What to do in the twelfth lunar month? How to maintain health in the twelfth lunar month? The twelfth month of the lunar calendar is also known as the twelfth month, or the wax month. So what are the things to do and not to do in the twelfth month? Visit Shui Mo Xiansheng's website to learn more about the twelfth lunar month of 2018.What to do in December:The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is commonly known as the Little New Year in the lunar calendar. In some places, the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month is also called the Little New Year. As the name suggests, Xiaonian is the opposite of the "Big New Year" of the Spring Festival. On the day of Little New Year, the most important ceremony is to worship the Kitchen God. The Kitchen God, also known as the Kitchen King, Kitchen Lord, and Kitchen God, is the god of food in ancient Chinese mythology and legends. After the Jin Dynasty, he was listed as the God of Destiny who supervised the good and evil in the world, and ascended to heaven on the day of the Little New Year to report to the Jade Emperor. Therefore, in order to have the Kitchen God speak well of themselves and their families after he ascends to heaven, people prepare delicious food, sweets, fruits and vegetables, and fine wine to send the Kitchen God off to heaven on the day of the Little New Year, in the hope that the Kitchen God will speak sweet words for their families in front of the Jade Emperor, and return to the world with good rewards and blessings, to bless their families with good fortune and luck in the coming year. For this reason, many places today still attach great importance to worshiping the Kitchen God on the day of Little New Year.The 24th day of the twelfth lunar month <br /> The custom of dusting and sweeping the house has a long history. According to folk saying: because "dust" and "old" are homophones, sweeping the dust during the New Year has the meaning of "getting rid of the old and bringing in the new". Its purpose is to sweep away all the "bad luck" and "bad luck". It expresses people's desire to break the old and establish the new and their prayers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month <br /> Making tofu by grinding a mill. “Fu” and “Fu” have similar pronunciations, so making tofu means “harvesting happiness and blessings in the new year.” In ancient times, the main folk activities of the Han nationality on this day included welcoming the Jade Emperor, lighting the fields for silkworms, the Thousand Lantern Festival, and getting rid of the chaotic year. Nowadays, most people do not make tofu themselves, but often stick the cut “Fu” character upside down on windows or doors, which expresses the same meaning, hoping that “happiness and good fortune” will come to the home. The 26th day of the twelfth lunar month <br /> The traditional Chinese folk custom of the Spring Festival is "stewing meat". A folk proverb says: "On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, pigs are slaughtered and meat is cut for the New Year." It means that this day is mainly used to prepare meat for the New Year. "New Year's meat" requires eating braised pork. Meat itself represents wealth, and braised pork can better represent a prosperous and wealthy year ahead. A bowl of steaming braised pork with the aroma of meat is what many people look forward to on this day. The 27th day of the twelfth lunar month <br /> On the eve of the Chinese New Year, there is a folk saying that goes "On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, kill chickens and go to the market." On this day, every household not only has to slaughter their own poultry, but also goes to the market and shops to make centralized purchases, mainly buying and selling New Year items such as firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, etc. The 28th day of the twelfth lunar month <br /> In most places, people rush to make noodles for the New Year on this day. Whether it is making dough or steamed buns, every household starts preparing staple food for the New Year. In the past, social development was underdeveloped and there was no modern convenient baking powder. Ordinary noodles made a few days in advance would easily go bad, but leavened dough was not prone to going bad. Therefore, on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the dough is fermented to prepare the staple food for the first to fifth days of the first lunar month. This is also the reason why the old custom holds that fire should not be used to steam buns during the first to fifth days of the first lunar month. On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, in addition to making dough, people also have to "stick flowers", that is, stick New Year pictures, Spring Festival couplets and window decorations. The custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets originated from the ancient "peach charms", because the ancients regarded peach wood as a wood to ward off evil spirits. Later, with the advent of papermaking, the custom of posting Spring Festival couplets using red paper instead of peach wood emerged. The 29th day of the twelfth lunar month <br /> The day before New Year's Eve is called "Little New Year's Eve", when families hold banquets and people visit each other, which is called "farewell to the old year". Burning incense outdoors is called "Tianxiang" and usually lasts for three days. Health precautions in December:1. Prevent the neck from getting cold <br /> Office workers who often stay in the office often feel pain in the cervical spine. Turn your neck, stretch your chest, and feel a popping sound in your body. This is a sign of cervical spondylosis. Winter is the peak season for cervical spondylosis. Not paying attention to keeping your neck warm is not good for the cervical spine. Therefore, when traveling in winter, you can put your collar up or wear a scarf to block the wind and prevent the blood vessels in your neck from contracting due to cold. This is good for the health of citizens with cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure and other diseases.2. Prevent rhinitis attacks <br /> For those of you who already have a slightly itchy nose, is your nose feeling even more uncomfortable recently? Do you have a runny nose even though you don’t have a cold? This is an attack of rhinitis. The doctor said that it is better to rub your nose with cold water in the morning and let the cold water touch the wings of the nose. This can improve the blood circulation of the nasal mucosa and relieve the symptoms of rhinitis. 3. Prevent the lungs from catching cold <br /> Colds, coughs, runny noses, many citizens are in low spirits recently, especially the elderly and children. Laba Festival is here, drink more hot porridge to help drive away the cold. Citizens who have caught a cold can choose some lung-clearing and cold-dispersing foods, have a bowl before going to bed, cover yourself with a quilt and sweat a little, you will feel better. 4. Prevent back pain <br /> For citizens who sit for a long time, in addition to neck pain, do they also feel back pain when sleeping at night when the temperature is low, or even have trouble sleeping? There is a simple set of aerobics that you can try, which is to press your hands on your waist, and rub down to the coccyx with a little force. Repeat dozens of times each time. It will help to unclog the belt meridian and relieve soreness. 5. Prevent your feet from getting cold <br /> Winter is also a good time to take a foot bath. Use warm water close to 40℃ to submerge the ankle joints and soak for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. During this time, add hot water to maintain the water temperature. Let the feet soak until the color is close to slightly red. Finally, massage the toes and soles of the feet for a few minutes. It is worth mentioning that foot bath should not be done after meals as much as possible, and the water temperature should not be too high for those who are unwell. |
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