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On December 22, the 22nd of the 24 solar terms, the "winter solstice", came!The winter solstice is the most "precious" day of the day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. In ancient times, the winter festival is a very important festival, there is a winter solstice as big as the year said, the winter solstice festival in various places not only has many festivals, but also has many aliases, there are winter festivals, long solstice festivals, short solstice festivals and other titles. Today's "chatting about the world", let's talk about the winter solstice in Banyan City.
Winter solstice
It will be the coldest day in the second half of the year
The grains of white frost, bright and crystalline, hang on the branches, like snow, adding the "breath" of winter to the arrival of the winter solstice. On the morning of the 20th, most of the cities of Nanping and Ningde, the western and northern parts of Sanming, and the northwestern urban area of Longyan experienced low temperature and frost weather below 4.
From the 22nd to the 25th, under the influence of cold and high pressure, the air humidity was small, and the weather in Fujian was mainly sunny to cloudy, and only there was light rain along the coast. Temperatures continue to dip and frost or frost will occur in most places, with ice forming in the northwest.
Controlled by cold and high pressure, the weather in Fuzhou gradually turned into a sunny and cold mode on the 21st, although the weather will gradually clear, but from the night of the 21st to tomorrow, the temperature in Fuzhou will continue to declineOn the 22nd, the temperature in the urban area will be only 3 10, and there will be frost or frost in the high-altitude mountainous areas, with local icing, and it will be the coldest day in the second half of the year. It is worth looking forward to the possibility of rime on the snow peaks and cloud peaks in Fuzhou on the 22nd.
Will this be a warm or cold winter?The reporter learned from the Fujian Meteorological Observatory that to determine whether it is a warm winter, the average temperature of the three months in winter should be used as the basic yardstick. This is usually determined by the difference between the average winter temperature and its average value (the average of the last 3 whole years). Therefore, it is necessary to wait for the end of winter to determine whether it is a "warm winter" or a "cold winter".
Rongcheng "Winter Festival" rubbing "rice time".
The winter solstice is both a solar term and a festival, so people often call it the "winter festival." In ancient times, the winter festival was a very important festival, and it was said that the winter solstice was as big as the year, and all parts of the country attached great importance to it. Folklore expert Qiu ** said that the winter solstice is a small reunion festival, and the "winter festival" in Fuzhou has a particularly strong sense of ritual and has unique characteristics.
On the winter solstice, the people of Fuzhou want to sit together as a family and rub the "rice".
Winter solstice activities in other places start on the morning of the winter solstice, while Fuzhou starts the night before the winter solstice. Qiu ** said that the "winter" in other places is a family making dumplings together, and Fuzhou people are particularly "tenacious" (the process is particularly cumbersome). At this time, Fuzhou people want to sit together as a family, put a pair of red candles, 10 pairs of red lacquer chopsticks, 10 Dafu oranges, "four seasons flowers" and other auspicious items on the table, in a cheerful and pleasant atmosphere, a large family of all ages and children sit together around the big bamboo basket and rub "rice time" ("rice time" is a single word, the same as "glutinous", pronounced as "fine" in Fuzhou dialect, also called "Balong fine", representing reunion).
Festive "Back to the Treasure".
It is worth mentioning that there is a unique mascot in the winter solstice in Fuzhou, that is, a "native figure" made of clay, which is often placed on the table when rubbing rice, its name has no words, and people write it as "back into the treasure", which means good luck and good fortune, back to the treasure. "It looks like a mellow woman, very cute, and the ancients used it to express their good wishes for many children and grandchildren. ”
"Preventive treatment" should be put in the first place
The winter solstice is the turning point of the year when the yin energy of the human body is extremely prosperous and the yang energy is born, and this time of yin and yang is the best time to stimulate the rise of yang energy in the body. Chen Huiyun, a nutritionist at the Third People's Hospital of Fujian Province, said that the temperature in Fuzhou has dropped recently, and the cold is most likely to attack the body in this solar term, so "preventive treatment" health prevention should be put in the first place.
In terms of daily life, avoid staying up late, go to bed early and get up late, in addition to ensuring sleep at night, you can also take a nap at noon, but you should avoid catching a cold;Pay attention to wind and cold, wear masks, scarves, hats, etc.;When there is sunshine, bask in the sun more to facilitate the growth of yang energy.
In terms of diet, it is advisable to eat spicy, hot, and fatty foods, such as hot pot, barbecue, chili, desserts, etc., and to conform to the latent yang energy in the body to replenish the spleen and stomach. At this time, people can not only eat more warm and tonic foods, such as mutton, beef, chicken, dog meat, cashew nuts, yams, chestnuts, walnuts, etc., but also eat more fresh vegetables to avoid vitamin deficiencies, such as: white radish, carrots, green vegetables, tofu, fungus, etc. In addition, you can also combine medicinal diets for supplementation, such as ginger tea, mutton stewed white radish, ginseng mutton soup, etc.
Winter is also the season of high incidence of influenza, and washing hands frequently is one of the simplest and most important measures to prevent the spread of influenza. You can maintain your health by rubbing your hands every day, such as the fish acupoint, which can dredge the meridians, enhance the function of the respiratory system, and prevent external sensations. Before going to bed at night, you can soak your feet in traditional Chinese medicine such as pepper, moxa, and chicken blood vine, which can not only keep out the cold, but also effectively promote local blood circulation, keep it soft, and reduce the heaviness of the lower limbs and the fatigue of the whole body. You can also do Sanjiu moxibustion to achieve the effects of dredging the meridians, balancing yin and yang, invigorating qi and yang, evacuating wind and cold, warming and replenishing the lungs and kidneys, and regulating the spleen and stomach.
Movement gives birth to yang, and stillness gives birth to yin". In normal times, it is recommended that everyone can do reasonable exercise, which can help people raise the yang energy in the body. Winter sports, first of all, to avoid the invasion of cold evil, and secondly, the amount of exercise should not be too large, to seek tranquility in the movement, Baduanjin, Tai Chi, six-step hypoglycemic and fat reduction exercises, yoga and other peaceful exercises are a good choice, exercise intensity to sweat slightly is better. Chen Huiyun reminded that it is not advisable to exercise too early in winter, and it is recommended to do activities after the sun comes out.
Weather in Fuzhou city for three days from today:
22nd sunny to cloudy 3 10
23 Overcast to cloudy 5 12
24th Sunny 5-16
Editor: Xiaoyu