Introduction to the taboos of Miscanthus. What are the taboos of Miscanthus?
The Mangzhong solar term is one of the twenty-four solar terms. Different regions have different solar taboos in the Mangzhong solar term.
1. It is taboo to blow wind during the Ear Grain solar term
In some areas, the Feng Shui of the Mang Zhong solar term is considered to be bad, especially if the north wind is tabooed. In this case, It means that drought will occur.
2. No thunder is taboo during the Ear Grain solar term
Thunder is one of the natural phenomena, and it is taboo not to have thunder during the Ear Grain solar term, because there is no thunder in the Ear Grain. There will be no good harvest in the next year.
3. It is taboo not to cut your hair during the Ear Grain period
In Keelung, Taiwan, you must cut your hair during the Ear Grain period, otherwise the ghost will take away your hair. Women are not allowed to sleep with their hair untied, otherwise they will be captured by ghosts.
Introduction to the traditional customs of the Mangzhong solar term
1. Send flowers to the God
Welcome the Flower God on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar at the Flower Chao Festival. There are gods who welcome flowers and gods who send flowers. One welcomes and the other sends flowers. It's nearly May, and the flowers begin to wither and fall. Folks often hold ceremonies to worship the God of Flowers on the Day of Ear Grain, to send the God of Flowers back to their thrones, and at the same time to express their gratitude to the God of Flowers and look forward to meeting again in the coming year.
2. Mud Fighting
The young men and women of the Dong ethnic group in the southeastern part of Guizhou Prefecture hold a Mud Fighting Festival every year around the time of Mangzhong. On that day, the newlyweds, accompanied by young men and women who are close to each other, planted rice seedlings together, playing and throwing mud at each other while planting rice seedlings.
3. An Miao An Miao
The custom of Miao An Miao An Miao is a farming custom activity in southern Anhui that began in the early Ming Dynasty. Every time it is the mist planting season, after rice is planted, in order to pray for a good harvest in the autumn, seedling sacrificial activities are held in various places.
4. Boiled plums
In the south, May and June are the ripe seasons for plums. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was an allusion to discussing heroes by cooking wine with green plums. Green plum contains a variety of natural high-quality organic acids and rich minerals. It has unique nutritional and health functions such as blood purification, intestinal regulation, lowering blood lipids, eliminating fatigue, beautifying, regulating acid-base balance, and enhancing human immunity.