November 22 this year is a light snow season. Light snow, the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms, is also the second solar term in winter. It usually occurs on the 22nd or 23rd day of November in the solar calendar every year. Light snow is a solar term that reflects precipitation, and its arrival means that cold waves and strong cold air begin to occur frequently.
In the eyes of the ancients, "light snow" did not have much to do with snow. Because "snow" is produced by water vapor when it is cold, light snow represents cold and precipitation. The cold before and after this solar term is not deep, and the precipitation is not large, so it is called "light snow". Therefore, the light snow solar term does not reflect a small amount of snow during this period. It's just a figurative word.
There are three seasons for light snow, one wait, the rainbow is missing, it is cold before the frost, cold after the snow, the temperature continues to fall, and the colorful rainbow in the sky is gone, and it will quietly recede. In the second period, the weather rises and the earth qi falls, and the "weather" mentioned here refers to yang, and "earth" refers to yin. In the eyes of the ancients, during the light snowfall season, there will be a phenomenon that the yang qi rises and the yin qi falls. In the third period, it becomes winter, everything on the earth loses its vitality, and the heaven and earth are closed and gradually turn into winter.
How much do you know about the taboo of Koyuki?
1: Try not to close the doors and windows as much as possible, and open the windows in a timely manner to maintain air circulation and humidity. Do not open the window or ventilate in order to reduce the temperature in the house. This is the wrong thing to do, especially in the north, when most areas have already started to supply heat. Therefore, it is very necessary to open windows for ventilation.
2: Try not to go to bed early and get up early during the light snow season. At this time, it is appropriate to go to bed early, but do not get up too early. Especially for the elderly, if you have enough time, you can sleep until the sun rises before getting up, which ensures adequate sleep and is also conducive to recuperation.
3: Don't eat too hot food during the light snow solar term. In winter, people like "cat winter" and eat some high-calorie food. For example, the mutton that northerners love to eat, and the turtle that southerners like, although they are very nourishing, but they are warm food. It's not that these hot foods can't be eaten, you must pay attention to this amount, eat 1-2 times a week can be. If you eat too much hot food, it is easy to have symptoms of heat. So stop in moderation.
How much do you know about Koyuki's traditional diet?
1: In parts of the south, Xiaoxue has the custom of eating glutinous rice on this day, which is a kind of food that steames glutinous rice and mashes it into a puree. In ancient times, it was a kind of food sacrificed by southerners, and the saying: "October Dynasty, 糍粑禄禄禄�
2: Every year around the light snowfall, the Tujia family starts the annual folk activity of "killing pigs for the New Year". On this day, you should eat "shaved soup", the so-called "shaved soup" refers to the pig blood that is still hot when killing the pig, and carefully cooked food. Call it "shaved soup".
3: The folk have the custom of "pickling in the winter and storing it for winter". After the arrival of the light snow solar term, the temperature began to drop and the climate became dry. At this time, it is most suitable for making wax flavor, whether it is the south or the north, there is a custom of making wax flavor with light snow solar terms.
4: Dried fish, local residents in mainland Taiwan have the habit of drying dried fish. Sailfish, sandfish, mullet, dried fish, stored and eaten cold.
5: Xiaoxuejiu, in some parts of Zhejiang, locals will choose to start brewing wine on the day of Xiaoxue, calling it "Xiaoxuejiu". According to locals, the water before and after the light snow is particularly sweet and is perfect for sake brewing. In fact, not only in Zhejiang, but also in many parts of the country, there is a custom of making wine with small snow.
November 22 is the light snow solar term, everyone should remember to prepare "1 dish and 2 fruits" in advance, warm and sunny to disperse the cold, and the family will survive the winter safely!
"1 dish"
White radish, as the saying goes: "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, do not need to be prescribed by a doctor", "November radish ginseng". As a seasonal vegetable in winter, white radish is not only inexpensive, but also has high nutritional value. Eating more white radish in light snow season can clear heat and nourish the body, enrich the body's enzymes, promote digestion, and enhance appetite.
White radish is widely practiced. It can be cut into pieces and boiled with lamb or lamb chops. Of course, you can also shred it and cook it with fresh crucian carp. The soup is delicious, and drinking a bowl in winter warms the heart and stomach.
"2 fruits"
1: Hawthorn, this time is the season when hawthorn is on the market in large quantities, and the red hawthorn is the best ingredient of the same origin of medicine and food, and the taste is sweet and sour. Eating a little regularly can not only promote digestion and increase appetite, but also be excellent for the body. Fresh hawthorn, you can make it into hawthorn cake, or make some sugar balls and the like. Both children and adults like it very much.
2: Oranges, winter is also the season when oranges are on the market in large quantities, at this time oranges are delicious and sweet, juicy and delicious, are common seasonal fruits in autumn and winter, often eat a little can not only supplement the body lacks a variety of trace elements, but also can relieve the effect of dry mouth. Fresh oranges, peeled and boiled with some rock sugar to make canned sweet and sour, is the best.
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