Cold at the end of the year, happy reunion in spring.
Major Cold is the last solar term in the 24 solar terms. Major Cold, like minor cold, is also a solar term indicating the degree of cold weather, because "the opposite pole of cold, so called Major cold." Major Cold means the weather is extremely cold.
Three waits for Big cold, one waits for chicken milk, two waits for bird disease, three waits for water ze belly firm. .
Major Cold is an important time for the transition of Yin and Yang in the year, and it is also the turning point of the end of winter and the arrival of spring.
Big cold custom
The Big Cold welcomes the New Year
Major Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms, after the Major cold and the start of spring, that is, usher in the cycle of the New Year\'s solar terms. As the Big Cold approaches the Spring Festival, this solar term is full of joy and joy during the atmosphere, is a cheerful and relaxed solar term. On the Big Cold Festival, people start to get rid of the old and the new, salting the New Year dishes, preparing New Year goods, and welcoming the New Year.
Eat glutinous rice
In the north, there is a custom of eating Xiaohan cake on the Big Cold Festival. Xiaohan cake is a kind of rice cake. Glutinous rice not only has the effect of warming the wind cold, but also the meaning of "high every year", hoping for the New Year, good luck, and higher and higher. Guangdong people have the custom of cooking glutinous rice during the Big Cold Festival. Before the arrival of the Big Cold, every family cooks a pot of fragrant glutinous rice, mixed with dried dried shrimp, dried squid, mushrooms, etc., to welcome the coldest day in the traditional solar term.
End tooth Festival
Tail tooth sacrifice, also known as "making teeth", "making teeth", etc., originated from the custom of worshiping the Lord of the land as "teeth". After the dental sacrifice, the whole family sits together to "eat the tail teeth".
Big Cold health
Go to bed early and get up late
Winter pay attention to "close", early sleep can help people keep Yang, late rise is to keep Yin. Big cold health will continue to comply with the principle of winter "hiding", the simplest way is to go to bed early and get up late, combine work and rest, conserve energy, so that the essence cohesion to moisten the five viscera, thereby increasing the body\'s immunity.
Adjust diet
The Major Cold solar term is connected with the beginning of spring, so the diet should be adjusted according to the change of seasons. First of all, gradually reduce the supplement in order to gradually adapt to the seasonal characteristics of spring ease, rise, and strip. From the beginning of the major cold, you can choose some light food, appropriately add some food with the nature of rising powder and nourishing Yin moistening dryness, so that the cream Liang thick taste and light food eat together, so that the spleen and stomach slowly adapt.
Need to prevent "five cold"
Major cold health care focus on cold prevention and disease prevention, cold warm. It is necessary to prevent neck cold, nose cold, lung cold, waist cold and foot cold. Go out to wear a mask, hat and scarf, often rub the waist with both hands to warm the kidney Yang, warm water before going to bed feet, eat some of the food to Xinwarm Jiebiao, Xuanfei dispelling cold cooked porridge.
Aerobic exercise
The exercise during the Major cold season should be appropriate and moderate, and outdoor activities should not be carried out too early or after sunrise. In winter, you can do some aerobic exercise step by step, such as fast walking, jogging, tai chi.