many people who go to do the honeycomb thing.
But the wasp is not a good stubble, it is larger and more toxic than the bee. Bees can only sting once, while horse bees can sting people continuously. And because it is very toxic, once it is stung, it will soon swell up. I remember that when I was a child, there were many wasps, often in front of the house and behind the house, there were also wasps flying around, and July is their peak season, once they are "disturbed", they will take the initiative to attack, and still attack in groups, very scary. Therefore, the ancient talents reminded not to provoke the horse bees, especially in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, otherwise it is yourself who is unlucky.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > August snake</h1>
By the eighth month of the lunar calendar, there were not many snakes. Because most snakes are afraid of cold and heat, they generally come out after the Dragon Boat Festival in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar are the peak season of activities, and gradually decrease in the eighth month of the lunar calendar.
There are many snakes in the countryside, some of which are non-venomous and many of which are poisonous. Whether it is a poisonous, non-venomous snake, once they feel danger, they will take the initiative to attack, using its two fangs to bite people. Even if it is non-toxic, it is very painful.
The reason why the snakes in the eighth month of the lunar calendar do not provoke is because at this time, the snakes seen are basically poisonous snakes, and this month is the peak of their activities, and the number of non-venomous snakes is gradually decreasing. They are also on the verge of hibernation, need more food, and often look for food everywhere.
If you provoke these poisonous snakes for no reason, it is very dangerous, and once you are bitten, you will be fatal. Especially in the past, the conditions were not good, the transportation was not convenient, and the medical treatment was even less developed. If they are bitten by poisonous snakes, they are treated by soil methods. If you are bitten by a highly venomous snake, it will be fatal in a very short time.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > the September yellow eel is not troubled</h1>
Some people are more curious, why can't yellow eels be provoked? In the eyes of most people, the yellow eel, a small fish, has not been caught less to eat before, and it will not bite people, why can't it be provoked?
This is because many people do not understand the yellow eel, in fact, the yellow eel is also biting, but the yellow eels seen now are relatively small, it is difficult to see the biting rhubarb eel. However, in the past, there were many yellow eels, and large yellow eels were often seen. This animal has a long lifespan, some can grow to more than two or three pounds a piece.
Moreover, the yellow eel is originally a carnivorous animal, and they often prey on some small fish, small frogs and other animals. Some large yellow eels even eat larger animals such as rats and small snakes, as well as the carcasses of some dead animals. The larger the yellow eel, the more aggressive and dangerous they are. I don't know if you have been bitten by a yellow eel, when I was a child, I went to catch a yellow eel and was bitten, it really hurts, and when I bite it, I bleed.
In the past, folk also believed that there was a large yellow eel, they often came out of the moon weather, and liked to look up at the moon, so it was also called "moon looking eel", saying that this yellow eel can not be eaten. This is also somewhat reasonable, because the large yellow eel, they have a long growth life, more heavy metals in the body, and there are many parasites, it is recommended not to eat.
It is worth mentioning that the blood of yellow eels is also poisonous, especially the large yellow eels, and the blood cannot be eaten raw, which should be remembered.
As for the ancients specifically pointed out that the yellow eels in September can not be provoked, it is because the yellow eels are infested at the water's edge, near the river, near the pond, etc., and to catch them, they must be launched. However, by the time of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, it is already autumn, the water is already very cold, and the yellow eels that go to these places are basically large yellow eels, and the small ones have hidden, so that it is not only likely to be bitten by it, but also may be dangerous because of falling into the water.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="31" > concluding remarks</h1>
Many of the agricultural proverbs and sayings circulating in the countryside are summaries of the long-term experience of the ancients, and the reason why they can be passed down for a long time is because they are reasonable. And "July bee August snake, September yellow eel can not be troubled" is the same, the ancients of this advice is still very practical today.
Now that the children are about to take the summer vacation, they should still remind them not to go to dangerous places to play, and not to put themselves in dangerous places, do not swim in the pond under the river privately, and do not provoke wasps, poisonous snakes, etc. because of fun, and then regret it.
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