Lidong, the nineteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, with the handle of the dipper pointing to the north-west and the sun's yellow meridian reaching 225°, crosses the festival between November 7-8 of each year on the Gregorian calendar. It is a seasonal solar term that indicates the beginning of winter. There are many customs of Ridong, such as congratulating the winter, winter swimming, Ridong dietary supplements, eating dumplings, and vegetable farming.

1, folk winter

He winter is also known as the "winter worship", in the Han Dynasty that custom. The Eastern Han Dynasty, Cui Ding, "Four People's Monthly Order": "The winter solstice day into the wine and food, congratulations on the visit to the master of the elderly, as on the right day." Song Dynasty every day, people change new clothes, celebrating the exchanges, as in the New Year's Day. Qing dynasty "to the day for the winter solstice, the court, the scholarly family to congratulate the elders, but also out of the visit. Fine people of both sexes, also must be more fresh clothes to greet each other, called "worship winter." (See Gu Lu "Qing Jia Lu" Volume XI). Since the Republic of China, the traditional customs of winter greetings seem to have a tendency to simplify. But some activities, gradually fixed, programmed, more universal. Such as winter school, worship activities, are held in the winter.

2, swimming in winter

Now some places to celebrate the winter is now also innovative, in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Henan Shangqiu, Jiangxi Yichun, Wuhan, Hubei, and other places on the day of the winter, winter swimming enthusiasts have been used to winter swimming this way to meet the arrival of winter. Winter swimming, whether in the north or the south, is a favorite method of physical exercise in winter.

3, winter diet

After the winter, it means that this year's winter is officially coming. Grass and trees withered, dormant insects dormant, the activities of all things tend to rest. Although there is no human hibernation, but the folk have the custom of winter.

4, northern dumplings

In the north of China, especially in Beijing, Tianjin people love to eat dumplings. Why eat dumplings in winter? Because the dumplings are derived from the expression "the time of the handover". Lunar New Year's Eve is the intersection of the old year and the new year, and winter is the intersection of the fall and winter seasons, so the dumplings can not be eaten at the time of the "intersection". Nowadays, people have gradually restored this ancient custom, and on the day of winter, all kinds of dumplings are sold very well.

5,Vegetable farming

After the winter to do a good job in time to build greenhouses. At the same time, do a good job of greenhouse vegetable management, daytime temperatures can be high in the leeward mouth uncovered film ventilation, the night to pay attention to do a good job of greenhouse sealing work. North China and the Yellow River and Huaihe region must be in the average daily temperature drop to about 4 ℃, field soil night freeze day time, seize the opportunity to water wheat, vegetables and orchard winter water to supplement the lack of soil moisture, improve the field microclimate environment, to prevent the "drought to help the cold Wei," to reduce and avoid the occurrence of frostbite.

To talk to you about it,Rising Winter More Vegetables. This season, fruits, vegetables, the human body will lack of vitamins more, so it will cause some diseases, this time should be more points to supplement the potato, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, those , they are rich in vitamin C, vitamin B, and vitamin A, red sweet potatoes also contains a lot of carotene. Eat more potatoes, not only can supplement vitamins, but also clear the role of internal heat.