Characteristics and customs of slight cold solar terms

Different regions have different customs. & lt/strong 1。 Ice show: In the northern provinces of China, people complain that the ice age after winter is very long, from 1 1 month to the following April. Between spring and winter, the river is frozen and thick, and people walk on the ice with sleds. The sled is pulled by a horse, a dog or a rider, who holds a wooden pole and pushes it forward like a gondola. In areas with extremely thick ice surface, most of them have ice beds for pedestrians to play with, and some even race on the ice with skates, which was called ice show in ancient times.

Eating bean sprouts: According to the "Tianjin Miscellanies", there was a custom of eating bean sprouts in Tianjin in the old days. Soybean sprouts are a specialty of Tianjin, made of Chinese cabbage buds. In winter to the future, cut off the stems and leaves of cabbage, leaving only the heart of cabbage, about two inches from the ground, covered with manure, airtight. After half a month, it is crisp and tender, which makes up for the shortage of vegetables in winter.

Eating glutinous rice: Guangdong folk proverb "No wind is cold". In slight cold and severe cold, eating glutinous rice in the morning is a traditional custom. According to the folk tradition, the sugar content of glutinous rice is higher than that of rice, and it feels warm after eating, which is conducive to driving out the cold. Traditional Chinese medicine theory holds that glutinous rice has the effect of tonifying middle energizer and benefiting qi, and it is most suitable to eat glutinous rice in cold season.