What are the customs about heavy snow?

Before and after the solar term of heavy snow, China has entered the winter, and there is a big difference between the north and the south. In ancient times, in order to welcome the arrival of the solar term of heavy snow, people all over the world had different customs that have been passed down to this day. Then, this issue of the Old Yellow Calendar will show you the customs about heavy snow.

There is a saying that "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles", and one of the customs of heavy snow solar terms is bacon. "Before the Chinese New Year, the eaves were fattened first", which means that during the heavy snow and solar terms, many residents will find bacon and sausages hanging on the doorways and windowsills, forming a beautiful scenery. Every household should be busy pickling "salty goods" as soon as the solar term of heavy snow arrives. Whether it is poultry or seafood, fresh raw materials are processed into delicious food by traditional methods to welcome the coming New Year.

Tonic "winter mutton tonic, you can go up the mountain to fight tigers." Old Nanjing loves to eat mutton and snow. Mutton can dispel cold and nourish, replenish qi and tonify deficiency, promote blood circulation and enhance cold resistance. Mutton can also increase digestive enzymes and help digestion. Experts suggest that eating mutton in winter can be matched with yam and medlar, which is more nutritious. Eat different foods according to the region and the weather. Duck and fish are suitable for warming up in places where it is not too cold in the south of the Yangtze River. The climate in the north is cold, so mutton and beef can be used to replenish vitality and increase the ability to keep out the cold. If the weather continues to be dry, sweet foods such as rock sugar and lily should be added when nourishing to act as a "fire extinguisher" to prevent the body from getting angry. Before and after the heavy snow and solar terms, a large number of citrus fruits went on the market. Eating some properly can prevent rhinitis, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough.

After drinking the heavy snow in sweet potato porridge, the temperature gradually cooled down. People pay great attention to keep warm indoors and outdoors, and wear winter clothes to prevent freezing and frostbite. There is a folk saying in northern Shandong that "people only drink red sticky porridge", which means that when it is cold, they no longer visit their homes, but only drink warm sweet potato porridge at home. Sweet potato is rich in protein, amino acids, dietary fiber, carotene and vitamins. At the same time, sweet potato can effectively prevent the loss of calcium. In addition, sweet potato contains a lot of dietary fiber, which can effectively stimulate intestinal peristalsis and secretion of digestive juice, and reduce the incidence of intestinal diseases. It's delicious and healthy to drink hot sweet potato porridge when it snows.

Look at the light snow sealing the river and the heavy snow sealing the river. In the north, there is a natural landscape of "thousands of miles frozen, Wan Li snows", and in the south, there is also a charming picture of "snowflakes dancing and white clothes wrapped". In the solar term of heavy snow, the ice in the river freezes, and people can skate and play as much as they like ... At the same time, the heavy snow season is also a good time to catch mullet. As the saying goes, "Small snow means heavy snow", that is, mullet groups slowly enter the Taiwan Province Strait from the light snow season. In the snowy season, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the mullet groups swim back to the south along the water temperature line, and the mullet groups gather more and more. Snakehead can be caught all over the western coast of Taiwan, and the yield is very high.

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