What activities are there during Frost Descent? How to maintain health during the Frost Descent solar term?
Frost Descent is one of the 24 solar terms. It means that the weather is getting colder and the first frost appears. It is the last solar term in autumn, the transitional solar term from autumn to winter, and also means the beginning of winter. What activities are there during Frost Descent? How to maintain health during the Frost Descent solar term? It is the last month of autumn. As we are about to enter winter, Mr. Shui Mo has brought you some relevant content for September of the lunar calendar in 2018. You can take a look at it.What activities are there during Frost Descent?Eating beef <br /> The residents of Yulin, Guangxi, are accustomed to eating beef fried noodles for breakfast and beef fried with radish or beef brisket stew for lunch or dinner on the day of Frost Descent to replenish energy and pray for warmth and health in the winter. In addition to beef, mutton and rabbit meat are also suitable for Frost Descent. In addition to beef, mutton and rabbit are also suitable for Frost Descent.Sending away the taro ghost <br /> Frost is the last solar term in autumn, and people also attach great importance to it. There are customs such as exorcising evil spirits and sweeping tombs in various places to pray for good weather and a happy and healthy life. For example, in some places such as Yantai, Shandong, people go to the western suburbs to welcome the frost on the day of Frost's Descent; in Gaoming area of Guangdong, there is a custom of "sending away the taro ghost" before Frost's 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. Climbing a height <br /> During the Frost Descent season, there is a custom of climbing a height to look far into the distance. Climbing high can not only relax the function of the lungs, but also allow you to look far into the distance, which can relax your mind and soothe your mood. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the maple leaves are dyed red. It is pleasing to the eye to climb up and look out into the distance, but there are also some precautions. Chrysanthemum Appreciation <br /> During the Frost Descent season, chrysanthemums are in full bloom. At this time, people will hold chrysanthemum festivals. To express love and respect for chrysanthemums. There is a small-scale chrysanthemum party held by wealthy people, and there is no need to leave the house. Before the Frost Descent, hundreds of pots of famous chrysanthemums are collected and placed in the mansion, with porches in front and lighthouses in the back, and a chrysanthemum tower is also built. Good wine and delicious food are placed in front of the Chrysanthemum Tower. First, family members bow and kowtow to the Chrysanthemum God in order of age, and then drink wine, appreciate the chrysanthemums, and write poems. Beijing literati often held chrysanthemum parties in Tianning Temple, Taoranting, Longzhuahuai and other places. Eat persimmons <br /> Frost is the last solar term in autumn. At this time, there is a custom of eating persimmons in many areas in the south. As the saying goes, "Eating persimmons during the Frost's Descent will prevent a runny nose." People believe that eating persimmons during the Frost's Descent will prevent colds and runny noses in the winter. In fact, since persimmons are fully ripe around the time of Frost Descent, the persimmons at this time have thin skin, more flesh, delicious taste, and rich nutrition, and are deeply loved by the people. This led to the custom of eating persimmons during the Frost Descent season. The Frost Descent season is when persimmons are ripe. In some places in my country, there is a custom of eating persimmons during the Frost Descent season. The weather is turning cold at this time, and people believe that eating persimmons can not only keep warm, but also nourish the muscles and bones, making them very suitable for consumption during the Frost Descent season. For example, in the southern Fujian region, there is a saying that goes, "It is better to nourish yourself during the Frost Descent than to nourish yourself all year round." People believe that eating persimmons at this time of year will prevent them from catching a cold or having a runny nose in the winter. Tomb sweeping <br /> In ancient times, people would go to the tombs to sweep during the Frost Descent season. According to "Qing Tongli", "On the Cold Food Festival and the Frost's Descent Festival, people worship and sweep the tombs. On the appointed day, they wear plain clothes and go to the tombs, bringing wine, wine and utensils for cutting grass and trees. They wear formal clothes all year round and cover the trees and cut the weeds, so it is called tomb sweeping." Nowadays, the custom of tomb sweeping on Frost's Descent is rare. However, the "Cold Clothes Festival" on the first day of October during the Frost Descent season is still quite popular among the people. The Cold Clothes Festival, also known as the "October Morning", "Ancestor Worship Festival", "Mingyin Festival" and "Ghost Festival", is known as one of the three major "Ghost Festivals" along with Qingming Festival and Zhongyuan Festival. In order to prevent the ancestors from suffering from cold in the underworld, on the night of the Cold Clothes Festival, people burn five-colored (red, yellow, blue, white and black) paper with cotton in between outside the door and pour dumplings into an gray circle, meaning that the weather is cold and they are sending warm clothes to the ancestors. The Cold Clothes Festival expresses people's remembrance and compassion for their deceased relatives. It is also the day when relatives send warm clothes to those they care about. How to maintain health during the Frost Descent solar term?Nourishing Yin and moistening the lungs should be "balanced"To prevent autumn dryness, you can eat more sweet, cold and juicy foods, such as pears, grapefruit, sugarcane, bananas, citrus and other fruits. Vegetables include carrots, winter melon, white fungus, lotus roots and various bean products. Diet and exercise go hand in hand <br /> Autumn is the season when people tend to gain fat. When the weather is cool and the nights are long, people's appetite is greatly increased and they can rest comfortably at night. The body's daily calorie intake easily exceeds calorie consumption, causing fat to accumulate little by little. If no adjustments are made, people will gain a lot of weight after the autumn and winter seasons. Year after year, people will quickly become "fat". Therefore, for young people who love beauty, while eating a lot to gain weight in autumn, they should also pay attention to strengthening physical exercise. |
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