What are the customs of the cold dew solar terms?

1, eat flower cake, because the weather is getting cold, flowers and trees are dying, so people call it "tattoo". 1999 Climbing the mountain, we still have to eat flower cakes. Because "high" and "cake" are homophonic, we should call the cake "Chongyang Flower Cake", which means "step by step". Flower cakes mainly include "coarse flower cakes", "fine flower cakes" and "money flower cakes". Sticking some coriander leaves as a sign, sandwiched with dried fruits such as olives, dates and walnuts: there are three or two layers of fine flower cakes, and each layer is sandwiched with finer candied dried fruits, such as candied apples, peaches, apricots and dates; Money flower cake and fine flower cake are basically the same. But it is very small, like "money", and it is mostly the food of the upper class aristocrats.

2, watching the red leaves, enjoying the red leaves in Xiangshan during the cold dew season has long been a traditional habit of Beijing residents, and it is also the highlight of autumn travel. Autumn wind is rustling and yellow leaves are red. The continuous cooling after the cold dew made the maple leaves in Beijing red. In autumn, the Xiangshan forest is dyed, and the red leaves on the mountain are as beautiful as Xiajin and picturesque.

3. Drink chrysanthemum wine, cold dew near the Double Ninth Festival. At this time, chrysanthemums are in full bloom. In order to get rid of autumn dryness, some areas have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. This custom, together with climbing, gradually moved to the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemum wine is made from chrysanthemum, glutinous rice and distiller's yeast, which was called "longevity wine" in ancient times. Its taste is cool and sweet, and it has the effects of nourishing liver and improving eyesight, strengthening brain and delaying aging.

4, climbing, as we all know, the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival has a long history. Because the Double Ninth Festival is around the cold dew solar terms, the climate with pleasant cold dew solar terms is very suitable for mountaineering, so the custom of climbing slowly on the Double Ninth Festival has become the custom of cold dew solar terms. Climbing means "step by step" and "long life". Ancient mountain climbing originated from "avoiding disasters"

5, eat sesame seeds, cold dew, the weather turns from cold to cold. According to the theory of "nourishing yang in spring and summer, nourishing yin in autumn and winter" in traditional Chinese medicine. At this time, people should nourish yin and prevent dryness, moisten the lungs and benefit the stomach. As a result, people have the custom of "eating sesame seeds in cold dew". In Beijing, sesame-related foods have become popular before and after the cold dew, such as sesame crisp, sesame mung bean cake, sesame seed cake and so on.

6. Cricket fighting, white dew, autumnal equinox and cold dew are popular in Beijing and are the climax of cricket fighting among old Beijingers. Cricket is also called weaving promoter. Generally, hearing the chirping of crickets means that autumn is coming and the weather is getting colder and colder, reminding people that it is time to prepare winter clothes. Therefore, there is a saying that "weaving promoters scream and lazy women scream". According to records, cricket fighting began in Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty, and Jia Sidao, prime minister of Southern Song Dynasty, "traveled widely when he was young". After he took office, he especially liked to promote the weaving department, and he also wrote a book "Promoting the Weaving Department Sutra". Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty also loved to play cricket, which made a good cricket worth tens of gold. There are good things in the world and bad things in the world. It was probably in the Ming Dynasty that Beijingers played crickets.