What are the customs of Xiaohan?

1, Ice Opera

After winter, the northern provinces of China complained that the ice age would be very short, starting from 1 1 and ending in April of the following year. Between spring and winter, the river is frozen and thick, and sleds are needed to walk on the ice. The sled is pulled by a horse or a dog, or the rider paddles like a punt with a wooden pole to push people forward.

2. La Worship

"Slight cold" is the solar term of the twelfth lunar month. Because the ancients would hold La Worship to worship the gods in 65438+February, La Worship's 65438+February was called the twelfth lunar month. The wooden meaning of wax is "connection", which means the handover of the old and the new. La Worship is one of the ancient sacrificial customs in China, and its history can be traced back to the pre-Qin period.

"La Worship" has three meanings. One is to show that you will never forget the origin of yourself and your family, and to express your reverence and nostalgia for your ancestors. The second is to offer sacrifices to the gods and thank them for their contribution to agriculture in the past year. Third, people work hard all year round. At this time, if you are self-sufficient in farming, you can take this opportunity to have fun. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the custom of "La Worship" has been followed from generation to generation, from emperors, governors to ordinary people, and everyone is no exception.

Step 3 eat vegetable rice

With the coming of the slight cold solar term, there is a custom of cooking and eating in old Nanjing. Because vegetable rice is a kind of warm food, it is also the best food in cold winter. If accompanied by hot mutton soup, it can dispel moisture, warm the heart and nourish the stomach, and replenish yang qi.

Step 4 drink laba porridge

The days of slight cold are just close to the traditional Laba Festival in China, so there is a traditional custom of drinking Laba porridge in some places on a slight cold day. It is said that Laba porridge has the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating qi and nourishing blood, expelling cold and strengthening the body, and promoting fluid production to quench thirst.

Step 5 prepare new year's goods

The slight cold solar term is the 23rd solar term in 24 solar terms, so when the slight cold season comes, it means that it is not far from our Spring Festival. Therefore, during the slight cold, the annual flavor in many places is getting stronger and stronger. Every household is busy writing Spring Festival couplets, cutting window grilles and going to the market to buy New Year pictures, colored lights and firecrackers. And prepare for the Spring Festival one after another.