What are the solstice customs in Xiaoshan in winter?

In ancient China, we attached great importance to the solar terms from the winter solstice. There was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. In modern times, there are still many areas that regard the winter solstice as a very important festival. Every place has the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors in the winter solstice, but the way of eating solar terms in the winter solstice varies from place to place, but it is generally "jiaozi in the north and jiaozi in the south". In Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, there is also a special winter solstice food "clip vegetables". Do you know what this is? Let's take a look at Zhejiang culture and Xiaoshan's winter solstice custom.

Xiaoshan people eat glutinous rice balls, hemp balls and clips on the solstice in winter.

Xiaoshan people eat until the sun in winter. Besides jiaozi, there are snacks such as dumplings, hemp balls and "clips". Hemp balls are boiled jiaozi, rolled with sesame seeds or fried rice. "Clip" is similar to jiaozi, and it is also stuffed, with blue and white, with more abundant shapes, such as circle, triangle and jiaozi. It is a traditional snack for China people to celebrate the winter solstice. The purpose of making "clips" is to clamp your mouth after eating, not to swear, and to make a good start for the new year. For orientals, it is much easier to spend winter on the solstice. On the solstice of winter, no special snacks are prepared at home.

"Winter solstice hemp ball, summer solstice noodles". On the morning of winter solstice, people in the west of Xiaoshan have the custom of eating hemp balls Hemp balls are made of glutinous rice flour and covered with bean flour and sugar, which is called "life balls". Say more auspicious words after eating hemp balls. Old people in Xiaoshan often say that they are one year older after eating "winter solstice" hemp balls (also called "glutinous rice balls").

On the solstice of winter, grave sweeping and ancestor worship are used to cook Geng rice.

Xiaoshan people always divide the region into east, middle and south. But no matter where Xiaoshan is, on the solstice of winter, people will go to relatives' homes to sweep graves and add some grave mud.

Because the winter solstice is as big as a year, people in Xiaoshan sandy land have not called it "day" yet, but "night", just like the end of the twelfth lunar month. On the solstice of winter, we should first pay homage to our ancestors. On the eve of the winter solstice, every family worships their ancestors, which is called "making winter solstice" or "making winter solstice soup rice", which is the last time of "soup rice" all year round. Before the winter solstice, we should also bring iron harrows and dustpans to add soil and mud to the graves of our ancestors, which is called "going to winter graves" Some people say that this is to "cover the quilt" and "send warm clothes" for ancestors, which can keep warm for the winter. On the solstice of winter, families get together, just like the Mid-Autumn Festival. If a married woman returns to her mother's house, she must return to her husband's house on this day. Before going to bed at night, some families will light an "overnight fire" and smother the fire in the quilt, saying that if the charcoal fire does not go out the next morning, the coming year will be a good omen for the family.

Traditionally, the solstice in winter is also a time full of evil spirits. Because people are easily blamed, there are many taboos, such as breaking bowls and lamps, touching dung, quarreling and saying unlucky things. Some elderly people with serious chronic diseases regard the winter solstice as a "ghost gate" and think that as long as they survive the winter solstice, they will be safe, which shows people's awe of the winter solstice.

Some elderly people in Xiaoshan will gather in various Buddhist temples and monasteries the night before the winter solstice to say prayers. It is said that praying devoutly on the night before the winter solstice is equivalent to praying for a whole year. On the day of winter solstice, they usually go home for dinner according to the wishes of the elderly at home.

Share some health tips from winter solstice.

First of all, I have a regular life.

In daily life, you should go to bed early and get up late, and then go out for activities when the sun comes out. At the same time, we should also wear more clothes to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities and prevent excessive consumption of yang.

It is not advisable to carry out high-intensity physical exercise during the winter solstice to avoid damaging the yang. You can choose Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin and other sports that combine static and dynamic.

Second, the tonic taboo

Never eat dog meat blindly. Some people with weak constitution and arthritis are good at eating more dog meat in severe winter. But it is not advisable to eat dog meat blindly, so as not to get rabies after eating rabies meat. Do not drink tea after eating dog meat. This is because tannic acid in tea combines with protein in dog meat to produce a substance. This substance has a certain astringent effect, which can weaken intestinal peristalsis and reduce the moisture in the stool. Therefore, toxic substances and carcinogens in the stool will be easily absorbed by the human body because they stay in the intestine for too long.

Avoid the distinction between reality and reality. The treatment principle of TCM is "tonifying deficiency". Deficiency is tonic, and deficiency is normal diet. At the same time, it is necessary to distinguish the performance and scope of application of supplements, and whether they are suitable for themselves. Experts believe that the main function of tonic is to "supplement deficiency and benefit loss". Deficiency is divided into four types: qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency and yang deficiency, and each has its own tonic methods.