What does the Millennium mean? The origin and customs of the Millennium

Millennium is the fifteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, and autumn is the fourth. Speaking of the Millennium solar terms, autumn is crisp and autumn rain is continuous all over China. At night, water vapor will condense on the ground and form small white water droplets, and then the weather will get colder and colder.

The origin of white deer

According to the explanation of "white dew" in the twenty-four solar terms-"water, soil and moisture condense into dew, and gold is yellow and white in autumn. White dew is the color of white dew, but the air is getting colder". The ancients also said in the year of Xiao Weijing: "Xia Hou's fifteenth year is a white dew, and Yin Qi is getting heavier, and the dew is condensed into white." In fact, meteorology shows that at this time of the solar term, because the weather is getting colder and colder, the sun is still very hot during the day, and the temperature drops quickly after the sun goes down. At night, the water vapor in the air condenses into tiny water droplets, which are very densely attached to the green stems and leaves or petals of flowers and trees, showing white color. Especially in the morning light, it looks more crystal clear, flawless and charming, so it has won the reputation of "White Dew".

What does the white deer eat?

Bailucha

Bailu tea is the general name of tea grown in Bailu period. The Bailu solar term has strong sunshine, and the tea leaves are exposed to sufficient sunlight and photosynthesis, so the brewed tea soup is naturally delicious. Bailu tea is small and narrow, and looks very docile. Although it is not as good as spring tea, it is also a good-looking tea in autumn tea.

Bailu wine

It is the season when grains are ripe, and it is also the best time to make wine. If you happen to go to the countryside on this day, you can meet many people who are making wine. This kind of wine is called white deer wine, which is made of fresh glutinous rice and has excellent health preserving effect.

White chicken

The Millennium solar term is one of the most important solar terms in autumn. In southern China, the Bailu solar term has a "white" diet tradition. On the day before the Millennium solar term, people will collect ten or three kinds of foods with white characters and stew them with black-bone chicken or black-bone duck. It is said that eating them can nourish the body and prolong life.

longan

The people who eat longan in the Millennium solar terms are mainly southern cities, especially Fujian, which is rich in longan. Fujian has a thousand-year tradition of eating longan in solar terms. Every year during the Millennium solar term, every household takes out fresh longan to entertain guests. In the eyes of local people, white deer eat longan better than chicken.

sweet potato

The Millennium solar term is the season when sweet potatoes are on the market. Sweet potato is low in price, but sweet in taste. People are used to eating some sweet potatoes in the Millennium solar terms. They believe that eating sweet potatoes in the Millennium solar terms can make the stomach healthy for a whole year.