The origin of the Rain Water solar term and how to maintain health during the Rain Water solar term?
The Rain Water solar term is coming, and after this day, the temperature will start to warm up. So, what is the origin of the Rain Water solar term? How to maintain health during the Rain Water solar term? The various festivals in the first month of the lunar calendar will come soon after the Spring Festival. Following Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on the first month of the lunar calendar in 2019, let’s count how many important traditional festivals and customs there are in this month.Origin of Rain Water Solar Term:Rainwater is the second solar term among the 24 solar terms. Around February 19th every year, when the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 330 degrees, it is the Rain Water of the 24 solar terms. At this time, the temperature rises, the ice and snow melt, and the precipitation increases, so it is named Rainwater. The Rain Water solar term usually starts on February 18th or 19th and ends on March 4th or 5th. Rainwater, like Grain Rain, Light Snow and Heavy Snow, is a solar term that reflects precipitation phenomena."Collected Explanations of the 72 Seasonal Changes" states: "In the middle of the first month, heaven produces water. The beginning of spring belongs to wood, but since wood is born, rain must be water, so the rain follows the beginning of spring. And since the east wind has thawed the ice, it will disperse and become rain." This means that around the Rain Water solar term, all things begin to sprout and spring is about to arrive. For example, the "Book of Yi Zhou" records the phenological phenomena such as "the arrival of wild geese" and "the sprouting of grass and trees" after the Rain Water Festival. How to maintain health during the Rain Water solar term:1. The weather is cooler during the Rain Water solar term, so please dress according to the temperature. At the same time, do not eat too much cold food or drink too much cold tea. You can eat some warmer sweets to nourish the spleen and stomach and avoid the spleen and stomach from getting cold. As the Tang Dynasty medicine king Sun Simiao said: "In spring, it is better to reduce sour food and increase sweet food to nourish the spleen."2. Rain Water is still an early spring solar term, especially in the north, it is still relatively cold. Therefore, it is not advisable to do overly intense exercise so that the liver qi can rise slowly and gently, avoiding losing control of the liver qi due to excessive consumption of energy (zhong qi) in the body, causing the liver qi to run out too much at once and causing symptoms such as fever and getting angry. You can do some relaxing exercises such as walking and Tai Chi. 3. During the Rain Water solar term, dietary adjustments are made based on the fact that the spring climate becomes warmer, it is colder in the morning and evening, the wind evil gradually increases, and dry mouth and tongue are common. For this reason, we should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to replenish the body's water and eat less greasy food. You can eat more dates, yam, lotus seeds, leeks, spinach, etc. Northerners prefer porridge as a dietary therapy, which can be made into lotus seed porridge, yam porridge, red date porridge, etc. During this season, we should eat less warm foods such as mutton. 4. Mentally, you should also pay attention to keeping your mind clear and desires few, and avoid overwork in order to nourish your vital energy. |
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