The origin of the Great Cold?

The Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms, and the Great Cold solar term is ushered in every year on June 20th, 5438+or 2654381October 20th +0. Great cold, like slight cold, is also a solar term indicating the cold weather. Great cold refers to extremely cold weather.

First, the origin of the great cold:

The origin of the Great Cold The ancients said, "Give time to test time": "Great cold is moderate and severe cold, so it is called great cold, and cold is anti-polar, so it is called great cold."

The reason why "Great Cold" is in the middle of December after "Slight Cold" is because it is higher and bigger than Slight Cold, so it is called Great Cold.

In ancient times, the specific time of the great cold was determined according to the orientation of the sun and the handle of the Big Dipper. The arrival of the great cold season is when the sun reaches the longitude of 300 degrees and the handle of the Big Dipper points to the northeast.

Second, the three stages of severe cold:

In ancient China, the Great Cold was divided into three stages: one was chicken milk; Second, the symptoms of bird disease; Three times, moist and firm abdomen. The contents of these three periods were determined by the ancients according to the climate, animal habits and environment at that time. For example, the first and second phases are determined according to the habits of animals during the great cold, and the third phase is determined according to the fixed changes of the environment. The following is a detailed introduction to these three periods:

Waiting for chicken milk.

"Chicken milk" means that chickens have already started feeding their offspring. This is based on the breeding habits of chickens, because in ancient times, there was no such advanced technology as now for hens to lay eggs all the year round. They can only rely on the weather, and it takes time for hens to lay eggs.

The day the hen needs refers to the sun, because the reproductive organs of the hen need the stimulation of the sun to lay eggs. Before the great cold, the days were short and there was little sunshine, which made it impossible for hens without enough light to lay eggs. After the severe cold, the days began to get longer and the light time was sufficient, and hens began to lay eggs and breed.

This characteristic of hen is also applied by modern people. By increasing artificial light, hens can lay eggs all year round.

The second syndrome is severe bird disease.

The migratory bird here refers to the falcon, and the disease refers to fierceness and rapidity, which means that the falcon suddenly becomes fierce. This time is related to the habits of eagles.

Because falcon is a kind of raptor, it feeds on birds, animals and fish in the water. When the cold comes, many small animals will hide, and the ice will thicken, which will cause them to catch food during the cold, so they will become fierce before the cold comes, and frequently grab food to replenish energy to resist the cold.

Three times, moist and firm abdomen.

The "Shui Ze" here refers to the marshes of rivers and lakes, which means that the marshes of rivers and lakes freeze more seriously in severe cold, and it will extend to the middle of rivers and lakes, but it will be particularly thick and hard.

This kind of waiting is also deeply understood in Huda. After the severe cold, the ice surface is particularly thick, and many adults and children play on the ice surface, which is a natural skating rink. However, this is not supported in most places. After all, there are not a few people who accidentally step on the ice every year because of negligence.

Third, the cold custom:

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Because it is said that Kitchen God is the God sent by the Jade Emperor in every family to supervise people's good and evil at ordinary times, and all the good and evil events on the ground are reported to heaven by Kitchen God, when offering sacrifices to Kitchen God, candy will be put on the console table in front of the statue of Kitchen God, and then the Guandong sugar will be melted and coated on Kitchen God's mouth, so that he can't speak ill of Jade Emperor. It means "Heaven speaks well, and the lower bound is safe".

Step 2 eat eight-treasure rice

The main ingredient of eight-treasure rice is glutinous rice, and then it is accompanied by red dates, lotus seeds, longan, preserved fruit and other ingredients. After steaming, it is poured with sugar marinade. The glutinous rice in the main ingredient can cultivate healthy qi, and it can keep out the cold, warm the body and nourish the stomach after eating. So eat a bowl of eight-treasure rice in the cold to warm up and drive away the cold. In addition, the shape and sweetness of eight-treasure rice also mean satiety and sweetness.

3. Eat cold cakes

The so-called cold cake is the food steamed with glutinous rice. Because the sugar content of the glutinous rice used is higher than that of rice, the whole body feels warm after eating, and it has the effects of warming up the cold, moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen and stomach. People choose to eat cold-dispelling cakes on the day of "great cold".

Step 4 clean the dust

The solar terms of the great cold generally coincide with the end of the year of the lunar calendar, so the time of the great cold is mostly the time for people to celebrate the New Year. As the saying goes, "After the great cold, it is another year." Therefore, according to the traditional custom, every time it is cold, people begin to sweep the dust and clean things, tear down the old cloth and make new ones.

The arrival of the cold season also means that the year is coming to an end and a new year is ushered in. Although those days were very cold, I couldn't restrain the joy of welcoming the New Year.