What are the characteristics and customs of the great cold solar terms?

1, the biggest feature of the great cold solar term is the cold weather. Great cold is an extremely cold season in traditional solar terms, which indicates the arrival of the coldest period in winter. The time of severe cold is 65438+1October 20th -2 1 in the Gregorian calendar every year, which is the last of the 24 solar terms. After the severe cold, the new year's solar terms will come again, just like winter goes and spring comes.

2. The coming of the great cold is very difficult for the elderly. The elderly are physically weak, and cold weather can easily lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis. So the elderly should pay attention to keep warm, especially their feet. Of course, they usually take more walks and breathe fresh air. We should also eat some high-calorie foods such as mutton and beef.

3, "eat glutinous rice", that is, on the day of the great cold solar terms, the ancients were popular to eat glutinous rice.

4. "Drink porridge", that is, as the saying goes, "drink Laba porridge". The custom of drinking porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month has a long history. This porridge is made of rice, beans, dates, lotus roots, peanuts, medlar, chestnuts, nuts, longan, raisins and walnuts.

5. "Tooth-making", also known as "gluttony", was originally a ceremony to worship the land father-in-law, and the so-called "toothache" came from it. Tooth making pays attention to "head teeth" and "tail teeth". The first tooth is on the second day of February in the lunar calendar, and the tail tooth is on the sixteenth day of December. The whole family sits together and eats the tail tooth.