Folk custom of heavy snow solar terms The origin of heavy snow solar terms

1 The folk customs of the Snow Festival mainly include the following customs.

Bacon China has a vast territory, and the customs of heavy snow and solar terms are different in different regions. There is a saying in old Nanjing that "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". In other words, every household is busy pickling "salty goods" during the heavy snow and solar terms. Add star anise, cinnamon, pepper, sugar, etc. Add salt, stir-fry until the fried salt and pepper are completely cool, then put the meat with the remaining salt into a jar, press it with a stone, put it in a cool and backlit place, and take it out after half a month to welcome the New Year.

Look at the river closure as the saying goes, "Light snow seals the land, while heavy snow seals the river". During the solar term of heavy snow, there is a natural landscape of "thousands of miles frozen, Wan Li snows" in the north, and there is also a charming picture of "snowflakes flying and white clothes wrapped" in the south. At this time, you can enjoy the interception.

The solar term of tonic snow is generally in winter, which is a season suitable for health preservation. Known as "tonic in winter, killing tigers in spring". There are many kinds of food in winter, which can supplement enough protein, vitamins and other ingredients for human body, improve human immune function, promote metabolism, improve chills and benefit human health.

2 The origin of the heavy snow solar term "Heavy snow" is the last solar term from winter to the day before, usually on February 7th every year at 65,438+(in some years it is also on June 8th), when the solar meridian reaches 255 degrees, which is one of the 24 solar terms and a solar term that directly reflects precipitation. The arrival of heavy snow in solar terms means that the weather will get colder and colder and the precipitation will gradually increase. The most common solar terms in heavy snow are cooling, rain or snow.

3 Can the snowy solar terms be moxibustion? Yes

It is generally cold in the snowy weather, and moxibustion is a common way of keeping in good health in life. Proper moxibustion in the solar term of heavy snow is helpful to accelerate the blood circulation and blood flow of human body, and to some extent, it helps to dispel cold and has certain benefits to human health, so moxibustion can be carried out in the solar term of heavy snow.

4 What food to eat in the snowy solar terms In China, each solar term has its own corresponding food. Generally speaking, the traditional solar terms in universities include dog meat, sugar, red sticky porridge, mutton, lotus root and winter jujube.

Because the solar term of heavy snow is the third solar term in winter, cold air strikes at this time, with a cold wave, and the weather is generally cold. At this time, you need to eat some warm or hot food, so as to effectively remove the cold in the body and have certain benefits to human health.