The origin and story of slight cold in solar terms

The origin and story of the solar term slight cold are as follows:

Origin: The slight cold solar terms originated in the Yellow River Basin. In the twenty-four solar terms, it is said that the cold is still small at the beginning of the month, and it is big in the second half. That is to say, in the Yellow River basin, the severe cold at that time was colder than the slight cold. The slight cold is still in the last few days of February 9, and it will take several days for the slight cold to enter March 9, and the slight cold in winter corresponds to the slight heat in summer, so it is called slight cold.

Story: Chang 'an City in the Tang Dynasty, during the slight cold season, is often not far from La Ri. Due to the cold weather, it is popular to give gifts to each other in society. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty also had the custom of giving oral fat and wax fat and holding them in ivory barrels. In the twelfth lunar month of the third year of Tang Zhongzong Jinglong, Zhongzong summoned his trusted ministers in the imperial garden and gave him wax grease. At night, he entered the inner hall from the north gate and gave him food and oral grease.

Customs of slight cold solar terms

1, eat vegetable rice

Ancient Nanjing people attached great importance to the slight cold solar term, but with the changes of the times, it has been gradually eliminated. Now everyone can only find a little mark from daily life.

Step 2 eat glutinous rice cakes

In Guangzhou, traditionally, glutinous rice cakes are eaten in the morning in the mild cold season. In order to prevent sticky rice, it is generally 60% steamed rice and 40% japonica rice. Chop bacon and sausage and stir-fry until cooked, and stir-fry peanuts. Add some chopped onion roots and mix them into the rice.

Step 3 eat soybean sprouts

According to "Miscellanies of Jinmen", Xi 'an has the custom of eating soybean sprouts in the cold season. Soybean sprouts are a specialty of Tianjin, which are made of Chinese cabbage buds.