The winter solstice is about to arrive, the winter solstice, the twenty-second solar term of the twenty-four solar terms, the winter solstice is also called the "winter festival", "winter night", "sub-year", the folk knows: "but the winter solstice is not cold" said, from this day on, our country officially entered the "number nine cold days" season, the winter Tibetan gas, so far and extremely.
The winter solstice is not only an important solar term, but also a traditional festival, the ancients believed that from the winter solstice, the days gradually become longer, the night becomes shorter, the yin between heaven and earth begins to converge, and the yang begins to rise, which means that a new cycle begins, is a good day. In ancient times, the day of the winter solstice was a very important festival, which can be compared with the Spring Festival, so there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year". Although with the development of time, the winter solstice has now withdrawn from the ranks of official traditional festivals in China, many regions still retain many winter solstice customs. Tomorrow on the winter solstice, remember to "eat 5 things and do 3 things", warm and cold, enhance resistance, and survive the winter healthily.
Eatkind
OneEat dumplings
In many places, there is the custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice, the folk is known as "the winter solstice arrives, every household eats dumplings", this custom is said to have originated from Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing saw some people suffering from cold in his hometown, and even some people's ears were frozen and rotten, so Zhang Zhongjing made ** a kind of "Jiao'er" The delicacy is to wrap the mutton and chili pepper together with the herbs to ward off the cold in the dough, cook it in the pot, the whole body is warm after the people eat it, the effect of the cold is very good, and later this food was named dumplings, in order to commemorate Zhang Zhongjing, there is the custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice.
In ancient times, people believed that the day of the winter solstice Yin Qi has reached the highest peak of the year, otherwise the pole Tailai, Yang Qi began to grow, indicating that this is the beginning of a new cycle, is a day worth celebrating, "dumplings" and "Jiaozi" homonym, there is the meaning of alternating the old and the new, so since then many areas of our country have the custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice.
IIEat glutinous rice balls
The customs of the north and south are different, the north eats dumplings, the south eats glutinous rice balls, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, the winter solstice glutinous rice balls are necessary, can be salty glutinous rice balls or sweet glutinous rice balls, the rice balls are also called "winter solstice balls", take the meaning of reunion and reunion, there is also a saying about the rice balls, that is, the winter solstice "eats the rice balls one year old".
IIIEat sweet potato soup fruit
In the area of Ningbo, Zhejiang, there is a custom of eating sweet potato soup and fruit on the day of the winter solstice. The word "fan" in the sweet potato is the same as the "turn" in the turn and the turn, taking the meaning of the bad luck in the past year "turning" the past, looking forward to the new year to be smooth, healthy and auspicious. In fact, the shape of the soup fruit is similar to the tangyuan, but the size is relatively small and there is no filling, and it is often called the ball, which has the same meaning of reunion and perfection as the tangyuan.
FourthDrink mutton broth
Mutton is the first choice for nourishing ingredients in winter since ancient times, low fat, high nutrition, can provide sufficient calories for the body, as the old saying goes: "eat mutton and ginseng in winter", this statement can be traced back to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which records: mutton is warm and replenishes deficiency, replenishes and benefits qi, appetizes and fitness, benefits kidney qi, nourishes gall and brightens eyes, and cures deficiency and cold. In traditional Chinese medicine, mutton is sweet and warm, and has the effects of complementing deficiency, driving away cold, and warming and replenishing qi and blood, so it is most suitable to have a bowl of mutton soup when the weather is cold. After the winter solstice, the weather slowly turns to the cold pole, people need to take more nutrients, mutton is warm, rich in nutrients, delicate meat, often eat can replenish energy for the body, enhance the body's resistance.
FiveEat ravioli
In old Beijing, there is a saying that "winter solstice wonton summer solstice noodles" means that you have to eat noodles on the summer solstice, and you have to eat wontons on the winter solstice. Legend has it that during the Han Dynasty, the border territory was invaded by the Xiongnu, disturbing the people not being at peace, the common people hated the Xiongnu to the bone, people chopped pork and wrapped it into "Jiaoer", and with the homonym of the Xiongnu leader "Hunshi" and "Tunshi", this kind of Jiaoer was named "wonton", hated to eat it, people hoped to live a peaceful and stable life.
Do 3 things
OneGo to bed early and wake up late
After the winter solstice, it entered the "three nine days", which is the coldest time of the year, we must adjust the work and rest time appropriately, rest a little earlier in the evening, it is best to fall asleep before 10 o'clock in the evening, and get up a little later in the morning, because the temperature outside is too low in the morning and evening, and it is easy to catch a cold and freeze when going out, and sufficient sleep is very important, sufficient sleep helps to enhance resistance, help us just resist the cold winter, go to bed early and get up late can also conform to the hidden yang energy in the body.
IIShoes and socks
The older generation often says: "Winter frozen head does not freeze feet", winter must pay attention to the warmth of the feet, "cold from the feet", the feet are the most vulnerable to the cold invasion of the place, whether it is going out or at home, to wear shoes and socks, in the past, the winter solstice has the custom of giving shoes, over time, the custom of giving shoes to the aunt gradually evolved into the aunt to give shoes to the nephew. This custom is still very popular in many regions today. Even in the proverb in Fujian and Taiwan, there is a saying that "the winter solstice is big for the New Year, and there is no ancestor to return ("no" meaning), and the wanderers who travel far away on the day of the winter solstice will also rush back to their hometown for the New Year, implying that there is a destination at the end of the year.
IIIWinemaking
In winter, in addition to making wine in the south of the Yangtze River, the practice of wine brewing will be a little simpler than rice wine, the main raw material is glutinous rice, glutinous rice has the effect of tonifying and nourishing qi in winter, and the nutritional value of the wine is also very rich, it has the effect of nourishing blood and nourishing the skin, activating the muscles and veins, and the wine brewing also has the beautiful meaning of reunion and reunion.
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Although the yin energy in the body turns to yang energy after the winter solstice, but at this time it is also in the "three nine days", the weather is relatively cold, and the yang energy is also relatively weak when it has just grown, it is still necessary to pay attention to it in life, and pay attention to regulating the balance in the body and conforming to nature, so it is necessary to pay attention to keeping warm and cold, doing appropriate exercise, going to bed early and getting up early, and maintaining the yang energy that has just grown in the body, so as to erect in spring.