What are the customs of Cold Dew in 2018 and what is Cold Dew?
After the National Day, we ushered in the Cold Dew, one of the 24 solar terms. So what customs do we have during the Cold Dew solar term? What is Cold Dew? Let’s follow the editor to find out! The eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2018 has arrived, and the autumn wind has risen again. The autumn wind has inadvertently dyed the earth as beautiful as a painting: the colors are scattered, the forests are dyed with red leaves, and the clusters are like brocade and clouds. Mr. Shui Mo spends every day with you.Traditional customs of Cold Dew:1. Eating flower cakes: As the weather is getting colder, the trees, flowers and plants are about to wither, so people call this "saying goodbye to green." People climb mountains and eat flower cakes on the ninth day of the ninth month. Because "高" and "糕" are homophones, the cakes for this festival are called "重阳花糕", which means "progress step by step". The main types of flower cakes include "brown flower cake", "fine flower cake" and "money flower cake". Some coriander leaves are stuck as a mark, and dried fruits such as green fruits, small dates, and walnut kernels are sandwiched in the middle: Xihua cake has 3 layers or 2 layers, and each layer is sandwiched with thinner candied dried fruits, such as apple preserves, peach preserves, apricot preserves, black dates, etc.; Money flower cake is basically the same as Xihua cake. But it is smaller in size, like "money", and is mostly food for upper-class nobles.2. Viewing the red leaves: Going to Xiangshan to view the red leaves during the Cold Dew season has long been a traditional custom for Beijing citizens and the highlight of their autumn trips. The autumn wind is rustling, and the leaves are turning yellow and red. The continuous drop in temperature after the Cold Dew season turned the maple leaves in Beijing red. In the golden autumn, the forests of Xiangshan Mountain are dyed with red leaves, which are as beautiful as rosy clouds and picturesque. 3. Drinking chrysanthemum wine. Cold Dew is close to the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemums are in full bloom at this time. In order to get rid of autumn dryness, some areas have the custom of drinking "chrysanthemum wine". This custom, together with climbing heights, gradually moved to the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemum wine is made from chrysanthemum, glutinous rice and koji. It was called "longevity wine" in ancient times. It tastes cool and sweet, and has the effects of nourishing the liver, improving eyesight, strengthening the brain, and delaying aging. 4. Climbing heights As we all know, the custom of climbing heights on the Double Ninth Festival has a long history. Since the Double Ninth Festival falls around the Cold Dew solar term, the pleasant climate during the Cold Dew solar term is very suitable for mountain climbing, and gradually the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival has also become a custom of the Cold Dew solar term. Climbing high symbolizes "promotion at every step" and "longevity". In ancient times, people climbed high places to avoid disasters. 5. Eat sesame seeds. When Cold Dew arrives, the weather turns from cool to cold. According to the traditional Chinese medicine theory of "nourishing yang in spring and summer, nourishing yin in autumn and winter". At this time, people should nourish yin, prevent dryness, moisten the lungs and benefit the stomach. Therefore, the custom of "eating sesame seeds during Cold Dew" came into being among the people. In Beijing, sesame-related foods become popular items around the time of Cold Dew, such as sesame crisps, sesame and mung bean cakes, and sesame baked buns. 6. Cricket fighting is popular in Beijing. The White Dew, Autumnal Equinox and Cold Dew periods are the peak periods for cricket fighting among old Beijingers. Crickets are also called "crickets". Generally speaking, hearing crickets chirping means autumn has arrived and the weather is getting cooler, reminding people to prepare clothes for winter. Hence the saying "When crickets chirp, lazy women are startled." According to records, cricket fighting began during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. Jia Sidao, a powerful prime minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, was "a gambler and a bad boy when he was young." After he came to power, he particularly liked cricket fighting and even wrote a book specifically titled "The Cricket Fighting Sutra." Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty also loved cricket fighting, which caused a good cricket to cost tens of gold coins. If the emperor likes something, the common people will like it even more. Beijingers probably started playing crickets in the Ming Dynasty. 7. Fishing in the Autumn during the Cold Dew The Cold Dew season is a good time for fishing because, after entering the White Dew, the weather has gradually become cooler and the water temperature has dropped to a temperature that fish like. At this time, the fish, which had suffered from the harsh summer days, began to become active again, swimming around in search of food. Especially in late autumn during the "Cold Dew" and "Frost Descent" solar terms, fish become more greedy and easy to hook and catch in order to store food to fill their stomachs for the winter. What is Cold Dew?Cold Dew is the seventeenth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar and the fifth solar term of autumn, marking the official start of the autumn season; it falls between October 7th and 9th of the Gregorian calendar every year. When the sun reaches 195° ecliptic longitude. The "Collection of Explanations of the 72 Lunar Calendars" says: "In September, the dew is cold and about to condense."In China, Cold Dew is divided into three stages: "The first stage is the arrival of wild geese; the second stage is the transformation of sparrows into clams after entering the water; the third stage is the yellow bloom of chrysanthemums." During this solar term, wild geese migrate south in a line or V-shape. It is cold in late autumn and all the birds disappear. Ancient people saw many clams suddenly appear on the seashore. The stripes and colors of the shells are very similar to those of birds, so they thought they were transformed from birds. The third stage, "the transformation of chrysanthemums into yellow clams," means that chrysanthemums are generally in bloom at this time. After Cold Dew, the dew increases and the temperature drops even lower. At this time, frost will occur in some areas of our country. The north has entered late autumn, with white clouds and red leaves, and occasional early frost. The south is also entering autumn, with cicadas silent and lotus leaves withered. In my country, Cold Dew is traditionally regarded as a sign that the weather is turning cooler. During the White Dew solar term in mid-autumn, the dew condenses and turns white. By the Cold Dew solar term in late autumn, the dew is already cold and is about to condense into frost. |
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