The time of the Big Cold Festival in 2022 is: January 20, 2022 at 10:30 pm on the Gregorian calendar. It is also the last of the twenty-four solar terms of the year.
What are the taboos of Dahan?
1, the taboo of the Dahan festival not to damage the yin Jin
Dahan during the health of another focus on nourishing Yin. Generally in the Yangtze River Basin from the winter solstice precipitation decreased, after a month of the Dahan 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 liquid in the body will be easy to insufficient, many people with chronic respiratory diseases often have cough phlegm or phlegm viscous, cough phlegm 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 and old age, it is easier to induce heart attacks, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and other dangerous situations.
In terms of living, if the indoor heating or air conditioning, in addition to regular ventilation, it is best to use some air humidifiers 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 bathing to replenish lost water.
2, the taboo of the Dahan festival should not eat hot and dry things
Dahan, is the last of the twenty-four solar terms. 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 and 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 body 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 be more appropriate intake of food with the nature of the ascending and dispersing, in order to adapt to the characteristics of the spring of the rising of all things.
3, the taboo of the cold season can not be too much exercise
The cold 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.