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Folk activities and precautions during the hibernation season

The hibernation season is a great "nine-nine" sunny day, with warmer temperatures and more rain. After the start of the hibernation season, the weather will slowly become warmer, not only the temperature across the country began to rise, the length of sunshine will also increase significantly. Here is my compilation of folk activities and precautions for the hibernation season, which I hope will be helpful to you.

Folk activities in the hibernation season

1, the white tiger sacrifice

The white tiger sacrifice custom, according to legend. People used to think that on the day of hibernation, the white tiger will come out to eat people, and the thunder in the sky is the roar of the white tiger. So in order to protect the peace, will be held in the day of hibernation rituals, to seek the blessing of heaven, do not let the white tiger out of harm. The so-called sacrifice white tiger, that is, worship with paper drawn white tiger, paper tiger is generally yellow and black speckled, the corner of the mouth painted with a pair of fangs. Worship, you need to feed the blood of a fat pig, so that it is full of food and no longer exported to hurt people, followed by raw pork smeared in the mouth of the paper tiger, so that it is full of grease, can not open the mouth to say that people are right and wrong.

2, hit the little man

In the hibernation of this day to hit the little man, has a special meaning, it is said that the effect is also the best. Because the hibernation time, the power of the small people is still relatively weak, did not form the climate, better to fight. Before the villain has not become a climate to give a head-on blow, you can play the role of suppressing the villain, fight the villain, so that the villain away from the role. Generally in the three-way intersection, the bottom of the bridge, the roadside, the side of the mountain and other shady places, rumor has it that such a place is big, easier to attract ghosts and gods, restraining the villain.

3, recruiting nobleman

With the help of nobleman, nature is to act smoothly, physically and mentally comfortable. Anyone who wants to have the help of a nobleman, then, in the hibernation season to take some measures to recruit a nobleman, is not a good choice. With the relationship of conjunction and trine between the Chinese zodiac signs, placing or wearing ornaments with the hexagram or trine of your own zodiac sign will help you to attract people to help you. A clean and tidy environment is the key point of good feng shui. Therefore, in order to attract people, you should always keep your surroundings clean.

4, attract peach blossoms

The need for peach blossom luck can be in March 6 to 20, to the southeast of the release. The late Ming Tiantai Buddhist monk master Yi said: "A cup of water does not save the fire, only set up a cup of people, a cup is not a cup has been, a cup of water, the car fire has not been extinguished. Today, the killings have, and the same share of bad karma incurred, non-compassionate Samadhi water, who can extinguish it?" Visible release is a good way to cultivate compassion in the Buddhist species of good cause, the release of immense merit, can enhance the peach blossom.

5, fortune

Friends who need to go fortune, can be in the hibernation period, take the spring season to the northwest side of the travel, so as to absorb the wealth, greatly conducive to go fortune. If you want to start a business friends, look at the opportunity to move, don't hesitate, because this is a year more suitable for investment in the best opportunity to start a business. Already successful friends, do not stick to the status quo, to use this time, dare to innovate, development, take a new road.

Notes on hibernation

"Spring thunder, everything is long", we all know that spring is the time of recovery of all things, after the hibernation of the spring, the majority of people will often feel sleepy, drowsy, we wake up in the morning is also late, which is often referred to as "hibernation", "hibernation", "hibernation", "hibernation", "hibernation", "hibernation", "hibernation", "hibernation". This is often referred to as "spring sleepiness". At this time, people should follow the natural law of the spring sun, so that their spirit of pleasure, to go to bed early and get up early.

Wear

The weather will gradually warm up in the hibernation season, but the hibernation of the day and night temperature difference is very large, and in the hibernation before and after the phenomenon of "spring cold", especially in the rainy days, exposed limbs are very easy to trigger the local numbness, soreness, etc., and for a long time will lead to arthritis. Arthritis. Therefore, we must pay attention to the cold and warmth, to "cover" the main.

Food

Hibernation can be said to be the only one of the twenty-four seasons that does not pay attention to the "fill" of the season, but the "defense" of the season. So before and after the hibernation, the weather is gradually warming up, the diet, we should be light and mild, and should follow the nature of the liver, to help the spleen qi, which will make our body more healthy. In the hibernation this day folk talk about eating pears, eating pears to help the spleen, in order to strengthen the body to resist the attack of germs.

In terms of daily diet and wellness, it is recommended here to eat more light foods with high vegetable protein and vitamins. For example: spring bamboo shoots, spinach, bitter melon, yam, lotus seed, silver ear and so on.

Liver prevention

The hibernation, maintenance of the liver is very important. Chinese medicine believes that spring is the liver, liver and grass similar to the grass in the spring sprouting, growth, liver and gallbladder meridians are also active in the spring. If you do not have a good liver in the spring, the liver function or will be out of order, leading to disorders in the body qi and blood operation, which in turn affects other organs. There are also health experts pointed out that: "spring liver wind, liver fire, easy to cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, as well as hypertension, hepatitis, cirrhosis and other liver diseases often recur or aggravate in the spring."

Diet should be light and eat more pears

The hibernation of the weather is significantly warmer, the diet should be warm and bland, it is advisable to eat more plant proteins, vitamins, light food, eat less animal fat foods. Experts suggest that you can eat more fresh vegetables and protein-rich foods, such as bamboo shoots, spinach, celery, chicken, eggs, milk, etc., in order to strengthen the body to resist the attack of germs.

Clothing should be to cover the main

Astronomy experts reminded that the hibernation season, although the weather is warming, but the temperature change is relatively large, especially in the evening and the temperature difference at noon is quite large, the public in the dress should pay attention to keep warm.

Early to bed and early to go "spring sleepy"

Spring everything is recovering, you should go to bed early and early to get up, take a walk, stretch your limbs in the spring light, breathe fresh air, stretching the yangqi, in order to comply with the natural laws of spring yang budding, so that their spirit of pleasure, and at the same time to enhance physical fitness, improve the body's resistance to disease, to maintain the The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal on your own.

Prevention of colds and flu is important

Experts suggest that people should pay attention to the weather station on the forecast of strong cold air activity, beware of changes in cold and warmth, to prevent colds, influenza and the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Modern epidemiological surveys, spring is a high incidence of liver disease season, should pay attention to liver, liver, to prevent the epidemic of spring infectious diseases.

What traditional food to eat in hibernation

1, pears

Pears in hibernation is a folk custom in the north. Farmers have to eat pears on the day of hibernation, meaning to part with the pests. Spring back to the earth, the climate is relatively dry, it is easy to make people dry mouth. Raw pear is cold and sweet, has the effect of moisturizing the lungs, cough, nourishing Yin and clearing heat, so pear is particularly suitable for consumption in this season.

2, eggs

In addition to eating pears, folk there are hibernation to eat eggs, it is said to be because of hibernation this day to sacrifice the white tiger, and the white tiger is usually fangs open mouth, only to feed the eggs, after satiation, it will not hurt people. After the evolution of the eggs fed to the white tiger, now become fed to the people themselves.

3, fried beans

In Shaanxi, some areas over the hibernation to eat fried beans. People soak soybeans in salt water and then fry them in a pot, making crackling noises to symbolize the sound of bugs jumping around in the pot as they suffer from the heat. Soybeans are really inexpensive, and for women, it contains isoflavones which in turn produce similar effects to estrogen hormones, lowering blood cholesterol, protecting the heart, and preventing breast cancer osteoporosis.

4, corn

Corn is a lot of people very favorite food, delicious, high nutritional value. It contains cellulose is particularly high, and cellulose can accelerate intestinal peristalsis, reduce cholesterol absorption, prevent coronary heart disease. In addition, corn also contains a lot of magnesium, magnesium can strengthen the peristalsis of the intestinal wall, promote the excretion of body wastes, for weight loss is very favorable.

5, taro

Hakka people in Gannan, western Fujian area, in the hibernation of the day to cook in hot water with hair taro, fried soybean (on behalf of the elimination of a variety of pests).

Chinese medicine believes that taro can replenish the gas, because it is rich in mucus saponin and a variety of trace elements, can help the body to correct the physiological abnormalities caused by a lack of trace elements, but also can enhance appetite and help digestion.

6, mash wine

The arrival of spring, people's whole body sweat pores are open, some places in the Northwest in the Hibernation Festival to drink mash wine, eat eggs pancakes mixed mustard juice, to drive away the body's accumulated cold.

7, pancakes

In some areas of Shandong, farmers in the hibernation day in the courtyard to build a fireplace pancakes, meant to be smoky fire whole dead pests.

Pancakes are made from raw grains, the bran is not removed, so nutritious, crispy and fluffy to eat, and easy to store and carry, is a very rich local food. It is believed that the consumption of pancakes need to chew for a long time, and thus can generate a healthy stomach, promote appetite, promote facial nerve movement, is conducive to maintaining visual, auditory and olfactory nerve health, slowing down the aging, is not lost as a health food.