Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the four traditional festivals in China and one of the twenty-four solar terms. Among the 24 solar terms, Qingming is the only one that is both a solar term and a festival. In ancient times, Tomb-Sweeping Day was also called outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, grave sweeping festival, grave sweeping festival and ghost festival. The following is the traditional food and health care tips of Tomb-Sweeping Day, which I compiled for you. I hope it will help you.

Tomb-Sweeping Day Traditional Cuisine

1. Ai Zan

There is an old saying in Hakka that "Eat Ai Zan before and after Qingming Festival, and you won't get sick all year round". Ai Zan is a traditional snack for Tomb-Sweeping Day Hakkas. First of all, wash the fresh and tender wormwood, put it in the pot and cook it, then take it out and drain it. The water for boiling wormwood should be reserved for later use. Then chop the cooked wormwood into grass mud, and the finer the grass mud, the worse the better. After cutting the wormwood mud, mix it with boiled wormwood water and glutinous rice flour. Then, the prepared fillings such as sesame seeds, plum beans and peanuts are wrapped in dough, sealed and kneaded into round and long shapes, put into a pot and steamed for 15-2 minutes, and then discharged.

2. Green dumplings

During the Qingming Festival, there is a custom of eating green dumplings in the south of the Yangtze River. Green dumplings are made by mashing a wild plant called "Pulp Wheat Straw" and squeezing out juice, then mixing this juice with dried pure glutinous rice flour, and then making dumplings. The stuffing of dumplings is made of delicate sugar bean paste, and a small piece of sugar lard is added when filling. After the dumplings are made, put them into a cage and steam them. When they come out of the cage, brush the cooked vegetable oil evenly on the surface of the dumplings with a brush, and you're done.

3. Mustard rice

During the Ching Ming Festival, most places in eastern Fujian have the custom of eating mustard regardless of urban and rural areas. It is said that eating "mustard rice" mixed with mustard and rice on February 2 every year can prevent scabies all year round. There is also the custom of cooking loach noodles to give away to ancestors on March 3. Moreover, during this period, in many urban and rural areas in eastern Fujian, you can also eat a kind of food rich in eastern Fujian characteristics, that is, Chunju and Rosa laevigata flowers are mixed into ground rice pulp and baked into seasonal snacks, which are quite rural.

4. Runbing dishes

Every Qingming Festival, Quanzhou people have the custom of eating "Runbing dishes". It is said that this is the legacy of the ancient cold food festival. The proper name of "Runbing dish" should be spring cake. Eating moist cakes on Qingming Festival is not only unique to Quanzhou, but also enjoyed by Xiamen people. According to legend, Cai Fuyi, a Tongan who was the governor of Yunnan, Guizhou and Huguang Military Affairs in the Ming Dynasty, pioneered this way of eating. At that time, it was under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou government, so this kind of eating method spread and became a famous family product in southern Fujian. However, the forms of spring cakes in different parts of southern Fujian are the same, but the contents are quite different. Quanzhou's "cake-moistening dish" is made of flour and baked into a thin crust, commonly known as "cake-moistening" or "cake-wiping". When eating, the crust is spread out, and then mixed-pot dishes such as shredded carrots, shredded pork, fried clams and turnips are rolled. It is simple to prepare and tastes sweet and delicious.

5. Eating prickly heat

There is a custom of eating prickly heat in Tomb-Sweeping Day, north and south of China. "Zanzi" is a fried food, crispy and exquisite, and it was called "cold utensils" in ancient times. The custom of forbidding fire and cold food in the Cold Food Festival is not popular in most parts of China, but the prickly heat related to this festival is deeply loved by the world. There are differences between the south and the north in the prickly heat that is popular in the Han area: the prickly heat in the north is generous and free, with wheat flour as the main material; Southern prickly heat is exquisite and meticulous, and it is mainly made of rice and flour. In ethnic minority areas, there are many kinds of prickly heat with different flavors, especially * * Er and Dongxiang ">: Dongxiang and Naxi nationalities and Ningxia Hui nationality are the most famous.

6. Wurenfan

In addition, regarding the Qingming food custom, we can't help but mention the "Wurenfan" of the She family, because Mindong is the settlement of the She nationality. On the third day of March every year, every household of the She nationality cooks "black rice" and presents it to relatives and friends of the Han nationality. Over time, the local Han people also have the custom of eating "black rice" on Qingming Day. Especially in Kurong county, people have to sacrifice "black rice" every year, which shows that China has been a big family where ethnic groups live in harmony since ancient times.

Health care coup in Qingming Festival

Qi deficiency type

Physical characteristics: pale face, weak muscles, frequent spontaneous sweating, especially when moving, shortness of breath, laziness and fatigue. Students and people who have been engaged in mental work for a long time are prone to qi deficiency.

recommended sports: you can take part in Tai Ji Chuan and other sports that focus on practicing qi.

Dietary attention: products for invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and nourishing vitality, such as Radix Codonopsis, Radix Astragali, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae and Radix Glycyrrhizae.

medicinal diet choice: Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus porridge (1 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 15 grams of Astragalus membranaceus and 1 grams of rice). Wash Radix Codonopsis and Radix Astragali, soak them in appropriate amount of water for 3 minutes, then boil them with slow fire for 4 minutes. After removing Chinese medicines, add rice and cook them into porridge.) Braised black-bone chicken with Cordyceps and Radix Astragali (half black-bone chicken, 3-5g of Cordyceps and 3g of Radix Astragali). Hair and viscera of black-bone chicken are removed, blanched in a boiling water pot to remove blood, then put in a casserole with Cordyceps, Radix Astragali and ginger slices, and add seasonings when the chicken is cooked.

blood deficiency type

Physical characteristics: pale, dull or sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, thready and weak pulse, dizziness, palpitation, insomnia, forgetfulness, etc.

recommended exercise: jogging, walking, playing badminton, Tai Ji Chuan, etc., pay attention to keep warm, and it is best to have a slight sweat.

Dietary attention: Fish glue, chinese forest frog, Rose, Colla Corii Asini, Jujube, Angelica sinensis, Lycium barbarum, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Polygonum Multiflori Radix can be properly supplemented.

medicinal diet choice: red date porridge with fish glue (15g of fish glue, 1 red dates, and appropriate amount of rock sugar). First, soak the fish glue in clear water to make it soft, then wash it, cut it into filaments, and put it in a stew pot with red dates and rock sugar for 2 hours.) It is especially good for people with insufficient qi and blood, mental fatigue, dull skin and wrinkled face.

yin deficiency type

Physical characteristics: thin body, dry skin, prone to wrinkles, long dark circles, impatient personality, easy to dry throat, thirst, dry eyes, insomnia and dreaminess, red cheeks, dry cough, less phlegm and so on. More common in people who like to eat barbecue, fry or like alcohol and tobacco.

recommended exercise: go out for an outing more often, and adjust your mood by playing chess and fishing.

Dietary attention: Yin deficiency is easy to generate internal heat, so it is recommended to eat American ginseng, Dendrobium, Ophiopogon japonicus, lily and chrysanthemum to nourish yin and moisten dryness.

medicinal diet choice: stewed old duck with American ginseng and Dendrobium (1 grams of American ginseng and 6 grams of Dendrobium). First, wash the old duck, control the water, put it into the pot together with American ginseng and Dendrobium, add about 5 ml of water, boil it with strong fire and then simmer it for 1 hour.

yang deficiency type

Physical characteristics: white skin, fat body, soft muscles, cold limbs, soreness or cold pain in the waist and knees, easy hair loss, weak bones and muscles, etc. Long-term partial eclipse of cold food will also form yang deficiency constitution.

recommended exercise: jogging, dynamic ball games, etc. can be carried out to avoid the invasion of foreign evils.

Dietary attention: People who recuperate yang deficiency need warm tonic, and also need to give consideration to the spleen and stomach to enhance their resistance. They can eat ginseng, Cordyceps sinensis, walnut kernel, velvet antler, Gordon Euryale seed, yam, Eucommia ulmoides and Coix seed.

selection of medicinal diet: yam, coix seed and euryale seed porridge (1g of yam, 1g of coix seed and 1g of round-grained rice). Soak Rhizoma Dioscoreae and Semen Euryales in water, remove impurities and wash. Put japonica rice, yam, coix seed and gordon euryales into a pot and cook them together into porridge, which has the effects of invigorating spleen, infiltrating dampness and nourishing lung and kidney.

Liver depression type

Physical characteristics: yellowish skin, big round face, small hands and feet, but rich shoulders and backs. The abdomen is bigger, and the thighs are strong from jumping to gaskin, and the muscles of the whole body are plump and symmetrical.

recommended sports: jogging, basketball, badminton, table tennis and other ball games, with no fatigue as the degree, should not sweat too much.

Dietary attention: It is advisable to eat foods such as Coicis Semen, radish and yam for strengthening the spleen, and foods such as citrus, bergamot and radish for regulating qi, and avoid sweets, sugar, pungent and hot food, wine and greasy products.

medicinal diet choice: Gan Song porridge (Gan Song 5g, japonica rice 1g. Decoct Gan Song in water, decoct, removing residue, and collecting juice for later use; Boil the japonica rice porridge, and add Gan Song juice when the porridge is cooked.

Prevention of diseases in Qingming Festival

1. Pay attention to keeping warm and preventing wind and evil

During Qingming Festival, wind and evil increased because of the sudden change of weather, so people should pay attention to keeping warm and preventing wind and evil from invading the human body and causing damage to their health. When you go out to worship your ancestors or go hiking, you can prepare a coat with you so that foreign evils can't invade your body.

In addition, for pregnant women, the elderly, children and other people with fragile bodies, we should take more rest while preventing wind evil, so as to protect our health.

Second, protect the liver against liver diseases

Liver diseases are easy to appear on the body in Qingming Festival, because the dry wind at this time can easily make people's liver fire become vigorous, and if the fire is not cleared in time, it will easily induce liver diseases. Therefore, in Qingming Festival, we should pay attention to the health of the liver and prevent liver diseases.

Eat more foods that calm the liver, tonify the kidney and moisten the lungs, and avoid irritating foods, such as mutton and pepper. Eating more fresh fruits can effectively protect the health of the liver.

Third, prevent allergies

There are many allergens in the air in spring, and there are many flowers blooming around Qingming Festival. Therefore, when going out for an outing, we must pay attention to the problem of skin care. Friends with pollen allergies should not go for an outing in places where flowers bloom, so as to avoid too high grass in the wild.

Because insects are active around Qingming Festival, it is easy to be bitten by insects when entering the grass at this time, thus inducing allergic phenomenon, so we must pay attention to this point in our life.

4. Avoid eating unknown wild vegetables to prevent stomach trouble

Spring is the season when many wild vegetables are on the market, but when you go out for an outing on Qingming Day, you should not pick wild vegetables and eat them at will to prevent food poisoning or other gastrointestinal diseases. You know, although many wild vegetables seem harmless, they can easily become health killers after eating them by mistake.

5. Pay attention to heart health during ancestor worship

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a season for ancestor worship, but we must be careful not to be too sad during ancestor worship to prevent heart health from being damaged, especially for friends who already suffer from heart diseases and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Because violent mood swings can easily trigger these diseases, which will lead to the destruction of heart health.

VI. Preventing Spring Fever

Spring is a season of life recovery and also a dangerous season. Why is it dangerous? Because although everything recovers in spring, the air always contains a large number of viruses and bacteria. If we don't pay attention to these viruses and bacteria, it will easily be infected and cause diseases.

Diseases such as influenza, meningitis, whooping cough, etc. are easy to appear around Qingming Festival. Therefore, it is of great benefit to protect your health to wear a mask when you go out and wash your face frequently when you go home.

VII. Prevention of Mumps

Before and after Qingming Festival, there is another disease that is easy to appear, which is mumps, and it is extremely contagious and can be spread even through saliva droplets. Therefore, if you want to prevent this disease, you should wear a mask when going out to play, choose a clean and hygienic restaurant and use public chopsticks when eating, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of mumps.

VIII. Prevention of eye diseases

Eye diseases are also easy to appear before and after Qingming Festival, such as pinkeye and trachoma. Therefore, in order to protect health during Qingming Festival, we should prevent these eye diseases, try not to go to crowded places, try not to rub our eyes with our hands or use a set of toiletries with others. Frequent hand washing and face washing can help us effectively prevent eye diseases.

IX. Prevention of respiratory diseases

Bacteria in the air increase and become more active. At this time, good indoor air should be kept, and proper window ventilation can effectively prevent respiratory diseases. And exhausting the exhaust gas in the room can help people protect the health of their lungs. Why should we refuse to kill two birds with one stone?