Introduction to Qingming Festival

The Qingming Festival in 2019 will be at 09:51:21 on April 5, 2019, the first day of the third lunar month in 2019.

The Tomb Sweeping Day time in 2020: April 4, 2020 15:38:02, the twelfth day of the third month of the lunar calendar in 2020.

Qingming Festival is one of the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar. It occurs at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, which is 108 days after the winter solstice. During the Qingming Festival, the climate is refreshing and warm, vegetation begins to sprout new branches, everything begins to grow, and farmers are busy with spring plowing and planting. In the past, on the Tomb Sweeping Day, some families would put willow sticks at their doorsteps, go outing in the countryside, and visit graves. This is an ancient custom.

The Story of Qingming

The Ding of Dou Zhi means Qingming, when everything is clean and clear, when the air is clear and the scenery is bright, everything is visible, hence the name.

Three periods of the Qingming Festival

In the first period, the tung trees begin to bloom, in the second period, the field mice turn into quails, and in the third period, the rainbow begins to appear.

Qingming is the fifth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. Every year around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar, when the sun moves to 15° of the celestial longitude, it marks the beginning of the Qingming solar term.

"Qingming Festival" has always been a festival for people to pay homage to their ancestors and sweep their graves. Although the ways of worshiping ancestors and sweeping their tombs vary from place to place, the Chinese tradition of attaching importance to the "ritual of sacrifice" has never changed. During the Qingming Festival, in addition to offering sacrifices to ancestors, there are also activities such as willow planting, outing, and kite flying in various places.

Around the Qingming Festival, the weather is refreshing, everything is new, the grass is green, and the earth is full of vitality. At this time, except for the relatively remote northwest and northeastern regions in China where the temperature is still low, the average daily temperature in other regions has reached above 12°C. However, according to past meteorological data, cold waves still occasionally visit during the Qingming Festival, and low-temperature weather with temperatures below 12°C for more than three consecutive days is also possible.

The Qingming Festival is beautiful, "the lingering fragrance flies by, and the two flying butterflies fly, and the orioles sleep dimly at dawn." While feeling the beauty and desolation of Qingming, we should also maintain health care reasonably according to the characteristics of this solar term. What to eat during Qingming Festival

1. The diet should be regular and quantitative, low in salt. Table salt 2. Increase the intake of potassium accordingly, and eat more fruits and vegetables rich in potassium, such as celery, kelp, black fungus, mushrooms, potatoes, seaweed, rape, bananas, oranges, etc. Fungus, seaweed, rapeseed and citrus 3. Eat more foods that soften the liver, such as japonica rice, shepherd's purse, spinach, white fungus, yam, tofu, fungus, bamboo shoots, purslane, bracken, Houttuynia cordata, celery, eggplant, toon, pork, chicken wait. Tremella, yam, fungus, bamboo shoots, chicken 4. If you have basic diseases such as high blood pressure, you can use cassia seeds, chrysanthemums, prunella vulgaris and other traditional Chinese medicine diet to assist in lowering blood pressure. Cassia seed

1. Do not overeat. 2. Eat less salty or overly salty foods, such as pickles, pickles, salty dried bamboo shoots, bacon and other products. Pickles, pickles, salted bamboo shoots, dried bacon, etc. 3. Avoid eating "hairy things" such as bamboo shoots, fish, shrimp, mutton, etc. to avoid the recurrence of old diseases. Bamboo shoots, fish and shrimp 4. Obese people must reduce sweets and limit calorie intake.

◎ "Bitterness" during Qingming Festival can relieve fever

People are prone to "getting angry" in spring, so we should pay attention to our diet in spring and try to avoid eating lychees, longan, durian, etc. Fruits that are hot in nature, and you should also pay attention to eating less spicy foods such as curry, chili, pepper, and Sichuan pepper. These hot foods also have a "dispersing" effect. Regular consumption will "deplete vitality", lead to qi deficiency, and thus reduce human immunity. Especially spicy food, eating too much can easily lead to indigestion and affect sleep, which is very detrimental to health.

In order to "reduce fire" in spring, people must maintain good living habits, regular work and rest, pay attention to rest, drink more water or heat-clearing and fire-reducing drinks, so that the "fire" in the body can be eliminated through metabolism , excreted from body fluids. In addition, bitter food has the effect of reducing fire, so you can choose it appropriately. Medical science points out that bitter food contains alkaloids, alkaloids and other substances, which can be antibacterial and detoxifying, relieve heat, refresh the mind, relieve fatigue, and are of great benefit to the human body.

Although bitter foods are good, they should not be consumed in excess. Most bitter foods are cold and cool. In addition, the weather is changeable during the Qingming Festival, and cold currents are still a concern. If you eat too much at this time, it will cause stomach pain and diarrhea. Most elderly people and children have weak spleen and stomach, so they should not eat too much. In addition, the spleen and stomach are not suitable for eating too much. Patients with cold and loose stools should not eat cold and bitter foods.

◎Eat less bamboo shoots and more white fungus

Bamboo shoots are delicious and delicious. They are on the market during the Qingming Festival, and many people like to buy them. However, health preservation tells us that bamboo shoots are delicious, but we should not eat too much. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bamboo shoots are cold in nature, slippery and drain qi, and eating too much will make people weak. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that bamboo shoots are hair-producing substances and may induce chronic diseases. "Compendium of Materia Medica" has this description of bamboo shoots: "Eating bamboo shoots when people are weak will often lead to illness." That is to say, patients with qi deficiency who eat qi-consuming bamboo shoots will aggravate the symptoms of qi deficiency and become more weak and sick. Medical experiments have also shown that eating bamboo shoots may cause coughing, thereby inducing asthma; in addition, the crude fiber contained in bamboo shoots is difficult to digest and can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort and even bleeding. Therefore, to maintain health during the Spring Festival, it is best to eat less bamboo shoots.

Unlike bamboo shoots, we can eat more Tremella fuciformis during the Qingming Festival. Tremella fuciformis has a sweet and mild taste, and has the effects of moistening the lungs, promoting fluid production, softening the liver and reducing fire. According to research, Tremella fuciformis is very nutritious and rich in polysaccharides that can promote protein synthesis in the liver, and even has miraculous effects in preventing cancer.

The most important foods to eat during Qingming Festival

Tremella fungus

Health benefits

Tremella fungus is very suitable for consumption during Qingming Festival. It can protect the liver and Improving the detoxification function of the liver can also improve the body's ability to resist radiation and hypoxia. It is a rare nourishing product for modern people.

Picky eating standards

Good white fungus is light yellow in color, has small roots, has no impurities, and has no peculiar smell.

Eat well

Before eating, it is best to soak it in boiling water, change the water once an hour, and change the water several times, so as to remove the sulfur dioxide remaining on it; The soaked pale yellow part is not edible and should be discarded.

Rock sugar and white fungus have a high sugar content and should not be consumed before going to bed, otherwise it will increase blood viscosity. Cooked white fungus overnight will produce harmful ingredients that affect human blood function and should not be eaten.

Enough is enough

15 grams/time.

Hibiscus and Tremella Soup

●Ingredients: 3 eggs, 100 grams of water-haired Tremella.

●Add appropriate amounts of seasoning salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, and water starch.

●Method

①Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them up, add water and salt, mix thoroughly, and steam into custard; wash the white fungus.

②Pour water into the pot, add water, add white fungus, cook for 10 minutes, add pepper, salt, MSG to taste, thicken with water starch, and pour it on the custard.

Catfish

Health benefits

Catfish has tender meat, few spines, rich nutrition, and has the miraculous effect of strengthening muscles and bones and prolonging life. During the Qingming Festival, catfish is plump and delicious and is best eaten.

Criteria for picky eaters

Those with a flat head, smooth appearance and less mucus are preferred.

Eat with good manners

After slaughtering, scald it in boiling water and then wash it with clean water to remove the mucus on the body surface of the catfish.

The eggs of catfish are poisonous, so the eggs must be removed when slaughtering.

Enough is enough

100g/time.

Effective supplement

Garlic catfish

●Materials: 1 catfish, appropriate amount of garlic cloves.

●Seasonings: bean paste, vegetable oil, cooking wine, salt, onion segments, ginger slices, pickled pepper segments, white sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, water starch, fermented glutinous rice juice, and broth in appropriate amounts.

●Method

①Clean the catfish and cut into sections.

②Put the garlic cloves into a bowl, add salt, cooking wine, and stock, and steam until cooked.

③ Heat the vegetable oil in the wok, add the catfish and fry until the surface is golden brown.

④ Leave the oil in the original pot, add the bean paste and fry until red, pour in the stock, bring to a boil over high heat, add the steamed garlic cloves, and when the juice is thick, take out the fish.

⑤ Add vinegar, green onion segments, and water starch to the original juice in the pot to thicken it, and pour it on the fish.

Sichuan safflower, black bean and catfish soup

●Ingredients: 150 grams of black beans, 10 grams of Sichuan safflower, 5 grams of tangerine peel, and 1 catfish.

●Add appropriate amount of seasoning salt.

●Method

① Fry the black beans until the skin cracks, wash and drain; clean the catfish and cut into pieces; wash the Sichuan safflower; wash the tangerine peel.

② Add an appropriate amount of water to the casserole, bring to a boil over high heat, add black beans, Sichuan safflower, tangerine peel, and catfish, and skim off the foam after boiling.

③Simmer over low heat until the black beans are cooked and the fish is crispy. Add salt to taste.

Catfish stewed with eggplant

●Ingredients: 1 catfish, 200 grams of eggplant.

●Seasoning: appropriate amounts of onion segments, minced garlic, shredded ginger, pepper powder, soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, white sugar, vegetable oil, and soybean paste.

●Method

①Clean the catfish; wash the eggplant and cut into pieces; put the yellow sauce in a bowl and add a little warm water to mix.

② Heat vegetable oil in a wok until medium cooked, add onions, minced garlic, and shredded ginger. Add soy sauce, soy sauce, pepper powder, and white sugar and stir-fry briefly. Pour in appropriate amount of water.

③Add eggplant pieces, catfish, and cooking wine, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 40 minutes, and reduce the juice over high heat.

④Add salt and MSG to taste.

Black bean and black date catfish soup

●Ingredients: 500 grams of catfish, 50 grams of black beans, and 10 grams of black dates.

●Add appropriate amounts of vegetable oil, ginger slices, and salt for seasoning.

●Method

① Wash the black beans and black dates separately; clean the catfish and blanch it briefly.

② Heat the vegetable oil in the wok until it is seven-cooked, add the ginger slices and sauté until fragrant, add the catfish, and fry until both sides are golden brown.

③Add an appropriate amount of water to the casserole, bring to a boil over high heat, and add catfish, black beans, black dates, and ginger slices.

④ Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 3 hours, then add salt to taste. The Fundamentals of Qingming Health Preservation

● Hair growth during Qingming is easy to get “fired”

During the Qingming Festival, the temperature rises. At this time, sweating will take away a lot of water from the human body; unstable climate will also cause People are at a loss when it comes to eating and dressing; if coupled with work pressure and lack of rest, it is likely to lead to "excessive internal heat". According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, "excessive internal heat" needs to be treated symptomatically.

1. Children are prone to lung fire - mostly due to imbalance of yin and yang, the lungs are unable to protect the healthy qi, resulting in the invasion of external evils.

2. Young people are prone to liver-fire - young people have strong yang energy, which can easily lead to internal heat in spring, making liver-fire strong.

3. Middle-aged people are prone to stomach fire - middle-aged people are under long-term stress and are prone to stomach fire over time.

4. The elderly are prone to deficiency fire - the elderly are prone to kidney yin deficiency, which is mainly manifested by soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, excessive sweating, and insomnia.

5. Women are prone to heart fire - mostly due to imbalance of yin and yang in the heart and kidneys.

People who are prone to getting angry can take care of themselves in terms of diet: children are prone to lung-fire and should eat more vegetables and fruits; young people are prone to liver-fire and should eat less sour food and fasting on foods that are too pungent and overheating. Food and seafood; middle-aged people are prone to stomach fire, so they can usually eat more seasonal fruits and yellow or green vegetables; the elderly are prone to weak fire, so they should eat less indigestible and irritating foods; women are prone to stomach fire, so they can Appropriately choose foods that nourish the heart and kidneys, such as wild dates, red dates, and lilies.

●Prevent "Spring Plague" during the Qingming Festival

"Spring Plague" does not refer to a specific disease, but a general term for the more common infectious diseases in spring. Most of them go crazy. If the heat phase is too strong, it is easy to damage the yin and spread very quickly. From the perspective of modern medicine, these diseases mainly include influenza, mumps, lobar pneumonia, diphtheria, rash, meningococcal meningitis, dermatitis, athlete's foot, etc.

During the Qingming Festival, the climate is very unstable. In northern my country, the temperature rises very quickly at this time, the temperature difference between day and night increases, and it is windy and dry. This kind of weather will hinder the defense function of the human respiratory system, causing People's immunity is reduced and they are more susceptible to various germs. Therefore, we should actively prevent "spring plague" during the Qingming Festival.

During the Qingming Festival, we should always open the doors and windows to ventilate the room. While working intensely, we should also pay attention to rest and give ourselves enough sleep time. You should take part in more physical exercise to improve your immunity. In addition, you should develop the good habit of drinking more water and eating more fruits and vegetables in your daily life. For some epidemic diseases, vaccination can also be chosen to prevent them during the epidemic period. Qingming Daily Health

◎Breathe "air vitamins" to boost your spirit

During the Qingming Festival, spring is harmonious, the temperature is rising, the weather is getting warmer, the dead trees are green, and the grass is lingering. At this time, going for an outing in the countryside, wandering in the green grass, and lingering in the charming spring scenery is a wonderful life experience and a very good health exercise. It has always been praised by health experts. The suburbs are closer to nature, with fresh air and no pollution. Walking here can make people absorb 1,000 cubic centimeters of oxygen per minute, and running can even reach 4,000 cubic centimeters per minute.

The fresh air in the suburbs has many benefits for the human body because it contains a lot of negative ions known as "air vitamins". Negative ions have excellent health care effects on the human body. First of all, negative ions can purify the air and eliminate harmful substances in the air; secondly, they can speed up the redox process of various tissues of the human body and purify harmful substances in the body; thirdly, through the effect on people's peripheral receptors, negative ions have a negative impact on the human body. The nervous system has a very good regulating effect; finally, negative ions have the effect of lowering blood pressure. At the same time, it can also increase the body's oxygen supply to cells, speed up metabolism, improve lung function, and make people feel energetic and refreshed.

◎Having good living habits is better than getting vaccinated

"Spring plague" generally comes fiercely, has a sudden onset, and is highly contagious. People with poor health are easily infected. Its knock down. Weak people, children with low immunity and the elderly should be vaccinated in time under the guidance of a doctor. But because viruses can mutate very quickly, even vaccination sometimes doesn't help. Therefore, the fight against "Spring Plague" should focus on prevention, and the most important preventive measure is to develop good living habits.

First, pay attention to hygiene, wash hands frequently, and replace toothbrushes in time.

Second, pay attention to weather changes and add clothes in time to keep warm. Keeping feet warm is very important, because cold feet often cause vasoconstriction of the nasal mucosa, making it easier for people to catch a cold.

Third, pay attention to moisture-proof. Do not stay in a humid place for a long time and try to avoid working in a humid place; in rainy or humid weather, in addition to ventilation, do not open windows for a long time; if the room is too humid, purchase dehumidification equipment to adjust it; always keep clothes on Dry and do not wear wet clothing.

Fourth, exercise regularly. More exercise can effectively improve the body's immunity and keep people away from diseases. Qingming Festival to regulate spirit and maintain health

◎Bask in the sun and stay away from "spring sorrow"

There are many descriptions of spring sorrow in ancient Chinese poems: Zhang Hu of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Sad at sunset, the mist rises, infinite The pathos of spring sorrow gives birth to green eyebrows; Lu You in the Song Dynasty sighed, "I feel like I am about to die while riding a horse, but who can I talk to when my eyes are filled with spring sorrow?" In reality, spring depression is very common. It is a mental disorder that is related to the seasons, so it also belongs to "seasonal depression."

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Traditional Chinese medicine tells us that health care in spring should focus on mental conditioning. Losing control of emotions and mental abnormalities will cause harm to the human body. According to modern medicine, various hormones produced in the human body directly affect a person’s mental state. . When encountering something happy, the human brain will secrete a hormone called endorphin. This hormone will give people a feeling of happiness and satisfaction. When encountering something scary, the human adrenal gland will activate. It secretes a hormone called adrenaline, which can give people a feeling of fear or anger. In addition, at night or when the weather is gloomy, the human body also secretes a hormone called melatonin, which can make people feel sleepy. Rainy weather is a period when this material is clear and strong, so people are often in a bad mood on rainy days. "It rains a lot during the Qingming Festival." It is often rainy during the Qingming Festival, so it is not surprising that "spring sorrow" occurs at this time. >

However, experiments have shown that sunlight can inhibit melatonin secretion and destroy it. Therefore, psychiatrists tell us that sunlight, especially early morning sunlight, is the best antidepressant. Therefore, in spring, we It is best to adjust your work and rest, take a walk in the morning with the rising sun, and let the morning light massage you to eliminate the depression in your heart.

◎ Pay tribute to the ancestors during the Qingming Festival, and be sad in a moderate way.

Although the Qingming Festival is full of blessings and everything is renewed, it is a sad festival. It is a day for Chinese people to pay homage to their ancestors, sweep their graves, and remember their ancestors. Health care points out that we should also care about our own health while expressing our sorrow.

On Qingming Festival, people gather together to commemorate their deceased relatives. This is originally a good way to vent their emotions and is good for mental health. However, at the same time, many people gather together to grieve, which can cause problems. A sad atmosphere can make people depressed. The elderly are often worried, and in this atmosphere it is easy to have mood swings and cause various diseases. Therefore, it is not suitable to be in a sad and depressing atmosphere when sweeping graves during the Qingming Festival. If you immerse yourself in it for too long, it will be harmful to your health. Qingming exercise

◎Practice Tai Chi regularly to prevent high blood pressure

High blood pressure is the most common cardiovascular disease, especially in spring every year. It is most likely to relapse around the Qingming Festival. In addition to receiving regular drug treatment, patients with hypertension should also take care of themselves in terms of diet, daily life, and mental health. In terms of exercise and recuperation, the most recommended form of exercise is Tai Chi. Walking and jogging are also good choices.

First of all, the gentle movements of Tai Chi without force can reduce the peripheral vascular resistance of the human body and fully improve microcirculation, thereby lowering blood pressure; secondly, practicing Tai Chi. When practicing Tai Chi, you need to use your thoughts to guide the movements. This can make people relaxed, free from distracting thoughts, normal brain function, stable emotions, and also helps to lower blood pressure; in addition, Tai Chi can comprehensively exercise the muscles and joints of the human body, helping to Maintaining muscle vitality and increasing joint flexibility is also helpful for improving the balance and coordination of patients with high blood pressure.

There are several types of Tai Chi. Patients with high blood pressure should choose according to their own conditions. And choose exercises scientifically and rationally according to the doctor's guidance. Yang Style Tai Chi and Simplified Twenty-Four Tai Chi have gentle movements and low exercise volume, and are more suitable for the elderly to practice; Chen Style Tai Chi has a large amount of exercise and some complex movements, some of which require forceful breath holding. Be sure to be careful when choosing careful. Patients who have no foundation or poor memory can only practice certain movements in Tai Chi. As long as they practice diligently, they can also achieve the purpose of health care.

　◎Housework ≠Physical exercise

Many people have the concept that doing housework is also a kind of exercise, so if you do more housework every day, you don’t have to spend time on it. Specialized in physical exercise. In fact, this concept is wrong.

Doing housework requires physical strength and will have a certain exercise effect. When doing housework, you should constantly move your muscles and joints, which can speed up blood circulation and enhance physical fitness through certain procedures. However, too much housework is tedious work, takes a long time, has limited amount of exercise, and lacks the fun of exercise.

Therefore, it is pointed out that from the perspective of fitness, the amount and range of exercise in housework are not enough, the exercise effect on the body and tissues and organs is very small, and its health care function is not significant. Sports are different. It can fully exercise all parts of the human body, from muscles to joints to all major organs of the human body, thereby improving overall physical fitness. Therefore, in daily life, we must realize that housework cannot replace specialized physical exercise. In order to live a healthy life, it is best for us to take time for physical exercise every day.

　 ◎ Gain exercise

Efficacy stimulates the secretion of thymus hormones, improves immunity, and improves physical fitness.

Method

1. Kneel down, support your back and calves on the ground, keep your body straight down, and breathe naturally.

2. Take a step forward with your left leg, place your left knee and left calf on the ground, drop your body, sit on your left heel, straighten your right leg back and place it on the ground, with your hands on the ground.

3. Inhale, raise your arms to the sides, at shoulder height, palms down, stretch to the sides and back, lean back, look at the ceiling, and breathe naturally. Maintain this position for 10-20 seconds. Then return to the starting position and repeat the above exercise with the other leg.

Reminder

Repeat the above procedure 3 times.

◎Head relaxation exercises

Effects promote blood circulation in the brain, prevent and treat tinnitus, dizziness, headaches, and neurasthenia.

Method

1. Sit cross-legged, put your hands on your knees, look forward, and breathe naturally.

2. Hold the fingers of both hands intertwined, hold the back of the head, lower the head, relax the spine, and maintain this position for 5-10 seconds.

3. Hold your shoulders with both hands and pull the muscles behind your shoulders forward. Tilt your head back, stretch your neck backward, and maintain this position for 5-10 seconds.

Reminder

Repeat the above procedure 3-5 times. 24 solar term table