Jingzhe, also known as "Qizhe", is the third solar term among the twenty-four solar terms.

At the end of the day, the sun reaches 345° of ecliptic longitude, and the festival is celebrated on March 5-6 of the Gregorian calendar.

Let’s take a look at the traditional food and health key points of the Jingzhe solar term that I have compiled for you. You are welcome to read, for reference only.

What traditional delicacies are eaten in Jingzhe? 1. Pears. Eating pears in Jingzhe is a folk custom in the north.

Farmers eat pears on the Waking of Insects Day to bid farewell to pests.

Spring returns to the earth, and the climate is relatively dry, which can easily make the population dry.

Raw pears are cold in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, nourishing yin and clearing away heat, so pears are particularly suitable for consumption during this season.

2. After the Jingzhe solar term, the growth of yang energy in spinach can easily lead to strong liver fire. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spinach is sweet and cool in nature and enters the intestines and stomach meridian. It can nourish blood, benefit the five internal organs, open blood vessels, quench thirst and moisturize the intestines, nourish yin and calm the liver, and aid digestion.

It has the functions of cleaning the stomach and intestines, and has a better auxiliary effect on liver qi complications complicated by stomach problems, headaches, dizziness and anemia.

However, spinach should be blanched in boiling water before cooking.

3. Eggs. In addition to eating pears, there is also a folk saying that Jingzhe eats eggs. It is said that on this day, white tigers are sacrificed. White tigers usually have fangs and open their mouths. They can only be fed with eggs. After they are full, they will not hurt people.

After evolution, the eggs that were originally fed to the white tigers are now fed to people themselves.

4. Fried beans. In Shaanxi, some areas eat fried beans after the awakening of insects.

People soak the soybeans in salt water and stir-fry them in a pot. The crackling sound symbolizes the sound of insects jumping when they are heated in the pot.

5. Corn is in ethnic minority areas. The Yao people in Jinxiu County, Guangxi Province eat "fried worms" on the Day of the Waking of Insects. After the "worms" are cooked, they are placed in the hall, and the whole family sits around and eats them together.

They shouted: "Eating fried worms, eating fried worms!" They had fun and competed. Whoever ate faster and chewed louder would be congratulated on his contribution to the eradication of pests.

In fact, the "worm" is corn, which is its symbolic meaning.

6. Taro Hakka people in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian will boil hairy taro and fried soybeans in hot water on the day of the Waking of Insects (representing the elimination of various insect pests).

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that taro can nourish the body and replenish qi. Because it is rich in mucus saponins and a variety of trace elements, it can help the body correct physiological abnormalities caused by trace element deficiencies. It can also increase appetite and aid digestion.

7. Mash wine: With the arrival of spring, the sweat pores all over the body are opening. In some places in the northwest, every household is required to drink mash wine and eat egg pancakes mixed with mustard juice during the Jingzhe Festival to drive away the accumulated coldness in the body.

8. Pancakes In some areas of Shandong, farmers will light a stove in the courtyard to bake pancakes on the Waking of Insects Day, which means that the smoke and fire will kill the pests.

Key points of Jingzhe’s health care 1. Eat in moderation 1. Eat more light food and fresh vegetables rich in plant protein and vitamins. The weather is obviously getting warmer in Jingzhe, so the diet should be clear and light, and should be in harmony with the nature of the liver, help the spleen, and regulate the five internal organs.

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It is advisable to eat more light foods and fresh vegetables rich in plant protein and vitamins, such as spring bamboo shoots, spinach, celery, chicken, eggs, milk, duck blood, aloe vera, water radish, bitter gourd, fungus, rape, yam, lotus seeds, tremella, etc.

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2. Eat more pears. During the Waking of Insects season, the weather suddenly changes from warm to cold, and the climate is relatively dry, which can easily cause dryness of the mouth and exogenous cough.

Raw pears are cold in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, nourishing yin and clearing away heat. There is a folk custom of eating pears during the awakening of insects.

There are many ways to eat pears, such as raw, steamed, juiced, roasted or boiled.

3. Eat less animal fat foods. The diet should be light, greasy foods should be eaten as little as possible, and irritating foods such as peppers, onions, garlic, and peppers should also be eaten less.

2. There are ways to prevent diseases: "When healthy qi is stored, evil cannot be affected." This means that when the human body's righteous qi is strong, evil qi cannot easily invade the body, and diseases will not occur.

Therefore, it is very important to enhance physical fitness and improve the body's disease resistance.

In addition, you should maintain a happy, calm and good attitude mentally, and avoid irritating the liver qi rashly. Otherwise, if the liver qi is too strong, you will be prone to dizziness, dizziness, stroke and mental illness.

Spring corresponds to the liver, and improper health maintenance can damage the liver.

The Waking of Insects season is a season of high incidence of liver diseases. Influenza, meningococcal meningitis, chickenpox, herpes zoster, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, etc. are all prone to epidemic outbreaks during this solar term, so we must strictly guard against such diseases.

3. There are rules for movement. "Huangdi Neijing" says: "In the third month of spring, this is called hair and Chen. Heaven and earth are born together, and all things are prosperous. Lie down at night and walk early, walk widely in the courtyard, and walk slowly with your hair down, so as to generate ambition." It means.

It is said that in spring, when everything revives, you should go to bed late and get up early, and take a slow walk outdoors to help your health.

Therefore, exercise in this season should not be too intense.

After all, people are just recovering from the cold of winter and need to do it step by step.

Going out for an outing, outing, and flying kites are all good choices.