Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Characteristics and customs of cold dew solar terms What are the customs of cold dew solar terms?

Characteristics and customs of cold dew solar terms What are the customs of cold dew solar terms?

1, cold dew: "cool wind moves, cold dew is zero." It is the seventeenth of the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth in autumn. When the climate change is obvious, it is the season of cold dew in the solar terms. It is a remarkable feature that dew increases and the temperature drops rapidly. It is common for the temperature to drop by 8℃ and 10℃ after the autumn wind and autumn rain brought by cold air.

2. However, most stormy weather does not last long and is controlled by cold and high pressure. It's warm during the day, cool at night and often crisp in autumn during the day. There are many custom activities of Hanlu, such as enjoying chrysanthemums and climbing mountains. The most popular custom food for cold dew is drinking chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemum wine: cold dew is near the Double Ninth Festival, and chrysanthemums are in full bloom. In order to get rid of the autumn dryness, some areas have the custom of drinking "chrysanthemum wine", which, together with climbing, gradually moves towards the Double Ninth Festival.

Chrysanthemum wine is made of chrysanthemum with glutinous rice and distiller's yeast. It was called "longevity wine" in ancient times. Its taste is cool and sweet, and it has the effects of nourishing liver and improving eyesight, strengthening brain and delaying aging. When it comes to keeping in good health during the cold dew season, people can drink more medlar chrysanthemum tea. In ancient times, people would take a bath with newly added Lycium barbarum after cold dew, which could prevent people from getting old. If it is troublesome, making a pot of wine or tea and drinking it every day can also play a "pleasant" role.