What should we eat on the Great Cold Day in 2020? What is the origin of the Great Cold Day?
Introduction: Dahan is one of the 24 solar terms, and there are many dietary customs related to Dahan. So what should we eat on Dahan in 2020? What is the origin of Dahan? The arrival of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar means that we are entering the coldest season of the year. Let’s learn more about it in Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2019.What to eat on the Great Cold Day in 2020?What to eat during the Great Cold: Glutinous riceOn the day of Dahan, Guangdong people not only wear the most clothes, but also eat some stomach-warming foods to keep out the cold, such as glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is one of China's traditional staple foods and occupies an important position in the lives of Chinese people in the south. It is a favorite food for men, women, old and young. The staple food of various festivals is mostly various foods made of glutinous rice. There is glutinous rice steamed in a steamer with red dates, and glutinous rice dyed into colorful flowers. What to eat during the Great Cold: Old hen soup In the cold winter season, Nanjing people's daily diet includes more stews and soups. The Great Cold falls around the 49th day of the lunar calendar. The traditional custom of eating one chicken for every 19th day of the lunar calendar is still respected by many families. Nanjing people mostly choose old hens, either stewing them alone or adding ginseng, wolfberries, black fungus, etc. Drinking chicken soup in the cold winter is really a pleasure. What to eat during the Great Cold: 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, preparing New Year's goods, and welcoming the most important festival for the Chinese people - the Spring Festival. On the day of the Great Cold, traditional eight-treasure porridge is made with yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, chestnuts, red cowpeas, peeled jujube paste, etc., boiled with water, and then dyed red with peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, white sugar, brown sugar, and grapes for coloring. What to eat during the Great Cold: Eight Treasure Rice The recipes for Eight Treasure Rice Pudding are similar in different places. Basically, glutinous rice is steamed, mixed with sugar, oil, and osmanthus, and poured into a container filled with red dates, coix seeds, lotus seeds, longan, and other fruit ingredients. After steaming, it is poured with sugar sauce. It has a sweet taste and is a great dish for festivals and entertaining guests. What to eat during the Great Cold: Xiaohan Cake The custom of eating "Xiao Han Gao" has a long history in Beijing. "Xiaohan Gao" is a kind of rice cake. Not only because its glutinous rice has a higher sugar content than rice, it makes the whole body feel warm after eating it. It has the effects of warming up the wind and cold, moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen and stomach. In addition, people choose to eat rice cake on the day of "Dahan", which also means "older year", bringing good luck, peace every year, and promotion step by step. Therefore, according to the old Beijing custom, on the day of the Great Cold, the whole family shares rice cakes, which not only bring auspiciousness but also can dispel the coldness in the body, so it is called "Xiao Han Cake". What is the origin of the Great Cold?Dahan is the last solar term among the 24 solar terms. It occurs when the sun reaches 300° of the ecliptic longitude around January 20 every year. Dahan means the weather is extremely cold. The "Tianshi" in "Shushi Tongkao" quotes "Sanli Yizong": "Dahan is the middle cold, which is higher than Xiaohan, so it is called Dahan... It is the extreme cold, so it is called Dahan."At this time, cold waves frequently move southward, and it is the coldest period of the year in most parts of my country. The wind is strong, the temperature is low, and the snow on the ground does not melt, presenting a severe scene of ice and snow and freezing weather. In ancient my country, the Great Cold was divided into three stages: "The first stage is that chickens lay eggs; the second stage is that migratory birds fly fast; the third stage is that the ice in water and marshes becomes solid." This means that chicks can be hatched during the Great Cold; and migratory birds such as hawks and falcons are in a state of extremely strong hunting ability, hovering in the air looking for food to replenish their body energy to resist the severe cold; during the last five days of the year, the ice in the water freezes all the way to the center of the water, and is the solidest and thickest. During the Great Cold period, the atmospheric circulation is relatively stable, and the circulation adjustment cycle is about 20 days. When this circulation adjusts, large-scale rain, snow, strong winds and cooling temperatures often occur. When there is a long wave ridge west of 80 degrees east longitude and a large coastal trough in East Asia, my country will experience sustained low temperatures due to the control of northwesterly airflow and the continuous replenishment of cold air. Your fortune will change over the years, but if you predict and understand it in advance, you can nip it in the bud and make full preparations, making your life journey smoother! To calculate your fortune for the next ten years, please click on the "Quality Calculation" below . We will reveal your exclusive fortune to you and wish you good luck and safety! |
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