What are the traditional customs in the south on the day of slight cold?

I am an out-and-out southerner. Our traditional custom here is to eat glutinous rice and make rice cakes. Generally, when it is cold, everyone will make rice cakes and prepare glutinous rice. Mild cold is a kind of food suitable for tonic. We eat glutinous rice and chicken soup here. I want to eat glutinous rice in the cold weather in South China. This is mainly because the slight cold is in the middle of winter, so it is necessary to eat some warm food to resist the cold, while glutinous rice is warm, which has the effect of tonifying the middle warmer, benefiting qi and nourishing the spleen and stomach, and has a good nourishing effect on spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Eating glutinous rice in moderation in winter can keep out the cold and keep warm.

The slight cold solar term is in March and September, and there is a folk saying that "a chicken in September every year will keep you healthy in the coming year".

Chinese medicine believes that chicken is warm, contains a lot of vitamins and high-quality protein, and has low fat content, which is easily digested and absorbed by human body. The nutritional value of chicken is higher than red meat. Medical research has confirmed that eating chicken can improve human immunity. Eating chicken in winter can not only provide rich nutrition for the body, but also effectively resist the cold and not breed internal fire. It is a good tonic in winter. There are many ways to cook chicken, but stew and soup are the most nourishing way to eat. Then cook the cooked chicken and glutinous rice together, add some oil, steam them together and take them out. This is our traditional mild cold food, which is delicious and nutritious.