The weather is getting colder every day. It even began to snow heavily in some areas in the north. It's cold in the south, but it hasn't snowed yet. But although it didn't snow, it still ushered in the 24 solar terms of Xiaoxue. So when is the 20 19 light snow? Will it be very cold on the Light Snow Festival? What problems should we pay attention to after this day, such as health problems and how to dress? What is the custom of Xiaoxue?
1. Introduction to Xiaoxue
Xiaoxue is the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms. It is on1October 22nd or 23rd 165438+ every year, that is, when the sun reaches the longitude of 240 degrees. "Light snow" is a solar term reflecting the climate characteristics. There is no necessary connection between light snow in the sun and light snow in the weather. The meaning of "light snow" in light snow solar terms is different from that in daily weather forecast. Xiaoxue solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during Xiaoxue solar term. The light snow in the forecast refers to the snow with low snowfall. Light snow solar term is a solar term with high cold wave frequency and strong cold air activity.
During the light snow solar term, a relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia, and low pressure or trough often appears in Siberia. When moving eastward, there will be a large range of cold air going south, and there will be a large range of windy and cool weather in eastern China. Due to global warming, some areas in southern China will snow later, while in the north, it has entered the freezing season.
The book "Qunfangpu" says that "the light snow is cold and it will snow, but the ground is cold and even the snow is not big." This means that the "light snow" solar term changes the form of precipitation from rain to snow, because the weather is cold, but at this time, because the ground is not very cold and the amount of snow is not enough, it is called light snow. Entering this solar term, the northwest wind in vast areas of China has become a frequent visitor, and the temperature has dropped.
2. Agricultural activities
At the beginning of the light snow solar term, the soil freezing depth in Northeast China has reached 10cm, freezing almost every day and night on average 1cm, and exceeding 1m at the end of the solar term. Therefore, as the saying goes, "a light snow closed the land", and then rivers, large and small, froze. A peasant proverb says, "It hardly snows in the sky, and the next year will be a bumper harvest year." There are three meanings here. First of all, it will snow or even rain next year without serious drought and flood disasters; Secondly, snow can freeze some germs and pests to death and reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases in the coming year; Third, snow can keep warm, which is beneficial to decompose organic matter in soil and improve soil fertility. Therefore, as the saying goes, "Xue Rui will have a good harvest" has certain scientific truth.
Store vegetables
After the light snow festival in northern China, fruit farmers began to prune fruit trees and wrap the stems with straw to prevent freezing. In addition, vegetables in winter are mostly stored in local methods or buried in cellars for convenience. As the saying goes, "snow shovel cabbage, snow shovel spinach." When storing Chinese cabbage in deep ditch, stop watering about ten days before harvest, do a good job of storage and antifreeze, and try to harvest it in sunny days. After harvesting Chinese cabbage, the roots of Chinese cabbage are dried in the sun for 3-4 days, and then stored after the outer leaves of Chinese cabbage become soft. The depth of this ditch depends on the height of cabbage. When stored, the roots of Chinese cabbage are all downward and arranged side by side in the ditch. After cooling, cover it with Chinese cabbage leaves and corn stalks to prevent freezing. When storing half-cooked Chinese cabbage, put some water in the ditch and put it in the soil at the same time. Moreover, the depth of soil and water should be buried in the roots, and it will mature after eating.
Agricultural leisure sideline
In the light snow season, the snow and ice weather is very cold. In order to break the bad habits of cats in winter, agriculture can't be slack. It is necessary to use the leisure time in winter to produce agricultural and sideline products, accumulate fertilizers, develop winter fertilizers, wicker and straw weaving according to local conditions, and develop rich through multiple channels. In order to improve the scientific and cultural quality of farmers quickly, we must arrange enough time.
During this period, it is necessary to prepare and manage the overwintering fish ponds, which is the key to improve the survival rate of fish overwintering. Prepare wintering feed for large livestock in advance to ensure their survival in winter.
3. Diet and health care
In northern China, in the light snow season, most people eat mutton hotpot. Generally speaking, it is light snow, the weather is cold and dark, and the light is insufficient, which is easy to cause or aggravate depression. Warm tonic foods suitable for this season include mutton, beef and chicken. Foods suitable for tonifying kidney include cashew nuts, Euryale ferox, yam, chestnut, ginkgo, walnut and so on.
salted meat
There is a folk custom: "Winter wax is pickled with wind and stored to keep out the cold". After the light snow, the temperature plummeted and the weather became dry. This is a good time to process bacon.
After the light snow festival, some farmers began to cook sausages and bacon, and they didn't taste delicious until the Spring Festival.
Taste bazan
In some places in the south, there is also the custom of eating rice cakes in October of the lunar calendar. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in the south of China, and it was also the earliest sacrifice used by farmers to worship the cow god. There is a saying that Baba Lu Lu badminton Badminton Hall was burned down in October, referring to the sacrificial activities.
Appropriate supplements can balance the yin and yang of Xiaoxue, but excessive intake of high-calorie supplements will lead to excessive stomach fire and lung fire, which is manifested as inflammation, constipation and hemorrhoids of upper respiratory tract, tonsils and oral mucosa. Therefore. When making supplements, we should pay special attention to whether it meets the conditions for making supplements and make up for the shortcomings. At the same time, it is necessary to distinguish the performance and application scope of supplements, and you can also eat some cold food, such as radish and preserved eggs.
Accumulate vitality
Qi deficiency refers to qi deficiency. Exercise leads to asthma, fatigue, laziness, frequent spontaneous sweating, pale face, pale tongue and weak pulse. People with qi deficiency can choose ginseng tonic.
Ginseng is warm, sweet and slightly bitter, which can greatly enhance vitality. It is an important drug for invigorating qi. Say "vision, happiness, intelligence, long-term use, weight loss, longevity". Modern research has proved that ginseng can regulate the function of reticular skin system, and it contains ginsenoside. It does have an anti-aging effect. In use. Ginseng can be used to decoct soup, which is called Shen Du soup. Has the effects of invigorating qi and relieving fatigue. For the elderly and infirm, drinking this soup for a long time can strengthen the body. If ginseng is sliced, it can be beneficial to the body, resist diseases and enhance the body's disease resistance.
deficiency of blood
The so-called blood deficiency is the lack of substances that nourish the human body and cannot play a role in nourishing the human body. It is characterized by hard work, dull complexion, pale complexion, forgetfulness and insomnia, pale tongue and thready pulse. People with blood deficiency constitution are selected as longan tonics.
4. Related folklore
bacon
There is a folk custom: "Winter wax is pickled with wind and stored to keep out the cold". After the light snow, the temperature plummeted and the weather became dry. This is a good time to process bacon.
After the light snow festival, some farmers began to cook sausages and bacon, and used traditional methods to store the remaining meat in order to enjoy delicious food during the Spring Festival.
Eat seven or eight
In some places in the south, there is also the custom of eating rice cakes in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food in which glutinous rice is steamed and mashed. In some areas of southern China, this is a popular food.
Bazin was a traditional festival sacrifice in southern China in ancient times. It was originally used by farmers to worship the cow god. There is a saying that Baba Lu Lu badminton Badminton Hall was burned down in October, referring to the sacrificial activities.
Dried fish meal
Fishermen in the central and southern coastal areas of Taiwan Province Province will start drying dried fish and storing dry food on snowy days. Around the light snow, mullet will come to the Taiwan Province Strait, as well as swordfish and sand fish.
There is a saying in Taiwan Province Province that bean fertilizer is missing in October, which means that "beans" can be caught in Budai District of Chiayi County in October of the lunar calendar.
Eat soup noodles
Before and after the light snow, Tujia people began the annual folk activity of "killing pigs for the New Year", which added warmth to the cold winter. Eat Planus.
On the occasion of the light snow in the lunar calendar this year, Tujia farmers in Shipai Town, Longshan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture cooked the traditional Tujia cuisine "soup" with fresh pork that had just killed pigs, and prepared to entertain relatives and friends.
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