What activities does Xiaoxue have? How should we maintain health during the Xiaoxue solar term?
Xiaoxue, like Yushui, Guyu and other solar terms, is a solar term that directly reflects precipitation. What activities are there during Xiaoxue? How should we maintain our health during the Xiaoxue solar term? In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the weather starts to get cold, and winter has already arrived. Pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo's special topic on October of the lunar calendar in 2020. Mr. Shui Mo will watch this beautiful October with you.What activities does Xiaoxue have?——Minor Snow: Pickled Cabbage——In the past, there was also a set of traditional methods to store vegetables in winter. As the saying goes, "Shovel cabbage in light snow and spinach in heavy snow." In winter, most vegetables are stored in traditional ways, such as in cellars or buried in the soil, to facilitate consumption. When storing cabbage in deep trenches and burying it in the soil, stop watering about ten days before harvest, do a good job of anti-freeze work to facilitate storage, and try to harvest on a sunny day. After harvesting, dry the roots of the cabbage in the sun for 3 to 4 days, and then store them after the outer leaves of the cabbage become soft. The depth of the ditch should be based on the height of the cabbage. When storing, the roots of the cabbages should all be facing downwards and placed side by side in the ditch. When the weather is cold, cover them with more cabbage leaves and corn stalks to prevent freezing. When storing semi-mature cabbage, add some water in the ditch and add soil at the same time. The depth of water and soil should be enough to bury the roots, so that it will be mature when it is eaten. There are not so many fresh vegetables in winter, so the custom of pickling vegetables in Xiaoxue has a long history. People choose pickled vegetables in many ways. In addition to some green vegetables, "Snow Li Hong" is also very popular. ——Minor Snow solar term: pickled bacon—— There is a folk custom of "pickle food in winter to store for the winter". After a light snowfall, the temperature drops sharply and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time to process bacon. After the Minor Snow solar term, some farmers start making sausages and bacon so that they can enjoy the delicious food during the Spring Festival. According to legend, more than two thousand years ago, Zhang Lu was called King Ning of Han. After his defeat, he marched south through Bazhong. When he arrived at Hongmiaotang in Hanzhong, the local people treated him with pickled bacon. In the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi took refuge in Xi'an with Emperor Guangxu. Local officials in southern Shaanxi presented bacon as tribute to the emperor. After tasting the bacon, Cixi praised it highly. Among the folks, there is also a custom of "pickled food in winter to store it for the winter." After a light snowfall, the temperature drops sharply and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time to process bacon. People use salt with spices such as pepper, anise, aniseed, cinnamon, cloves, etc. to marinate the meat in a jar. After 7 to 15 days, they hang it up with palm leaves or bamboo ropes to let the water drip off. They then smoke it with cypress branches and leaves or sugarcane peels, and finally hang it up and slowly smoke it dry with fireworks to make bacon. How should we maintain health during the Xiaoxue solar term?1. Eat more folic acid foods to prevent depressionAfter the first snow, it is the season when depression is more common. You should eat spinach, kiwi, oysters, oranges, soybeans and dark green vegetables regularly, because these foods contain folic acid, which can help fight depression. Foods rich in B vitamins, such as whole wheat bread, whole flour products, cereals, yeast, animal liver and fruits, are also very helpful in improving bad mood and depression. 2. Keep warm and protect yourself from cold Starting from the Xiaoxue solar term, winds from the northeast have blown more frequently. Although the climate has cooled down, it is not yet winter, so many people do not pay much attention to wearing hats and scarves, which often makes them susceptible to colds. As the saying goes, "If you want to be comfortable, take off and put on frequently", so you should prepare several sets of winter clothes and add or remove them as appropriate. For the elderly, they should choose soft and smooth cotton or silk underwear and try not to wear chemical fiber clothes to minimize the harm of static electricity. 3. Eat more hot porridge After the first snow, you can eat more foods that protect the cardiovascular system, such as salvia miltiorrhiza, hawthorn, black fungus, tomatoes, celery, etc.; foods that lower blood lipids, such as bitter melon, corn, buckwheat, carrots, etc.; warming and tonic foods and kidney-benefiting foods, such as cashews, yam, chestnuts, walnuts, etc. Food can be cooked mostly by stewing, so that less nutrients are lost; eating more hot porridge is good for your health, such as wheat porridge which nourishes the heart and relieves restlessness, radish porridge which helps digestion and reduces phlegm, and jujube porridge which replenishes qi and nourishes yin. 4. Black food nourishes the kidneys and prevents colds Preventing colds is a theme throughout winter health care, and eating more black foods can not only quickly replenish calories and prevent colds, but also nourish the liver and kidneys, clear internal heat, and maintain the skin. For example, black sesame has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, moisturizing the five internal organs, and replenishing qi; black beans, black rice, black dates, black fungus, etc. also have good health care functions. Fate is innate, but fortune can change. Luck varies with the transformation of time and space, and luck is changing. Do you want to know when your good luck will come? Then take a look at the [Excellent Calculation] below, and may you have peace and happiness in your life! |
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