February 4
That is, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year
We're coming
The first of the twenty-four solar terms
--Li Chun
At this time, the spring breeze is warm, the sun is warm, and the earth is awake and full of vitality. As soon as the spring passed, the snow melted and the ice disappeared, everything first sprouted, and the "spring girl" with light steps dressed up and came to us.
This year's Spring Festival is on the first day of "June 9"
Luo Shuwei, a historian and researcher at the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, said that every year around February 4 of the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 315 degrees of the Yellow Longitude, it enters the Spring Festival, which is the first of the twenty-four solar terms. Lichun represents the beginning of spring, but due to the influence of strong cold air, high wind and cooling are still the main themes of this season; only in the gap between strong cold air visits, there will be a more obvious temperature rise.
This year's Spring Festival is the first day of "June 9", that is, "Spring Hit Six Nine Heads". Luo Shuwei said: "'Five-nine-six-nine, look at the willow along the river.'" At this time, the weeping willows are gradually greening, the branches are sprouting, and the enticing scenery of 'golden willows, red dense flower branches' will slowly come into view from the waterfront. ”
Lichun is the beginning of early spring, how should the public maintain health care?
Luo Shuwei combined folk traditions and the advice of health experts, saying that at this time, people should pay attention to weather changes in time, and do not immediately reduce their clothing because of the sudden rise in temperature, otherwise once the cold tide suddenly arrives, it will catch people off guard. For the sake of their own health, they should keep the bottom line of "spring cover".
In the spring, the weather is cold and dry, and the focus of health care is on liver protection. Spring liver qi, diet should be light, sweet, should eat spicy temperature divergence, dispel yin dispersion cold and other warm supplemental food; to ensure that there is enough water every day to promote body metabolism; eat less hot, spicy, acidic or easy to cause allergies of food, in order to prevent liver fire rise, affect the spleen and stomach transport.
At this time, it is also necessary to conform to the characteristics of yang qi, go to bed late and get up early, and protect the yang in the body in the transition from "autumn and winter to yang in spring and summer". After spring, infectious diseases enter the season of multiple occurrences, should exercise more, ventilate frequently, wash often, go less to crowded places, and do a good job of self-protection at any time. Source: Xinhua News Agency
Fourth day of the Chinese New Year: There are three things that cannot be done
On the fifth day of the first year, you should eat a traditional dish
In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival has passed nearly halfway through, although the eye-catching red lantern is still a bright red, but the festive atmosphere is still gradually dissipating. Today, Xiaobian continues to sort out some folk customs and old things on the fourth and fifth days of the New Year, of which the first three are taboos on the fourth day of the New Year, and the last two are the old exquisite of the fifth day of the first year, hoping to help everyone.
First, do not kill sheep, keep auspicious
The fourth day of the first lunar month is the "Sheep Day" of the creation myth of Nuwa. The Jin Dynasty Dong Xun's "Asking Etiquette" says: "The first day of the first month is a chicken, the second day is a dog, the third day is a pig, the fourth day is a sheep, the fifth day is a cow, the sixth day is a horse, and the seventh day is a man" On the fourth day of the first month of the first month, the sheep are occupied in the old imperial calendar, so it is often said that "three sheep (yang) Kaitai" is a symbol of auspiciousness.
The ancients believed that on the fourth day of the first year, you should not kill sheep, and ask the gods to bless the wind and rain, guotai and people's safety, sanyang kaitai, and people and animals to prosper.
2. Greet the God of Vesta and guard the family hall
On the 23rd day of the 23rd lunar month (Xiao Nian) every year, that is, on the night of the Small Year, the King of the Stove will go to the Heavenly Court to report to the Jade Emperor, so on this day the folk will send the God of Vesta to the Heavenly Court, commonly known as "Sacrifice Stove". The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the day when the King of the Stove returns from the heavenly court to "check the household registration", so every household must stay at home, prepare rich fruits, and burn incense, light candles, and set off firecrackers to show courtesy.
If you're not sincere enough, be careful you don't have food this year! For this reason: the ancients believed that this day was not suitable for going out for a long trip.
Third, do not shave your hair, hide from moldy heads
On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, it is forbidden to shave your head and cut your hair, according to traditional customs, this day is the day when the gods come to earth, if shaving your hair is a blasphemy against the gods, it will cut away good luck and wealth, but it represents more of a good wish for the New Year.
Most places on the mainland still have the custom of "not shaving your head in the first month, shaving your head to death of your uncle", which is said to be related to the "shaving order" when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and most Chinese people still adhere to this custom, but in any case, this also counts as a month's "annual leave" for barbers.
Fourth, please the god of wealth, drive away the five poor
The fifth day is commonly known as "breaking the five", there is a custom called "catching up with the five poor" (wisdom poverty, learning poverty, literary poverty, fate poor, poor friendship), but also "welcome the five roads", that is, to meet the five road god of wealth (east, west, south, north, central five directions of the god of wealth). This day is suitable for opening the market for trade, breaking the "obscure" and "poor qi" from the home, solemnly welcoming the arrival of the god of wealth, and offering large carp, which means that the next few days are free of taboos, all evils are not invaded, the source of wealth is widespread, and there is more than one year.
At the same time, on this day, the whole family must eat the leftover meals of the New Year (commonly known as "eating folding"), in short, we must thoroughly clean up the food, garbage, etc. at home and send them out of the door, which is called "sending the poor"!
Fifth, eat dumplings, the whole little person
Dumplings is a long-standing Han folk food, popular with the people, Han folk have "delicious but dumplings" saying, every Spring Festival, dumplings have become an indispensable traditional dish.
Dumplings are also commonly known as "pinching the mouth of the little man", the ancients believed that eating the dumplings of the first five years, it will not be moved by the villains, and it can be smooth for a year.
Whether it is celebration or taboo, it is the New Year custom left by the ancestors, although with the passage of time and social progress, fewer and fewer people follow these things from the heart, but the atmosphere of returning home for the New Year Chinese has not changed.
The Spring Festival is still the most important festival in the hearts of Chinese children, and customs may be forgotten, but the heart of the pursuit of reunion will never change!
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