Today's Gu Yu, keep in mind that "1 drink, 2 worship and 3 taboos, a smooth and smooth year", the rules of the ancestors must be followed
Time flies quickly, in a blink of an eye the valley rain came, the valley rain is the last solar term of spring, when the valley rain comes, it means that the cold wave weather has basically ended, and the temperature will be higher and higher in the future. When the temperature rises faster, the rain will become more abundant, and the growth rate of everything will also increase. It is precisely because of this that there is a saying in many places that "before and after the valley rain, plant melons and beans".
As a result, many experienced farmers will seize the time to sow seeds and transplant seedlings, pickle melons and beans. After all, there is a time limit for sowing crops, and only by peeling them within this time period can they bear more fruit and have a bigger harvest. However, in the study of ancient languages, in addition to planting melons and beans, there are some rules and exquisiteness. The older generation often says: "1 drink, 2 worship and 3 taboos, a smooth year", then, let's take you to understand the rules and exquisiteness of Gu Yu.
1 喝: 喝谷雨茶.
Whenever the Guyu solar term comes, many places have the custom of drinking Guyu tea, and the so-called Guyu tea is also known as pre-rain tea. It is specially picked in the valley rain season, this kind of tea is more fat than ordinary tea, and the color is also very tender, the tea brewed with it, the aroma is pleasant, people can't help but want to drink a few more cups. For experienced tea farmers, when picking Guyu tea, they will choose to pick tea leaves in the morning, and this tea will taste better.
2 worship: worship Cangjie and worship the sea.
Some places will worship Cangjie on the day of the valley rain, although Cangjie is a figure in mythology, but it does not affect people's respect for him, according to legend, Cangjie, for the emperor's historical view of the history of the creation of words by him, so it is also called Cangjie sage. There are even some ancient books that depict Cangjie's appearance, saying that he has two eyes and two eyes, and can distinguish everything in the world very well. Because Cangjie's achievement in making words moved the heavens, it rained a grain rain in the heavens. The common people were grateful and set this day as the day to worship Cangjie.
In addition to sacrificing Cangjie, there is also the custom of sacrificing to the sea in coastal areas. As the rain season comes, the temperature of the sea will also rise, and in this case, fishermen are also out fishing in the hope of a bigger catch. In order to go to sea safely and return with a full load, the fishermen will hold a huge sea festival before going out to sea to pray for the blessing of the sea god.
3 taboos: avoid mistaking farming, avoid traveling far, and avoid eating acid.
When the Guyu solar term arrives, there are still some taboo things to know. First of all, it is to avoid agricultural time, because it was an agricultural society in ancient times, and the income of ordinary people basically depended on planting crops. If the best time for planting is delayed, it can affect the harvest of the whole year, making life even more difficult.
The second is to taboo to travel far away, because the valley rain solar term. There is abundant rain, and in ancient times, most of the roads were dirt roads, so if you go out in such a situation, it is easy to get yourself into trouble, and even threaten the safety of life and property.
In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that acidic foods can easily affect the rise of yang energy in the body, and in order to avoid this situation in life, it is better to eat less acidic food.