The customs of Xiaohan solar term include ice opera, Laba Festival, eating Laba porridge, eating sprouts and eating glutinous rice.

01 Ice Opera

In the northern provinces of my country, the weather is relatively cold after the beginning of winter. Sometimes the ice on the river is thick, and sledges are used to walk on the ice. The sledge is either pulled by a horse or a dog, or the rider holds a wooden pole and paddles it like a punt to push forward. In areas with extremely thick ice, most of them have ice beds for pedestrians to play.

02 December Festival

"Xiaohan" is the solar term of the twelfth lunar month, because the ancients would hold it in December The twelfth month of the lunar month is called the twelfth lunar month. The meaning of wax is "connection", which means the handover of the old and the new. The wax sacrifice is one of the ancient sacrificial customs in my country, which has been formed as far back as the pre-Qin period.

03 Eating Laba porridge

Another important folk custom in Xiaohan solar term is eating "Laba porridge". According to ancient books, Laba porridge is cooked with yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, peeled jujube paste, etc. mixed with water, and is externally dyed with red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, etc. These foods are all sweet and warm, and can regulate the spleen and stomach. Buzhong and Qi.

04 Eating sprouts

In the old days of Tianjin, Xiaohan had the custom of eating sprouts. Yellow bean sprouts are a specialty of Tianjin, made from cabbage sprouts. After the winter solstice, cut off the stems and leaves of cabbage, leaving only the heart, about two inches above the ground, cover it with manure and keep it from breathing. Eat it after half a month. It will be extremely crisp and tender, making up for the lack of winter vegetables.

05 Eating glutinous rice

Guangdong folk proverb "It will be cold when there is no wind in the Minor Cold and Dahan." It is a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice in the morning of Minor Cold and Dahan to ward off the cold. Folk tradition believes that glutinous rice has a higher sugar content than rice, and after eating it, the whole body feels warm, which is good for repelling cold. Traditional Chinese medicine theory believes that glutinous rice has the effect of nourishing the body and replenishing qi. It is best to eat glutinous rice in the cold season.

There are those solar terms.

The 24 solar terms are: Beginning of Spring, Rain, Jingzhe, Vernal Equinox, Qingming, Guyu, Beginning of Summer, Xiaoman, Ear Grain, Summer Solstice, Minor Heat, Great Heat, Beginning of Autumn, End of Summer, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost Descent, and Beginning of Winter. , light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, light cold, big cold.