Introduction: there are twenty-four solar terms in China, the first one is Lichun, and the last one is Dahan, the alternation of the two solar terms represents the cycle of the year, and also delineates the boundary between winter and spring. So, do you know what the meaning of the calendar Big Cold is? Want to know what is the meaning of the big cold ah, do not miss my introduction oh.
What does Big Cold mean ah
Big Cold, is the meaning of the weather cold to the extreme.
Dahan is the last of the twenty-four solar terms, and the sun reaches 300° of the yellow meridian around January 20 every year. "The granting of time Tongkao - time of day" cited "three rituals Yi Zong": "Dahan for the middle, the upper form in the small cold, so it is called big ....... The reverse pole of the cold, so it is called the big cold."
Dahan festival, the atmospheric circulation is relatively stable, circulation adjustment cycle of about 20 days. This circulation adjustment, there is often a wide range of rain and snow weather and wind cooling. When the east longitude of 80 degrees west of the long wave ridge, East Asia for the coastal trough, China by the northwest wind air flow control and constantly supplemented by the cold air will be the impact of persistent low temperature.
Ancient China will be divided into three cold: "a waiting chicken milk; two waiting for the birds to be severe disease; three waiting for the water and the abdomen Jian."
That is to say, by the end of the cold season, you can hatch chicks. The falcon and other birds of prey, but is in the state of predatory ability is very strong, hovering in the air everywhere looking for food to supplement the body's energy to withstand the cold; Dahan season, the average temperature in most parts of southern China is 6 ℃ to 8 ℃, higher than the small cold nearly 1 ℃. The proverb "small cold, big cold, cold into a ball" shows that the big cold festival is also a cold period of the year.
What is the meaning of the calendar big cold
Big Cold is the last of the twenty-four seasons, the sun reaches 300 ° of the yellow longitude before and after January 20 each year for the "big cold". Dahan means the weather is cold to the extreme. Cold wave south frequently, is the coldest period of the year in most parts of China, windy, low temperatures, the ground snow does not melt, presenting a freezing cold scene of ice and snow, cold and frozen. Big Cold season, the average temperature in most parts of southern China is mostly 6 ℃ to 8 ℃, nearly 1 ℃ higher than the small cold. The proverb "small cold, big cold, cold into a ball" shows that the big cold festival is also a cold period of the year.
This time of the year, just after three nine, the beginning of four nine. Proverb: "three nine four nine ice walk".
Big Cold is also like Little Cold, a festival that indicates the degree of cold weather in a year. But the big cold festival is generally not as cold as the small cold. However, in some years and in a few coastal areas, the lowest temperatures of the year still occur in the Dahan festival. After the Big Cold and Spring, the Big Cold is also an indication that a new year's cycle of festivals is about to be ushered in.
What are the dietary customs of the Dahan festival
Chinatrust rice, the customary food of the Dahan festival, is a Han Chinese food, popular in all parts of the country, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. Glutinous rice steamed, mixed with sugar, lard, cinnamon, poured into the apparatus containing jujubes, Job's tears, lotus seeds, cinnamon meat and other fruit ingredients, steamed and then poured with sugar brine that is. Sweet flavor, is a holiday and hospitality good. Dahan festival cold occasion to eat eight treasures of rice has spleen and qi, nourish the blood and tranquilize the role of the spirit, applicable to the body weak, tiredness and fatigue, such as qi and blood deficiency of the crowd.
The arrival of Dahan Festival means that the Spring Festival is not far away, so Dahan Festival eight treasures of rice to speak of auspicious symbolism to go to a good luck, one, eight treasures of rice in the feast is often on the later, which is similar to the Western after-dinner desserts, and southerners prefer sweets. Second, take its auspicious meaning, because both the "eight treasures" name or its ingredients in the "lily" (a hundred years of goodwill symbolizes), "red dates" (the symbol of early birth) lotus seed (even the birth of a child), in addition, the shape and sweetness of the eight treasures of rice and the symbolism of roundness, sweetness and honey.
The taboo of the Great Cold Weather
1, do not damage the Yin Jin
Another focus of health during the Great Cold Weather is to nourish Yin. Generally in the Yangtze River basin from the winter solstice to reduce precipitation, after a month after the Daxian Festival is the driest period, the average air humidity during the day is generally less than 50%, and sometimes even indoor humidity is only about 30%.
With the reduction of water between heaven and earth, the Yin fluid in the human body will be easy to insufficient, many people with chronic respiratory problems often have coughing phlegm or phlegm viscous, coughing phlegm is not clean feeling. People with cardiovascular diseases are more likely to have increased blood viscosity. If the elasticity of blood vessels decreases due to high blood pressure or old age, it is easier to induce heart attack, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and other dangerous situations. Dahan festival taboo
In terms of living, if the indoor heating or air conditioning, in addition to pay attention to frequent ventilation, it is best to use some air humidifier and so on in order to improve the humidity in the air, sleep at night if you use electric blankets, but also try not to open the night or open the too hot. Increase the amount of water you drink as much as possible, and don't wait for your mouth to dry up before drinking. Drink a glass of warm water every day before going to sleep and after getting up. It's also a good idea to drink a little bit of water before and after you take a shower to replenish the water you've lost.
2, should not eat hot things
Dahan, is the last of the twenty-four seasons. At this time in Beijing, the weather is cold. Nutrition should follow the laws of nature, in order to convergence of the yin and protect the yang as the basis for hot food, avoid eating cold, sticky hard indigestible food, in order to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach of the yang qi, do not consume too much hot and dry things.
Before and after the Dahan festival, people can according to different physique dietary supplement. In favor of yang deficiency of people to warm food is appropriate, lamb, chicken, etc. are warm food; in favor of yin deficiency to nourish the yin food is appropriate, you can eat more duck, goose, fungus, etc.. Medicinal supplements should be combined with their own constitution and symptoms to choose to take, it is best to consult a professional before taking supplements. After the big cold is the spring. In order to comply with the seasonal changes, you can also appropriate more intake of food with the nature of the ascending and dispersing, in order to adapt to the characteristics of the spring of all things rise.
3, can not exercise too much
Dahan season, do not exercise too much, too much sweating, to avoid yang qi with the sweat, be damaged. Exercise should be selected in the square sunny place, exercise program can be based on their own preferences, choose to walk, jogging, square dance. Exercise intensity according to their own physical condition, in order to slightly sweat the best, haze, snow days, it is best to suspend exercise.