Source: CCTV
Waiting for the first milk of the chicken;
2. Migratory birds are sick;
Sanhou Mizusawa belly is strong.
The Great Chill is the last solar term of the year,
There are folk
"After the great cold, another year" said,
This "year" refers to the Lunar New Year.
thus
Some folk customs during the cold season
All of them have a strong "taste of the year".
Source: Snow Doll Child Painting
The big cold welcomes the New Year
In the cold,
It usually enters the "April Nine" season.
In ancient winter, there was relatively little agricultural work,
People invented some games,
For example, "Nine Nine Chill Removal Map" to kill time.
Although the big cold is cold,
But because it's nearly spring,
So it won't be as cold as heavy snow.
Then
People are starting to get rid of the old and the new -
Pickling New Year dishes, preparing New Year goods, sweeping dust and cleaning things,
Because the Spring Festival is coming!
At this time, folk activities are also abundant,
Buyers and sellers take stock of the accounts, set up a tail banquet,
Reward the hard work of the past year;
Every household buys New Year goods and sends Vesta,
I hope that the old and young relatives will be safe in the coming year.
Recharge your batteries and defend against wind chills
"After the heart hides, it withers, and the years have great cold knowledge".
TCM believes that
In the cold season, eat warm, protect the waist and nourish the kidneys;
Sleep early, recharge your energy and store yang qi;
The head should be warm, and the chest and back should not be cold;
Peace of mind, temper joy and anger, protect the heart and lungs.
In ancient times, there was "great cold and great cold, wind and cold,
Drink ginseng and astragalus wine in the morning, and take Jujudi yellow pills in the evening",
It shows the importance that people attach to body conditioning.
The cold season is still a good time to replenish in winter,
The focus should be on protecting the spleen and kidneys and regulating liver and blood.
In the southern part of the mainland, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice in the big cold.
In Foshan, Guangdong,
People often use clay pots to steam sticky rice during the Great Cold Festival.
Glutinous rice is sweet and warm,
Higher in sugar than ordinary rice,
Food has the effect of protecting against cold and nourishing.
Flower trade winds
flower trade wind,
Also called the twenty-four flower trade winds,
It comes at the time of flowering,
So it's called a flower letter.
Huaxin started from Xiaohan,
For plum blossoms, camellia, narcissus,
When the cold is cold, it is Ruixiang,
The second is orchids,
The third waiting is a mountain alum.
Frosty Lamei
And the graceful narcissus also bloomed at this time,
Bring a touch of romance decorated with flowers to the harsh winter days.
Huang Tingjian, a writer and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty
A lifelong love of narcissus.
In the poem "Wang Chong Dao Sends Fifty Daffodils",
Huang Tingjian called Narcissus "cold flower",
Praise for it
"Lingbo fairy dust socks, light steps on the water",
"Alum is a brother, Mei is a brother"
It depicts the great cold season
Plum blossoms, narcissus, mountain alum and other beautiful scenery blooming.
solar terms and festivals,
Let the ordinary days have expectations,
When we are careful to prepare for every expectation,
When the moon ends,
It's good spring again.