River small full good transplanting, warm wind ten hundred flowers.
Xiaomeng, the eighth solar term in the 24 solar terms, the second solar term in summer. Small full, marking the coming of summer. Things as for this, small to full; Wheat and other summer crops are full but not mature, so it is called small full.
There are three waits, one waits for bitter vegetable show, two waits for weeding death, three waits for wheat autumn.
After the small full, the weather gradually from warm to hot, and the precipitation will gradually increase, there is a saying "small full big full river full".
Manchu custom
Altar God
It is an ancient custom to worship the chariot god on a small man. In the small full season, there is a saying of "moving three cars", that is, water carts, ox carts and spinning wheels. Offering sacrifices to the chariot God is to pray for God\'s blessing, good weather and good harvest. In Xiaoman legend, the "chariot god" in charge of the water wheel is the white dragon, and farmers put fish and incense candles under the car to offer sacrifices to it. It is characterized by a cup of white water in the sacrifice, which is poured into the field during the sacrifice, which means that the water source is hoped to prosper and the rain is sufficient.
Sacrifice silkworm
According to legend, Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god, so the silkworm festival will be held in the Xiaoman season in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In the south, sericulture is dominant, and silk is obtained by raising silkworm cocoons and drawing silk. Because silkworms are difficult to feed, they were regarded as "heavenly objects" in ancient times. In order to pray for the forgiveness of the "heavenly things" and to raise silkworms for a good harvest, people hold a silkworm prayer festival in April when the silkworms are released.
Bitter dish
Bitter cabbage is one of the earliest wild vegetables eaten by the Chinese people. "Zhou Shu" said "small full day bitter vegetable show". Bitter herbs all over the country, bitter with astringent, astringent with sweet, fresh and refreshing, cool and tender aroma, rich in nutrition, contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, choline, sugar, riboflavin and mannitol needed by the human body, has the function of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxification. Small full season hardship vegetables, have a certain response to summer fever.
Small full of health regimen
Invigorating spleen and removing dampness
Xiao Manchu season, the weather is obviously sultry, the rainfall increases, the climate is humid, at this time the dampness is often latent in the body, coupled with the temperature rise, if people are cold, it is very easy to cause diseases such as rheumatism. Therefore, it is recommended to eat some spleen-invigorating and moistening food, such as winter melon, lotus seeds, millet, yam, etc., which is conducive to water hydration and moistening the spleen and nourishing the heart. Eat less spicy, greasy and easy to let the body store moisture food.
Press Zusanli
Xiao Man season, the hot and humid climate is easy to cause loss of appetite, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other symptoms of digestive function decline, people are also listless, at this time it is recommended to press the foot Sanli point every day, the left and right points press 5-10 minutes, press 15-20 times per minute, will make the gastrointestinal function has been effectively improved, make people refreshed, energetic.
Get enough sleep
After the small full solar term, the day is long and the night is short, the temperature is high, the human metabolism is strong, the consumption is also large, and the fatigue is easy. If you stay up late for a long time, resulting in the disturbance of the human physiological body and metabolic system, resulting in internal heat and fire, it is easy to cause constipation, oral ulcers, sore throat and other symptoms of fire. Therefore, it is necessary to stay up late less, ensure adequate sleep time, and take a proper lunch break of 15-30 minutes every day, more than useless.