Midwinter.
The sky and the earth are covered with snow, and the mountains and rivers are plain.
Pavilions and terraces, forests and fields.
It's like entering the realm of ink.
At this time, it is best to drink alcohol around the hearth.
Talk for a long night and enjoy the snow together.
It's midwinter, light snow is followed by heavy snow, "Seventy-two Episodes of the Lunar Order" cloud: "Heavy snow, so far and the snow is abundant." At this time, the snow is abundant and the weather is getting colder, and the snow accumulates but does not melt, which is called "snow sitting in winter".
At this time, the wind and snow filled the heaven and the earth, and people's lives were instantly relaxed, so the "Book of Rites" called this season as: "(Midwinter Month) is called the Changyue of Life." The so-called "Changyue" is the condensation of the sun to the yin, so the ancients used it to fix the health machine and not to vent. Therefore, in the old days, in the middle of winter, no construction was built, no warehouses were opened to move the treasury, and no people were mobilized, so as to close the house and everything.
Therefore, in the snowy season, it is best to close the family around the hearth, a pot of tea, a cup of wine, have fun, recall the past, and wait for the future. When the wind and snow outside the house are urgent, the inside of the house is the warmest and most harmonious.
In the snowy world, the sky and the earth are white, but the people like the dark. Just because of the five elements, winter is the water virtue, for the cold condensation season, the water virtue is still black, so people think that the winter life and travel, should be dark.
Therefore, the "Book of Rites" contains: "The Son of Heaven lives in the Xuantang Temple, takes the Xuanlu Road, drives the iron li, carries the Xuanyi, wears black clothes, and serves Xuanyu." Eat millet and yi, and its instruments are dying. ”
That is, the Son of Heaven will move to the north-facing Mingtang at this time, and when he travels, he has to take a black car to drive a black horse, and even the flag on the car must be black. Dressed in black clothes with black jade;The diet is millet and pork, and the utensils used should be small and large to prevent the catharsis of anger.
Heavy snowfall, the November Festival" was also called "Ziyue" in the old days. According to the Book of Rites, this month is "short to the end of the day", because it is the month of the intersection of yin and yang, and at this time the yang energy sprouts, so it is called "son".
The snow is full and the sun is shining, giving birth to three waits for heavy snow, namely: one wait|The bird does not sing;Second Candidate|Tiger Initiation;Three Candidates|Liping out.
A wait|The bird does not sing;
The so-called "Crane Duck" is a cold bird. When the weather is as cold as ice and snow, even the cold trumpet birds are afraid of the cold and no longer chirp.
Second Candidate|Tiger Initiation;
During the heavy snowfall, the yin energy is extremely strong and will decline, and at this time, a yang sprouts slightly and is felt by the tiger, so it begins to court.
Three Candidates|Liping out.
The so-called "li" is Maran grass, ** on the plain earth, Maran grass yin and yang germination and began to sprout, adding a touch of vitality to the earth.
Cured meats
As the old saying goes: "A small snow seals the land, and a big snow seals the river;."Small snow pickled vegetables, large snow pickled meat. "When the snow covers the river and the world gets colder and colder, it means that the New Year is getting closer, so people begin to prepare for the New Year.
In the old days, "heavy snow cured meat" was a major event in winter, and the "boiling" contained in the "Zhou Li" was cured jerky. The rich and noble people smashed the cattle, sheep, and venison to remove the tendons, wrapped them in cinnamon and ginger shreds, and salted them in saltOrdinary people smeared chicken, duck or fish meat with salt and salted it, which was called "belly", and it was also the ancient student "who first entered the school and practiced the ritual of discipline and cultivation." And the tuition fee taught by Confucius is "脢".
Reward the river
Light snow seals the land, and heavy snow seals the river. "When it snows heavily, the frozen river is also a unique winter scene, and it also provides people with unique winter fun in winter life. For example, it is recorded in "Tokyo Menghualu" that in the months when there are no festivals, skating and playing in the snow is the happiest thing in winter.
Eat radish meatballs
As the saying goes: "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and don't work for doctors to prescribe medicine." After all, as the saying goes, "October radish little ginseng." "Radish, in the old days, called laiphane, in the winter when there are fewer fruits, he can be used as a fruit supplement to reduce qi and appetize, moisten the throat and clear the throat, and also have the effect of eliminating accumulation and detoxifying alcohol.
Therefore, many places love to fry radish balls during the heavy snowfall season. The radish and pork belly are chopped and kneaded into balls and fried in a pan, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the fragrance of fat and radish. The taste is good, but also nourishing, and it is best to have a big bowl in winter.