Why do we eat glutinous rice and drink Laba porridge during Xiaohan? Is it cold during the Minor Cold season?
The customs and habits of different festivals and solar terms are different. So, let’s take a look at why we eat glutinous rice and drink Laba porridge during Xiaohan? Is it cold during the Minor Cold season? “La means connection, the new and the old are connected, so grand sacrifices are held to reward merits.” The twelfth month of the lunar calendar was a month for sacrifices in ancient times. Come to Shuimoxiansheng.com to learn more about the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2021.Why do we eat glutinous rice and drink Laba porridge during Xiaohan?Eating glutinous rice and drinking Laba porridge are customs during the Minor Cold solar term.Reasons for eating glutinous rice during Xiaohan: There is a Guangdong proverb that goes, "It's cold even without wind during the Lesser Cold and the Greater Cold." It is a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice in the morning of the Lesser Cold and the Greater Cold to ward off the cold. According to folk tradition, glutinous rice has a higher sugar content than rice. Eating it will make the whole body feel warm and help drive away the cold. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, glutinous rice has the effect of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, and it is most suitable to eat glutinous rice in cold seasons. Reasons for eating Laba porridge in Xiaohan: In terms of diet, an important custom during the "Minor Cold" solar term is eating "Laba Congee". The porridge is sweet and warm in nature, and has the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing qi and blood, dispelling cold and strengthening the body. Therefore, it is customary to eat glutinous rice and drink Laba porridge during the Minor Cold solar term. Is it cold during the Minor Cold season?From the perspective of solar terms, the Minor Cold solar term is relatively cold.Judging from the situation in previous years, the average minimum temperature of the Major Cold solar term in northern my country is lower than that of the Minor Cold solar term; the opposite is true in the south. Climate experts believe that many factors affect whether a place experiences a Major Cold or Minor Cold, and whether it is a Minor Cold or a Major Cold in a certain year or region requires specific analysis. Also, the climate is changing. Statistics from the past few decades can only reflect the situation in the recent period, and the climate conditions in the recent period may not be the same as those two thousand years ago. Therefore, the weather during the Lesser Cold solar term is relatively cold. |
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