Look at Xiao Han from the folk proverb

Today is the small cold solar term of the twenty-four solar terms. "The cold at the beginning of the month is still small", so the cloud is "small cold". Let's understand the little cold festival through some folk proverbs!

Xiao Han is the 23rd of the twenty-four solar terms in the lunar calendar, marking the coldest day of the year. Photo by Li Qing, a reporter from China News Network

"Small cold is better than big cold, common is not rare"

Although it is called Xiao Han, meteorological data show that the temperature of the small cold season is usually lower than that of the big cold festival, so there is a saying that "the small cold is better than the big cold, and it is not rare". In addition, folk proverbs such as "small cold and big cold, dripping water into ice"; "small cold and big cold, frozen into ice balls" also vividly depict the scene of cold in the small cold season.

As the saying goes, "cold in the three nines", "three nines" is in the small cold festival. The arrival of the little cold festival marks the beginning of entering the coldest day of the year.

"Small cold, big cold, windproof and cold"

"Small cold, big cold, windproof and cold." It is cold outside the window, cold protection and warmth is the first priority, and the head, shoulders and neck, feet and other parts that are prone to cold should be doubly cared for. Folk have a saying that "wearing a cotton hat in winter is like wearing a cotton jacket", which means that we must pay attention to the warmth of the head to prevent the occurrence of diseases.

"Three nine to make up for a winter, no pain in the coming year"

In addition to paying attention to keeping warm, a reasonable diet is also an important guarantee for improving their cold resistance. "Three nine to make up for one winter, no pain in the coming year." In the small cold season, it is advisable to maintain the stomach and intestines, eat less raw cold and spicy, and eat kelp, seaweed, spinach, Chinese cabbage, carrots, sweet potatoes and other cold foods.

Guangzhou people who pay attention to dietary therapy pay attention to eating a bowl of sticky rice in the morning of Xiaohan, chopping and sautéing bacon and sausages, stir-frying peanuts and rice, adding some crushed green onions, mixing in rice to eat, tonify the heart and lungs, and conditioning the kidneys.

"Move in winter, make less of a fuss"

Although the weather is cold, it is not advisable to blindly "cat winter", and proper exercise can strengthen the body and prevent diseases. The folk proverb "Move in winter, make less of a disease" is exactly this truth.

The small cold festival is a good time for people to strengthen their exercise and improve their physique. However, exercise should be gradual and avoid sweating. Walking, jogging, doing exercises, swimming, bowling, etc. are all good choices.

"Little cold big cold big sun, the next year's spring frozen dead cattle"

In ancient times, there was no advanced weather forecast, and the weather forecast, the sowing time of crop crops, and the prediction of crop harvest were all based on the experience left by their ancestors from years of observing celestial phenomena.

The ancients believed that the cold temperature of small cold and big cold, that is, cold and warm, has indicator significance. Only the small cold and the big cold are "frozen", and can they be smoothly warmed up after the spring of the next year. The folk proverb is saying: "Little cold, shock warm." Small cold and warm, pour spring cold. Little cold is not cold, clear quagmire. Little cold big cold big sun, the next year's spring freeze dead cattle" said. In this way, Xiaobian hopes that the "small cold" and "big cold" can be extremely cold, so that the spring can be warm.

In addition, the weather conditions during the small and cold season can also be used to predict the weather in the small and hot season. There is a folk proverb in Hunan: "There is no snow in the small cold, and the field cracks in the summer", and Shandong also has the saying that "there is no rain in the small cold, and the small summer will be dry", that is, when there is no snow in the small cold, if there is no snow, then the weather will be dry and rainy in the summer and summer, and the land in the field will also crack due to lack of water, resulting in the death of crop shortage of water, and even no harvest of particles.

"Little cold, big cold, slaughter pigs for the New Year"

"Little cold, big cold, kill pigs for the New Year." As soon as the little cold festival arrived, people began to be busy writing Spring Festival, cutting window flowers, buying New Year paintings, colored lanterns, firecrackers, etc., and successively preparing for the Spring Festival, and the strong New Year flavor was coming.

(Guangming Network Zhang Qian)

Source: Guangming Network