Lichun is the first of the twenty-four solar terms, and it also represents that the cold winter is coming to an end, and the vibrant spring is beginning to approach, which means that the grass sprouts back and everything grows!
The specific time for the start of the Spring Festival in 2022 is Friday, February 4, 2022, 04:50:36, which is also the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, so this day is of great significance to the people of the mainland. "The plan of the year lies in the spring", this spring is well grasped, this year can be smooth wind and rain, grain abundance.
How to maintain health in the spring season? What are the contraindications? In the folk, there has always been a saying that Lichun "three to eat, three not to do", what is the specific meaning?
Li Chun "Three to Eat"
1) Eat spring cakes
Many regions, especially in the north, have the custom of eating spring cakes in lichun, which is to "bite the spring". This custom actually existed as early as the Han Dynasty, and gradually formed a custom in the Tang Dynasty. The Guanzhong Chronicle says that the Tang "made spring cakes on the spring day of Li, wrapped them in spring artemisia, yellow leeks, and tateshina buds" and gave them to each other, taking the meaning of welcoming spring. Most of the ingredients used to make spring cakes are fresh vegetables or meat sauce. In fact, eating spring cakes in Lichun is also a way of health, and various fresh vegetables in spring cakes can supplement vitamins and dietary fiber, which is also very good for the body.
2) Eat radish
Although the weather warms up after the spring, the cold air has not completely dissipated, and the weather is prone to hot and cold. At this time, it is easy to cause indigestion, gastrointestinal stagnation, colds, diarrhea and so on due to the sudden coldness of the weather. Therefore, if you eat foods such as radishes that are rich in dietary fiber and help digestion, you can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and neutralize eating.
3) Eat leeks
Leeks are also one of our daily vegetables. Leeks have the effect of tonifying the kidneys, strengthening the stomach, refreshing and so on. Therefore, people like to eat after the spring, because it can nourish the yang qi. As a vegetable rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, eating more in the spring can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help digestion.
Lichun "three don't do"
The so-called "three don't do" refers to "not taking off winter clothes, not staying up late, not getting angry." The so-called "spring covers autumn freeze", although spring means that spring is coming and winter is over.
But in fact, the weather will change a lot after the spring, if you change into spring clothes early, it is easy to catch a cold when the cold air hits. Therefore, it is not recommended to take off winter clothes after lichun. Not staying up late and not getting angry is mainly to pay attention to the fact that spring is the beginning of spring, and the spirit of this day is very important.
Lichun is not angry, because at the beginning of the year, work and life are complicated, very busy, people are easy to fall into tension, anxiety, easy to get angry, so it is not good for the liver and human immunity, so it is emphasized that Lichun is not angry. In fact, it is not only LiChun, other days are best not to stay up late and angry. Staying up late and getting angry can have a negative effect on the body.
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In short, Lichun is a good day, and the saying "Lichun three to eat three do not do" is reasonable, which is also the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient people. When we celebrate the Spring Festival and the reunion of Lichun at home, we should understand some of the customs of Lichun, and do the above "three to eat and three not to do" to keep ourselves and our families healthy and energetic.
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