What are the customs and activities of Hanlu?

With the arrival of the cold dew solar term, the autumn in the south will gradually increase, while most areas in the north will enter winter from late autumn. What are the customs and activities of Hanlu? What is the origin of the cold dew solar terms?

What are the customs and activities of Hanlu?

1, eat flower cakes, because the cold dew solar terms are close to the Double Ninth Festival, which climbs high, and because "height" and "cake" are homophonic, the cake is called "Double Ninth Flower Cake", which means "step by step".

2, watching the red leaves, enjoying the red leaves in Xiangshan during the cold dew season has already become the highlight of traditional habits and autumn tours.

3. Drink chrysanthemum wine, cold dew near the Double Ninth Festival. At this time, chrysanthemums are in full bloom. In order to get rid of autumn dryness, there is a custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. This custom, together with climbing, gradually moved to the Double Ninth Festival.

4, climbing, as we all know, the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival has a long history. Because the Double Ninth Festival is around the cold dew solar terms, the climate with pleasant cold dew solar terms is very suitable for mountaineering, so the custom of climbing slowly on the Double Ninth Festival has become the custom of cold dew solar terms.

5, eat sesame seeds, cold dew, the weather turns from cold to cold. According to the theory of "nourishing yang in spring and summer, nourishing yin in autumn and winter" in traditional Chinese medicine. At this time, people should nourish yin and prevent dryness, moisten the lungs and benefit the stomach. So there was the custom of "eating sesame seeds in cold dew".

The origin of cold dew solar terms

Cold dew is the seventeenth of the twenty-four solar terms in China, and the eighth or ninth day of each year 10 is the cold dew solar term. The seventy-second episode of "Moon Order" explains: "The dew will freeze in September." During the cold dew, most parts of the country enter autumn. Cold dew is a solar term, which reflects the characteristics of climate change and is a transition from cool to cold.

What does it mean to grow garlic in cold dew?

As the folk saying goes: "White dew onion, cold dew garlic", this sentence means that the white dew solar term is the most suitable time to grow green onions, and the cold dew season, that is, around 10, is the most suitable time to grow garlic. Garlic is hardy and likes cold environment. The sowing temperature of the cold dew solar term is just right, which is suitable for garlic growth, and the garlic that grows is also better.

Will the cold dew solar terms frost?

It is unlikely that frost will occur under the cold dew and solar terms. One of the conditions for frosting is that the temperature drops below 0 degrees. Although the cold dew solar terms are cooler, the temperature is not that low. Generally, the first frost will fall after the first frost solar term, and the last solar term in the cold dew solar term is the first frost, and the first frost may not dominate the world in the first frost solar term. "In September, dew will condense when it is cold." It is said that the temperature of cold dew is lower in solar terms, and dew will condense into frost in colder conditions, but it will not frost.