Introduction: There are also many customs and habits on Frost’s Descent. So what are the customs and habits on Frost’s Descent? Is it unlucky to get married the day before Frost’s Descent? The ninth month of the lunar calendar is a golden season, with plump rice and red persimmons. Shuimoxiansheng.com’s 2020 ninth month of the lunar calendar special topic will take you to harvest the beauty.What are the customs and practices during Frost’s Descent?Frost Descent Customs: Tomb Sweeping and Ancestor WorshipIn ancient times, there was a custom of sweeping tombs and worshipping ancestors during the Frost Descent season. According to the Qing Tongli, "On the Cold Food Festival and the Frost Descent Festival, people sweep the tombs and wear plain clothes, bringing wine and tools for cutting grass and trees. They also wear plain clothes to cover the trees and cut the weeds, so it is called tomb sweeping." Frost's Descent Customs: Tonic There is a saying among the people that "replenishing food in winter is not as good as replenishing food in Frost Descent". During the Frost Descent season, the weather becomes increasingly cold and the folk food customs become very unique. People believe that one should "replenish the Double Ninth Festival" before "replenishing the Frost Descent Festival", and that "replenishing the food in autumn" is more important than "replenishing the food in winter". Therefore, during the Frost Descent season, people have the custom of "boiling mutton", "boiling sheep's head" and "eating rabbit meat to welcome the frost". Frost customs: eating persimmons In some places in China, people eat red persimmons during the Frost's Descent season. In the eyes of local people, this not only keeps people warm but also replenishes muscles and bones, making it a very good Frost's Descent food. The old people in Quanzhou say that eating persimmons during the Frost's Descent will prevent a runny nose. In some places, the explanation for this custom is: you must eat persimmons on the day of Frost's Descent, otherwise your lips will be chapped throughout the winter. At this time, people living in the countryside would climb up the tall persimmon trees and pick a few shiny, sweet persimmons to eat. Frost Festival customs: Chrysanthemum appreciation There is an ancient saying that "chrysanthemums bloom when frost hits them", so climbing mountains and admiring chrysanthemums has become an elegant activity during the Frost Descent season. It is recorded in "Continued Records of the Strange Things of Qi" by Wu Jun of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. “When frost falls, only this grass grows luxuriantly.” Therefore, chrysanthemum was regarded as “the grass of the season” by the ancients and became a symbol of vitality. The Frost Descent season is when the autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Many places in my country hold chrysanthemum parties at this time, where people appreciate the chrysanthemums and drink wine to show their respect and love for chrysanthemums. In the eyes of the ancients, chrysanthemum has unusual cultural significance and is considered to be a "longevity prolonger" and an immortal grass. The Miscellaneous Book of Five Elements says: Planting "three roots of poplar and cornus officinalis" next to the house can increase longevity and eliminate harm. The late autumn chill that harms the body was often regarded as evil spirits in ancient times. Cornus officinalis, which can drive away wind, evil spirits and cold, is used by the people to ward off diseases and cure illnesses. Frostfall customs: Sending away taro ghosts In Gaoming area of Guangdong, there is a custom of "sending away the taro ghost" before the Frost Descent. During the Frost Descent season, people would pile up tiles to form the Pagoda of Hanoi, put dry firewood inside the tower and light it. The stronger the fire burned, the better, until the tiles were red hot. Then they would push down the Pagoda of Hanoi and use the red-hot tiles to heat taro, which is locally called "beating the taro pot". Finally, they would throw the tiles out of the village, which was called "sending away the taro ghost". In this way, people ward off evil and welcome good fortune. Frost Festival customs: Climb high and look far In ancient times, there was a custom of climbing high places and looking far into the distance during the Frost Descent season. In September, Cold Dew, Frost Descent and Double Ninth Festival arrive. Climbing heights can significantly increase a person's lung ventilation and vital capacity, enhance blood circulation, and increase cerebral blood flow, thereby achieving the purpose of strengthening the body, preventing and curing diseases. Moreover, climbing heights can also cultivate a person's will and cultivate his sentiments. Is it unlucky to get married the day before Frost's Descent?According to folk sayings, it is inappropriate to get married the day before the Frost's Descent Day, and the three days before and after the "solar term" are not suitable.The solar terms are the intersection of changes in qi. The qi field three days before and after the solar terms is unstable and is generally not suitable for marriage . Don't assume that it is a suitable day for marriage (for example, October 23rd is Frost Descent, and the 22nd and 24th are generally not suitable for marriage). Marriage requires long-term stability. Starting a marriage with an unstable aura will cause all kinds of instability after the marriage. The meaning of the Frost Descent solar termFrost Descent is the eighteenth solar term of the twenty-four solar terms. The Dipper points to Xu; the sun's ecliptic longitude is 210°; the solar term falls on October 23-24 of the Gregorian calendar every year.Frost Descent is the last solar term in autumn and marks the transition from autumn to winter. The characteristics of the Frost Descent solar term are that the weather is colder in the morning and evening and hotter at noon, with a large temperature difference between day and night and obvious autumn dryness. Since "frost" is a manifestation of cold weather and large temperature differences between day and night, the season is named "Shuangjiang" which means "sudden drop in temperature and large temperature difference between day and night". During the Frost Descent season, all things are complete and enter the Xu period. The yang energy goes down into the earth and the yin energy begins to condense. As the saying goes, "Frost kills all the grass." After Frost, plants gradually lose their vitality and the earth becomes bleak. Frost Descent does not mean "frost falling", but rather means a sudden drop in temperature and a large temperature difference between day and night. After the Frost Descent solar term, late autumn becomes evident and cold air moves southward more frequently. The Eight Characters are an important matchmaker in your life, revealing your marriage destiny and predicting your marital happiness! To calculate the direction of your personal marriage, you can click on the "Premium Calculation" below to predict your marriage in advance. I wish you a happy marriage! |
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