What is the origin of the southern stinging villain?

The sting is the season of revival of all things, and it can be said that it has truly entered spring. The sting is the beginning of mid-spring and February, and a thunder will wake up all the snakes, insects, rats and ants in hibernation, and the reptiles and ants in the house will rise up again and forage for food. Therefore, in ancient times, on the day of stinging, people would hold incense and wormwood, smoke the four corners of the house, and use the fragrance to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and musty smells.

It is said that slowly and graduallyIt has evolved into the habit of slapping the opponent and driving away bad luck by those who do not go well, that is, the predecessor of "hitting the villain". Many people will "hit the villain" deified, in fact, this is purely in the Chinese folk customs, the intention of beating the villain is to slap the paper doll on behalf of the opponent, drive away the villain plague around him, vent the inner dissatisfaction, most people to hit the villain, the general purpose is to ask for the new year everything to go well, there is a villain to do evil. People also hope to pray for good luck on this day and let bad luck go away, so there is a folk custom of "beating villains" on this day.

According to folk sayings, when it comes to the sting season, the spring thunder begins to roar, and everything in the dormant is awakened by the spring thunder, which also contains many unbearable things, such as "villains". The "villain" wakes up and starts to do activities, which will inevitably bring trouble and misfortune to everyone, so on the day of the sting, it is necessary to beat the "villain" to avoid being victimized by it.

Why did the sting hit the villain?

"Villain" refers to those who like to sow discord and cause trouble, and can also symbolize the right and wrong or bad luck caused for no reason, and through the ritual of beating the villain, in order to pray for the elimination of disasters and difficulties, and to save the day. The supplies for beating the villain, mainly including a pair of male and female paper figures, a white tiger, gold and silver, incense candles and offerings, including: pork (used to sacrifice the white tiger), peanuts, fruits, wine, eggs and five-color beans.

In addition, there are also some villains who will use red paper to cut some paper chains, paper scissors and paper sharp knives to punish the villain. There are also images of pigs, snakes, red birds, pins and brooms. It is said that the pig is a symbol of a lazy villain, the snake is a symbol of wolf venom, the tiger is a symbol of a cruel villain, the suzaku is a symbol of juggling right and wrong, the pin chain is used to pin the villain, and the broom is used to sweep the villain away.

The sting is also known as the February Festival. Everything is shocked, and the earthquake is thunder, so it is called stunning. The stinger fled in shock.

Wait for the peach to start blooming. Two waiting for Cang Gengming. Three migratory eagles turned into doves. After the sting, the temperature rises, the spring thunder roars, the rain increases, and the farmers begin to cultivate.

The sting not only woke up the insects, but also spurred the spring flowers. The peach is dying, scorching its glory.

On this day, the folk have the custom of beating villains. When beating the villain, people use colored paper to cut out the image of the villain portrayed in their hearts, cut and paste the eyes, nose, mouth and tongue on the face, write the villain's name and birthday on the body, and use various symbols, such as shoes, incense, branches, etc. to beat the villain, and there will be words in the mouth: "Hit you on the head of the villain, so that you have no breath; Beat you with a small hand, so that you have a hand and you can't move; Beat you on the feet of a villain, so that you have feet and you don't have to walk ......"After the beating, he put scissors made of paper on the villain's mouth, meaning to cut off his tongue, so that he can no longer tell right and wrong; Put the sharp knife of paper scissors on the villain's belly, implying cutting his abdomen, digging out his black heart and exposing it; Then use paper chains to lock the legs and feet of the villain, so that it cannot walk around and harm people.

In the end, people will burn the villain with fire, and sprinkle some tea, wine, and syrup to represent the exorcism of the villain.

"Villain" refers to those who like to sow discord and cause trouble, and can also symbolize right and wrong or bad luck for no reason. In the folk, people use the custom of beating villains to pray for the elimination of disasters and difficulties, and to turn danger into relief.

Hitting villains is a custom during the sting, and generally it will not have any effect on itself.

In ancient times, on the day of stinging, people would hold incense and wormwood, smoke the four corners of the house, and use the fragrance to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and musty smells.

Stunned is the third of the 24 solar terms. Fighting nails, the sun reaches the yellow longitude of 345°, and the festival meets on March 5-6 of the Gregorian calendar. The sting reflects the state of germination and growth of organisms in nature affected by changes in rhythms.

When it is shocking, the yang energy rises, the temperature warms up, the spring thunder moves, the rain increases, and everything is full of vitality. Farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature, and the stinging solar term has a very important significance in farming, which is the reflection of the ancient farming culture on the natural season.

"Sting", refers to "hiding in the soil", insects are hidden in the soil in winter; "Startled" means "awakened", and the spring thunder in the sky woke up the stinging insects. The so-called Qi Jian's "spring thunder and insects" refers to the sting season, when the spring thunder begins to roar, waking up the stinging insects that are dormant in the ground for wintering. In ancient times, on the day of stinging, people in some places used incense and wormwood to smoke the four corners of the house, and used the fragrance to drive away "snakes, insects, mosquitoes and rats" and musty smells.

In addition, there are customs such as Gao Nianqiao's "covering drum skin", "eating pears", and "sacrificing to the white tiger to resolve right and wrong".

The iconic extra-high sign of the stinging solar term is the spring thunder and all things are full of vitality. From the perspective of the natural phenological process in various parts of China, due to the large span from north to south, the time of the first thunder of spring thunder is different sooner or later. "The first thunder of the sting" only coincides with the natural rhythm of parts of southern China.