The custom and meaning of fear

First of all, customs

1. Sacrifice to the white tiger: According to folklore, the white tiger is the god of tongue and right and wrong. Every year, it comes out for food in the scary season, bites people with its mouth, and accidentally offends the white tiger. Then in this year, you will often meet villains, which will lead to all kinds of troubles. In order to protect themselves, everyone sacrificed a white tiger, that is, a white tiger painted with paper, on the day of shock, so that people would no longer be hurt and said that people were right and wrong.

2. Beating villains: On the day when people were shocked, the custom of beating villains to get rid of bad luck shocked everything, and the world shook. The purpose of people beating villains is to drive away the bad luck of villains around them, and to vent their inner dissatisfaction by slapping paper dolls representing opponents. This is the custom of "beating a villain".

3. Eat pears: farmers should eat pears on the day of fright, which means leaving pests behind. When spring returns to the earth, the climate is relatively dry, which makes people thirsty easily. Raw pears are cold and sweet, and have the relieving effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat, so pears are especially suitable for tasting in this season.

Second, the moral:

Sting, also known as "sting", means that when the weather gets warmer, the spring thunder begins to sound, and snakes, insects, rats and ants who are dormant in the ground for the winter are awakened. "Sting" means hiding. In fact, insects can't hear thunder. Spring came back, and the rhythm of nature made all kinds of mantis feel it, so they began to stir.