What is not suitable to do during the Great Heat solar term? What traditional food do you eat?

What is not suitable to do during the Great Heat solar term? What traditional food do you eat?
Great Heat is the last solar term in summer, which also means the hottest time is about to come. So what is not suitable to do during the Great Heat solar term? In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the weather is unbearably hot. People have had the habit of avoiding the heat since ancient times. They would try all kinds of ways to avoid the unbearable sunlight. Therefore, June is also known as the "Escape Moon". Pay attention to Shui Mo Net's special topic for June 2022 to learn more.

What is not suitable to do during the Great Heat solar term?

1. Don’t eat overnight food
Food can easily spoil under high temperatures. After eating it, people may suffer from diarrhea at the mildest. In severe cases, they may need to go to a clinic for treatment. There were no refrigerators in the past, so leftover food had to be stored outdoors. In the hot weather after the Great Heat, the food would go bad and could no longer be eaten the next day. But it was different from the past. Food was precious and would not be thrown away easily. Even if some of it went bad, it would still be eaten, which would lead to physical discomfort and the result would not be worth it. Therefore, do not eat overnight food.
2. Don’t be greedy for coolness when sleeping
The weather is very hot during the Great Heat period. In the past, people would sleep outdoors, such as in their own yard, or sleep on the floor with a few neighbors (there was no such thing as air conditioning). As the weather gets colder at night, some friends don't sleep with anything covered, leaving their stomachs exposed. This can easily lead to stomach discomfort, which is often referred to as an "exposed stomach", and they need injections or medication. In addition, it is easy to catch a cold, so we advise everyone to cover yourself with a thin blanket or just cover your stomach when you sleep at night during the Great Heat period.
3. Do not drink cold water or eat cold food immediately after exercise or work.
After finishing work or outdoor activities during the Great Heat period, people will easily feel thirsty due to the hot weather and the rapid evaporation of water. In the past, people did not have refrigerators, so they liked to drink cold water immediately after returning home, which was a great relief. However, if the body is overheated, drinking cold water immediately can easily irritate the stomach and cause stomach discomfort. In severe cases, the body will feel very uncomfortable. Therefore, when you feel thirsty during the Great Heat, do not drink cold water immediately.

What traditional food do you eat?

1. Mutton soup: On the day of Great Heat, there is a custom in southern Shandong Province of "drinking summer mutton", that is, drinking mutton soup. Mutton is most nutritious when eaten during the dog days of summer. During the hot dog days, people are prone to heat accumulation in their bodies. Drinking mutton soup with chili oil, vinegar and garlic will make the body sweat profusely, and the accumulated heat in the five internal organs and toxins in the body will be discharged from the body with sweat, which is good for the body.
2. Lychee: During the Great Heat, every household eats lychees according to Huangtian custom, which is called "Celebrating the Great Heat". The Great Heat solar term is in the month shortly after the rainy season. The human body is easily invaded by heat, humidity, and evil, and may even become ill. Eating lychees can enhance the body's ability to resist disease and drive away heat and humidity. At the same time, lychees contain a large amount of glucose and various vitamins, and are rich in nutritional value. Eating fresh lychees can nourish the body.
3. Grass jelly: In many places in Guangdong, there is a custom of "eating grass jelly" during the Great Heat season. Because of its magical effect of relieving heat, it is known as "immortal grass". After drying its stems and leaves, they can be made into grass jelly, which is called liangfen in Guangdong and is a summer dessert.
4. Lotus seed soup: Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, lotus seed soup has been the most popular food during the dog days. Lotus seeds are sweet and mild in nature, and have the functions of tonifying the spleen and astringing the intestines, nourishing the heart and benefiting the kidneys. Drinking lotus seed soup regularly in summer can nourish the body, strengthen the will, nourish the spirit and benefit the spleen.

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