送大暑船、斗蛐蛐儿... 大暑都有哪些习俗？（三）
作者：沪江四六级阁主
来源：沪江英语四六级微信
2017-08-01 14:36
前面我们已经学了大暑的两个习俗。
接下来小编给大家讲讲大暑的其他习俗吧。
3.斗蛐蛐儿
Cricket fighting
斗蟋蟀亦称“秋兴”、“斗促织”、“斗蛐蛐”。用蟋蟀相斗取乐的娱乐活动，每年秋末举行。
斗蟋的寿命仅为百日左右，这就将斗蟋蟀的季节限定在了秋季。
而在古代汉字中，“秋”这个字正是蟋蟀的象形。蟋蟀体形雄而矫健。
蟋蟀相斗，要挑重量与大小差不多的，用蒸熟后特制的日菣草或马尾鬃引斗，
让他们互吹较量，几经交锋，败的退却，胜的张翅长鸣。
Major Heat is a season with the largest number of crickets that can be found in the fields along the countryside. Cricket fighting is a popular pastime for some people in China during this period.
大暑是乡村田野蟋蟀最多的季节，中国有些地区的人们茶余饭后有以斗蟋蟀为乐的风俗。
The custom dates back more than 1,000 years to the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).
这个习俗最早可追溯到一千年前唐代（公元 618-907）的时候。
4.福建莆田：吃荔枝和米糟
Eating litchi and mizao
邑人宋比玉的《荔枝食谱》中载：“采摘荔枝要含露采摘，并浸在冷泉中，食时最好盛在白色的瓷盆上，
红白相映，更能衬出荔枝色彩的娇艳；晚间，浴罢，新月照人，是吠荔枝的最好时间。”
On the day of Major Heat, there is a custom of eating litchi, Mizao in Putian, Fujian province, as a celebration of Major Heat.
福建莆田在大暑时节有吃荔枝和米糟的习俗，叫做“过大暑”。
Litchi is a nutritious fruit containing glucose and vitamins. People usually soak litchi in cold well water first and eat it. It is said that litchi during Major Heat is as nourishing as ginseng.
荔枝含有葡萄糖和多种维生素，有丰富的营养价值。人们吃荔枝前，通常先将其浸泡在冰凉的井水之中。据说大暑吃荔枝，其营养价值和吃人参一样高。
Mizao is made of fermented rice. On the day of Major Heat, people cook them with brown sugar. It can reinforce the vital energy of the human body.
米糟是将米饭拌和白米曲让它发酵，透熟成糟。大暑那天，人们把米糟加些红糖煮食，据说可以“大补元气”。
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