Saturday, October 22, 2022

Good Rice Reaping

Farmers have finished rice reaping.  As this summer was very hot and had many fine days, the rice crop is very good.
Some of them operate an enhanced combine harvester that  has a function to perform the threshing treatment on the spot. 

Straws are used for feed, compost. Farmers often spread them on the vegetable field to protect the growth of weeds and the appearance of harmful insects and also to keep the ground temperature warm.
Many persimmons have survived typhoons and strong winds.  
I do not know whether they are astringent or sweet.
唐君毅先生寫「懷鄉記」介紹他的故鄉四川宜賓有"嘗新"的習俗。秋收時的嘗新要先餵狗。因為穀子是狗帶來的。你們聽過沒有?到了農曆十一月,日本神道神社都舉行"新嘗祭(漢日語法不同,好多詞彙翻倒)"感謝天神地祇。東瀛還保存著同一稻作信仰呀。

 

 


 

25 comments:

  1. A bountiful harvest is always good to see!

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  2. I like both, rice and persimmons. So, I'm glad all's well with both.

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  3. 這個 "嘗新" 習俗還是第一次聽,謝謝分享❗️ 最後一張的果實像柿子,對嗎❓

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  4. ・゚ 🎀 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓉𝒾🌞𝓃 🎀 ゚・ 😍 ^o^,*o*

    https://kknews.cc/culture/nq86gg3.html
    🌾每日頭條 2017-09-05 壯族產了新米,一定要先要給狗吃

    I have watched below videos on different offering occasions :
    🌾令和4年新嘗祭献穀 抜穂祭 福岡県代表
    https://youtu.be/ZrdpcaauUaU
    🌾令和4年新嘗祭献穀 御田植祭 福岡県那珂川市
    https://youtu.be/OQeiwLvU-dI

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  5. That is a good harvest. I like rice very much. I tried persimmons, but they didn't have much taste.

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  6. 我也看了唐先生的懷鄕記,難得是他家鄉不吃狗肉,謝謝分享!

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  7. Dearest RTC,
    So that was a happy harvest for all the rice farmers!
    Yes, in the mushroom industry the rice straw is also being used for making compost.
    Also plenty of persimmon fruits on that tree—hope those are the sweet ones!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  8. 這個習俗沒聽過呢!感謝分享!

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  9. So good to learn that dogs bring crops to the land in old Chinese folklore stories.

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  10. 收成得來不易,感謝誰也好 :P

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  11. I must say it's so good to read your blog of a positive outcome for the rice...good news.

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  12. Good harvest of rice, RTC. I love persimmons and if they are not ripe I put them in freezer to make them sweet.

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  13. Rice and persimmons, nice to see how they are grown.

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  14. Looks like a good rice harvest. Thanks for sharing your thoughts into words and pictures 📸 . I'm not sure where persimmons are in grocery stores locally. I'll check it out. We like mandarins which like small 🍊 oranges. Have a good week! :-}

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  15. I've read about rice reaping. It's wonderful to see the photos that go with it.

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  16. Beautiful autumn rice pictures…love from me ..🍀🌾🧡🍄🌻🌽🍁🍂🎃

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  17. Thanks for sharing these beautiful and interesting photos.
    Have a wonderful weekend
    Greetings

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  18. These are so fascinating to see!
    Rice is our staple over here in my corner of the world 🍚🍙
    Happy Monday!

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  19. Always nice to see a good harvest :)

    Enjoy this last day of October, I wish you a happy month of November.

    All the best Jan

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  20. Uma publicação profundamente interessante! E eu a pensar que o tempo quente seria prejudicial para as culturas de arroz...
    Grata por mais uma partilha de excelência, dando-nos a conhecer as vossas culturas!
    Um grande abraço!
    Ana

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