By the light snow | cold at the beginning of heaven and earth, warm

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Lebo narrator -- Yan Bing

The twenty-four solar terms "author | ying-jie song

Light Snow Term

Light snow, is the 20th solar term in the 24 solar terms, the second solar term in winter, time in the Gregorian calendar November 22 or 23, light snow solar term arrival.

The snow is small and there is no snow on the ground, which is the original meaning of this solar term "light snow".

The ancient book Qunfang Pu said: "The light snow is cold and will snow, the ground cold is not even snow is not big." That is to say, to the "light snow" festival due to the cold weather, the form of precipitation from rain to snow, but at this time because the "ground cold is not very" so the number of snow is less, the amount of snow is not big, so called light snow.

Light snow custom

Eat ciba

It is a custom to eat zi ba in some parts of south China during the Light Snow period. Ciba is a kind of food made of steamed and mashed glutinous rice, which is popular in some areas of south China. In ancient times, zi ba is a traditional festival sacrifice in the southern region, which was first used by farmers to offer offerings to the bull god.

Preserved preserved meat

Folk: "winter wax wind salt, storage with the imperial winter" custom. After light snow, the temperature drops sharply and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time for processing preserved meat. After Minor snow, some farmers begin to cook sausages and preserved meat, saving the excess meat in traditional ways and waiting for the Spring Festival to enjoy delicious food. Many places have the custom of eating preserved meat in winter, especially the southern city, is particularly fond of preserved meat.

Sun-dried fish

During light snow, fishermen along the central and southern coasts of Taiwan start drying fish and stocking up on dry food. Mullet schools come to the Taiwan Strait around light snow, along with swordfish and sandfish. Taiwan common proverb: October beans, fat to see the head, refers to the Chiayi County Bubagu area, to the lunar October can catch "bean larvae".

Eat grated soup

Around the light snow, the Tujia people start the annual folk activity of "killing pigs and welcoming the New Year", which adds a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "digg soup" is a custom of the Tujia people. In the folk activity of "killing the New Year pig and welcoming the New Year", the delicious food made by cooking with the high-quality fresh pork still steaming is called "digg soup".

Health care of light snow

First, the increase or decrease of clothing should be appropriate

As the saying goes: "If you want to be comfortable, often take off frequently", so we should prepare a few winter clothes, sit to increase or decrease as appropriate, with the increase and decrease.

Two, early to bed and early to rise

After light snow picked up the temperature drops significantly, too late to rest more likely to get sick.

It is recommended that you soak your feet in hot water before going to bed every night to stimulate the plantar acupoints, or take time to do foot warming exercises to increase the strength of your waist and legs, promote blood circulation in your lower limbs, prevent frostbite and improve your body's cold resistance.

Three, often drink water to prevent internal heat

Drinking more water during light snow can prevent internal heat, relieve dry mouth and throat, constipation, dry skin and other discomfort. Honey water can moisten dry detoxification, white radish water can clear heat diuresis, pear water can moisten lung cough.

Four, light snow eat more warm food

After light snow, in terms of diet can eat more of the following foods: protect the heart and cerebrovascular food, such as: salviae miltiorrhiza, hawthorn, black fungus, tomato, celery and so on; Lipid-lowering food, such as bitter gourd, corn, buckwheat, carrots, etc. Warm-nourishing food and kidney-nourishing food, such as cashews, euryale seeds, yam, chestnuts, walnuts, black sesame, black beans and so on.

Five, eat more vegetables to prevent depression

Light snow marks the beginning of winter and the depression season. Eat spinach, kiwi, oysters, oranges, beans and dark green vegetables as these contain folic acid, which can help fight depression.

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Editor: Pan Shuang

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