What are the dietary customs of the great cold solar terms?

Lead: There is a solar term called Great Cold in winter, which is also one of the traditional festivals. This solar term is relatively cold, so everyone will eat some traditional and customary food during the solar term. So some people want to know what is the traditional meaning of the Great Cold? What are the dietary customs of the Great Cold Festival? Let's take a look at Bian Xiao.

What is the moral of the Great Cold? What is the traditional significance of the Great Cold?

The weather is cold, and the coldest period is coming. Great cold refers to extremely cold weather. The Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms, and it is called "Great Cold" when the sun reaches 300 degrees around 65438+1October 20th every year. Time-sharing and time-sharing are quoted from "Three Rites and Righteousness": "Great cold is the middle, slightly cold and shaped, so it is called great-extremely cold, so it is called great cold."

During the severe cold solar term, the atmospheric circulation is relatively stable, and the adjustment period of circulation is about 20 days. When this circulation is adjusted, there will often be a wide range of rain and snow weather and strong winds to cool down. When the west of 80 degrees east longitude is a long wave ridge and East Asia is a coastal trough, under the control of northwest wind and the influence of constantly supplemented cold air, there will be a phenomenon of sustained low temperature in China.

In ancient China, the Great Cold was divided into three stages: "One stage is chicken milk; Second, the symptoms of bird disease; Three times, the water is strong. "

In other words, chickens can be hatched in the cold solar terms. Falcons, such as eagles, are in a state of strong predation ability at this time, hovering in the air for food, supplementing their body energy to resist the cold; In the severe cold season, the average temperature in most parts of southern China is 6℃ to 8℃, which is nearly 65438 0℃ higher than slight cold. The proverb "slight cold and cold, cold into a ball" shows that the great cold solar terms are also the cold period of the year.

What are the dietary customs of the Great Cold Festival?

Eight-treasure rice, a traditional custom food in cold season, is a Han food, which is popular all over the country, especially in Jiangnan. Steamed glutinous rice, mixed with sugar, lard and osmanthus fragrans, poured into a container filled with fruit materials such as red dates, coix seed, lotus seeds and longan pulp, steamed and poured with sugar marinade. It tastes sweet and is a good holiday and hospitality. Eating eight-treasure rice in the cold season has the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, and is suitable for people with deficiency of both qi and blood, such as physical weakness, fatigue and fatigue.

The arrival of the great cold solar terms means that the Spring Festival is not far away, so the eight-treasure rice in the great cold solar terms pays attention to auspiciousness and means good luck. First, Babao rice is often served late at banquets, similar to western desserts, and southerners especially like sweets.

Second, take its auspicious meaning, because whether it is the name of "eight treasures", or "lily" (meaning of a hundred years of harmony) and "red dates" (meaning of early birth), lotus seeds (continuous birth), in addition, the shape and sweetness of eight-treasure rice also have full and sweet meaning.

Agricultural activities in severe cold

Slight cold and severe cold are the periods with the least rainfall in a year. Timely irrigation according to different farming habits and conditions in different regions is undoubtedly beneficial to the growth of early spring crops.

For some crops, a proper low temperature is necessary in a certain growth period. In agricultural production, it is necessary to master the law of cold and warm changes, plant crops reasonably and avoid unnecessary losses. For example, before introducing new crop varieties, we should have a clear understanding of the topography, surrounding environment, temperature, precipitation and humidity of the planting area, and fully investigate and demonstrate whether the introduced varieties are suitable for the local meteorological environment.

Cold and solar terms, cold weather, low humidity, plants have stopped growing, especially dry. Pay special attention to the safety of using fire in the wild or heating at home, and beware of fire.

During the severe cold season, there is still less farm work in various places. Most of the elderly in the north are busy accumulating fertilizers and compost to prepare for the spring; Or strengthen the cold and antifreeze of livestock.

In the southern region, the field management of wheat and other crops is still strengthened. There is a custom of catching voles in Lingnan area of Guangdong Province in combination with severe cold. Because the crops have been harvested at this time, the nests of voles that are usually invisible are exposed, and the great cold has become an important opportunity for Lingnan to focus on eliminating voles.