On this day, there is a folk saying that "eating pears is a fright". In some areas, there are eating habits such as eating eggs, frying soybeans, frying corn, drinking fermented glutinous wine, making pancakes and eating snowballs.
Eat pears
There are two ways to eat pears in shock. One is "pear" and the other is "separation". Eating pears can keep away pests and make crops get a bumper harvest in the new year. Another theory focuses on health care, which holds that when people are frightened, the weather is warmer and the climate is dry, and people are prone to dry mouth, while pears are watery, which helps to moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
Stir-fried corn and soybeans
In some areas, the custom of "frying corn" is called "frying insects", that is, the process of frying corn is the process of destroying insects. It is said that in some areas of Shaanxi, there is a custom of eating fried soybeans. The crackling sound of soybeans frying in the pot is like the "jumping sound" of pests suffering.
Eat eggs
And the custom of eating eggs. According to legend, the white tiger was sacrificed on this day. The white tiger is full of fangs, which is very terrible. Only by feeding it with eggs will it not hurt people, so it will eat eggs.
Lao pancake
It is said that some places in Shandong have the custom of eating pancakes in surprise. In the past, baking pancakes needed a stove, and there was smoke and fire, which meant that pests disappeared in the smoke and baking of fireworks.
Eat donkey rolls.
On this day, there is also the custom of eating snowballs, and snowballs take the word "roll" to be wonderful, which means rolling and turning. Stunned by the spring, eating snowballing at the beginning of the year means that the new year can "turn over" and get what you want.
Health-keeping custom of fear
Generally speaking, it obviously warms up during the period of fright, so the diet should be cool and light, and eat more fresh vegetables and rich foods in protein, such as bamboo shoots, spinach, celery, eggs and milk. , so as to enhance physical fitness against the invasion of germs.
There is also a relatively dry climate in this period, which is easy to make people thirsty and cough due to exogenous factors. Raw pears are cold and sweet, and have the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat. Folks are known as "eating pears in shock". In addition, patients with cough can also eat lotus seeds, loquat, Siraitia grosvenorii and other foods to relieve pain. Diet should be light, and it is best not to eat greasy food. Spicy foods such as peppers, onions, garlic and peppers should also be eaten less. There are also loquat, lily, tremella, lotus root, yam, jujube and other foods suitable for spring health, as well as drugs such as Adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum sibiricum. If you are fit, eating these items regularly in spring is of great benefit to your health.
After the shock, everything recovers. This is the spring season, but it is also the season when all kinds of viruses and bacteria are active. During the period of fright, the qi of liver yang in human body is gradually rising, and the yin blood is relatively insufficient. Health care should conform to the characteristics of the rising of yang and the beginning of everything, so that people's spirit, emotions and qi and blood are as smooth and full of vitality as a spring.
During the period of fright, the weather changes greatly, so we should pay attention to the changes in temperature and warmth to prevent the epidemic of seasonal diseases such as colds.