The origin and custom of the cold dew season in the twenty-four solar terms

1, cold dew ranks 17 in 24 solar terms, and the solar term is celebrated on1October 8 to 9 every year. When the sun reaches longitude 195, it is regarded as cold dew, which means that autumn is officially over. "Twenty-four solar terms" said: "September solar terms, the dew is cold, it will condense." "Tongwei, Filial Piety and Helping the Gods" said: "On the fifteenth day after the autumnal equinox, fighting refers to Xin, which is cold dew. If the word is cold and cold, it will be condensed. " At this time, the temperature is lower than the white dew, and there is more dew. The dew on the ground, which was originally white and crystal clear, is about to condense into frost, which makes it chilly, hence the name cold dew.

2. Speaking of cold dew, dew increases and the temperature is lower. At this time, frost will appear in some parts of China. In the north, it is already a scene of late autumn, with white clouds and red leaves and occasional early frost. In the south, autumn is getting stronger and cicadas are dying. The custom of climbing mountains in Beijing is more prosperous. Jingshan Park, Badachu and Xiangshan are all good places to climb mountains. The Double Ninth Festival will attract more tourists.

The weather during the cold dew period is very favorable for the autumn harvest. There is a peasant proverb: "yellow fireworks should be collected, and fish should be collected." Soybeans are harvested in the cold open air, and pomegranate and hawthorn are picked ",which means that in the cold dew season, it is suitable for harvesting peanuts, lotus roots, soybeans, pomegranate, hawthorn and other foods, and it is a good time for fishing.

4. During the cold dew season, you should eat more soft foods such as sesame, glutinous rice, japonica rice, honey and dairy products. At the same time, you can eat more chicken, duck, beef, pork liver, fish, shrimp, dates, yam and other foods to increase your resistance. Eat less spicy things, such as pepper, ginger, onion, garlic, because eating too much spicy is easy to hurt the body's yin essence, you can cook a little lotus seed's hundred-day jujube for ginkgo porridge to drink, and eating yam and horseshoe regularly is also a good way to keep in good health.

Generally speaking, the temperature will drop as soon as you get cold dew, so you should wear more clothes and eat properly to prevent illness.