What can we do during Lesser Heat? What should we pay attention to during Lesser Heat?
Lesser Heat belongs to the late summer, the hottest period of summer. What else do you want to know about Minor Heat? "When the plums are yellow, the weather is sunny every day. The brook is overflowing but we still go on a mountain hike. The green shade is as strong as when we came here, and there are four or five more songs of orioles." If you want to know more about the fifth month of the lunar calendar, please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website!What can we do during Lesser Heat?The Lesser Heat solar term usually occurs at the beginning of the dog days, so most customs are related to the beginning of the dog days (also called the first dog days or the beginning of the dog days).1. Eat new food In the old days, people in southern my country had the custom of eating new food during the Lesser Heat. “Eating new food” means grinding newly harvested rice and wheat into powder, making various kinds of flatbreads and noodles, and sharing them with neighbors and villagers to express the wish for a good harvest. At the same time, these new goods must also be prepared to offer sacrifices to ancestors. 2. Eat noodles The custom of eating noodles on the dog days has started at least in the Three Kingdoms period. The Wei Spring and Autumn Annals states: On the dog days, people eat noodles with soup, wipe the sweat with a towel, and their faces will be bright. Jingchu Sui Shi Ji records: Eating soup noodles on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month is said to ward off evil. In addition, in addition to eating soup noodles, you can also eat water noodles and fried noodles on the first day of the dog days. 3. Chicken Dinner In parts of Jiangxi and Hunan, there is a custom of eating chicken for health preservation during the dog days of summer. A folk proverb goes: "Eat a chicken during the dog days of summer, and you will be healthy all year round." 4. Eat eggs In some places in Shandong, people eat raw cucumbers and boiled eggs to cure the summer heat. They eat eggs in the morning of the beginning of the dog days and do not eat any other food. 5. Eat dumplings It is a custom in northern my country to eat dumplings on the first day of the dog days. People have poor appetite and are often thinner than usual, which is commonly known as the bitter summer. Dumplings are the food that stimulates the appetite and satisfies cravings in traditional customs, so people in northern China often eat dumplings on the first day of the dog days. 6. Eat mutton People in Xuzhou eat mutton during the dog days of summer, which is called "eating mutton during the dog days of summer". This custom can be traced back to the Yao and Shun periods. There is a folk saying that a bowl of mutton soup in Pengcheng during the dog days of summer is enough to save the life of a miracle doctor. 7. Eat wontons In Shanghai, there is a custom of "eating wontons on the first day of the dog days and drinking tea on the second day of the dog days", that is, eating wontons (also called flatbread or wontons in some areas) on the first day of the dog days, and drinking tea on the second day of the dog days. 8. Apply the Sanfu sticker Sanfutie is an old folk custom. It is said that the Sanfu days are the days with the strongest yang energy in a year. Using this opportunity to treat certain cold diseases can adjust the body's yin and yang balance, prevent the recurrence of old diseases or alleviate their symptoms. What should we pay attention to during Lesser Heat?The Lesser Heat usually falls between the beginning of the dog days and the first dog days. Although it is not the hottest time, it is still hot and unbearable, so there are many things to pay attention to:1. Avoid taking cold showers During the Lesser Heat period, people often come home sweating all over, so many people choose to take a shower immediately. However, this not only makes it easier to catch a cold, but the muscles are also easily contracted due to the sudden stimulation of cold water, leading to symptoms such as accelerated heartbeat and increased blood pressure. Therefore, it is best to go home and sit for a while, wait for the body surface temperature to stabilize before taking a shower, or take a warm bath. 2. Exercise properly to sweat It is hot during the Lesser Heat, and people are more likely to sweat. Many people try their best to stop sweating, but in fact, this is not good for the human body, because sweating is also an important part of the body's metabolism. In traditional Chinese medicine, sweating is even said to detoxify. Therefore, when the weather is hot, it is best to do some simple exercises from time to time. Letting your body sweat is good for your health. 3. Eat less cold drinks and cold food The temperature difference is small during the Lesser Heat period, and once it gets hot it lasts the whole day. Many people tend to drink cold drinks regardless of time and place, and can drink a lot of cold drinks and ice cream in a day. However, although we sweat quickly in hot weather and need to drink more water, drinking too much cold water is not good for the body and can easily cause catching a cold and diarrhea. In addition, most beverages are high in sugar and drinking too much can easily make you fat. 4. Open windows for ventilation as much as possible The temperature is high during the Lesser Heat period, and many people turn on the air conditioner all day long. However, when the air conditioner is turned on, the windows should be opened appropriately for ventilation to prevent the house from being closed, and the air quality is poor and humid, which is more likely to cause adverse symptoms such as heat stroke and dizziness. In addition, when using air conditioning, it is best not to turn on the fan to avoid blowing cold air when the room temperature has dropped, especially not blowing towards the back and cervical spine. 5. Stable mental state The hot weather during the Lesser Heat will affect the quality of sleep at night. If you don’t sleep well at night, your spirit will become poor, so it is best to take a nap during the day, which can effectively relieve fatigue, but the nap should not be too long, preferably not more than an hour. In addition, when the weather is hot, people's mood tends to be hot, but losing temper in hot weather can easily cause damage to the liver, so maintaining a stable mood is also good for health. 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