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What are the customs and activities of the first frost?

The customs and activities of the first frost are: eating persimmons in the first frost, climbing mountains in the first frost, enjoying chrysanthemums in the first frost, pulling radishes in the first frost and eating ducks in the first frost.

1, eat persimmons in the first frost.

In some parts of our country, people eat red persimmons in the first frost season. In the eyes of local people, it can not only keep out the cold and keep warm, but also nourish the bones and muscles. This is a good first frost food. The old man in Quanzhou said that the first frost eats persimmons: the first frost eats persimmons, and the nose will not flow. In some places, the explanation of this custom is that the first frost will eat shuttlecock on this day, otherwise his lips will crack all winter.

The first frost climbed high.

In the first frost, there is a custom of climbing high and overlooking. Mountain climbing can not only make your lungs comfortable, but also make you feel relaxed and relaxed. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the maple leaves are all dyed. Feast for the eyes, feast for the eyes, but also pay attention to it.

Climbing time should avoid the morning and evening when the temperature is low. When climbing a mountain, walk calmly and slowly to prevent sprained waist and legs; Don't walk too fast when going downhill, so as not to hurt your knees or pull your muscles. In the process of climbing, we should adapt to the change of temperature by increasing or decreasing clothes; When resting, don't sit on the wet ground and at the tuyere; You can loosen the button a little when you sweat. Don't take off your clothes, take off your hat, lest you catch cold.

Step 3 reward chrysanthemums in the first frost

In ancient times, there was a saying that "frost blooms chrysanthemums", so climbing mountains and enjoying chrysanthemums in the first frost became an elegant activity. It is recorded in "Continued Harmony" by Wu Jun of Nanliang.

"In the first frost, only this grass flourishes", so chrysanthemum was regarded as "grass in season" by the ancients and became a symbol of vitality. The first frost season is when autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Many places in China will hold chrysanthemum parties at this time to enjoy chrysanthemums and drink alcohol to show their respect and love for chrysanthemums.

4. First frost to pull out radish.

In Shandong Province, there is an agricultural proverb, "Summer sorghum, Bailu Valley, first frost pulls radish", so first frost, Shandong people, like to eat radish. There is a saying of "first frost radish" in agricultural proverbs, which means that the temperature difference between morning and evening is large during the first frost, and the frozen skin will appear if the radish is not harvested in time in the open field, which will affect the quality and harvest of radish.

5. Duck meat is delicious, and the first frost makes it up.

On the day of the first frost, people in Taiwan Province Province in southern Fujian should take supplements, which is what we often say in the north. There is a proverb in southern Fujian that "it is better to make up the first frost every year". From this little proverb, we can fully express the people's attention to the first frost solar terms in Fujian and Taiwan.

Therefore, every time there is a first frost, the ducks in Fujian and Taiwan will sell well, and sometimes they will be out of stock and in short supply. The bosses who are happy to sell ducks can't control their mouths. It seems that they will have a happy solar term in the first frost.

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