What can we do in the Lesser Heat of 2021? What should we eat during the Lesser Heat solar term?
The arrival of the Lesser Heat solar term means that the dog days of summer have also arrived. Want to know more about the Lesser Heat solar term in 2021? The fifth month of the lunar calendar is the plum rain season, and the rain at this time is very precious for crops. For more content about the fifth month of the lunar calendar, please pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo’s special feature on the fifth month of the lunar calendar!What can we do in the Lesser Heat of 2021?The Lesser Heat of 2021 falls on the lunar calendar: May 28, 2021; the Gregorian calendar: July 7, 2021, Wednesday [According to the old almanac]: worship, receive money, raise livestock, and capture people [According to the old almanac]: open the market, move into the house, set up the bed, break ground, and bury the deadAuspicious gods are suitable: Yuede, Shide, Shiyang, Shengqi, Yaoan, Tiangui, Mingxing, Dahongsha, Wangri Evil spirits and taboos: Five Voids, Nine Voids, Heavenly Prison, Yang General, Heavenly Dog Eating, Desolation, and Ruin. Judging from the lunar calendar's taboos for the day of Lesser Heat in 2021, the things that can be done on this day include - worshiping ancestors, doing business, having a baby, buying livestock , etc. What should we eat during the Lesser Heat solar term?The Lesser Heat solar term is usually in the first day of the dog days, so the dietary customs are usually related to the dog days:1. Eating 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. 2. 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." 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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