Dahan is the last solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. The weather is very cold. So when is Dahan? What’s the best thing to eat on the day of Great Cold? Let’s take a look at the following content!When is the Great Cold?Solar term time: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Time: January 20-21 of the Gregorian calendar Climate characteristics: Dahan is the coldest time of the year. During the Great Cold, the sun's ecliptic longitude is 300°. Great Cold means that the weather is extremely cold. The period around the Great Cold is the coldest season of the year. The Great Cold occurs just after the 39th day of winter and at the beginning of the 49th day of winter. As the saying goes: "In the 39th and 49th days of winter, walk on the ice." What’s the best thing to eat on the day of Great Cold?1. Sweet potatoesSweet potatoes provide the human body with a large amount of protein, sugar, and vitamins, and have the effects of replenishing deficiency, strengthening qi, harmonizing the stomach, and warming the stomach. 2. Carrots Every 100 grams contains 1.35-17.25 mg of carotene, as well as B vitamins, vitamin C, fats, sugars, iron, pectin, inorganic salts, etc. 3. Mustard Mustard greens are extremely high in lutein and vitamin K, and are also rich in vitamin A, B vitamins, vitamin C and vitamin D, carotene and dietary fiber. 3. Eight Treasure Porridge In ancient times in the north, although the weather was cold during the Great Cold, it was close to spring, so people began to get busy cleaning out the old and decorating with the new, pickling New Year's dishes, and welcoming the most important Chinese New Year. On the day of the Great Cold, traditional eight-treasure porridge is made with yellow rice, white rice, millet, water chestnut rice, chestnuts, red cowpeas, peeled jujube paste, etc., boiled with water, and then dyed with red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, white sugar, brown sugar, and grapes for coloring. |
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