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What should I eat for spring equinox health?
At the vernal equinox, the sun is directly above the equator, and the duration of day and night is almost equal, each being 12 hour. After the vernal equinox, the position of the sun gradually moved northward, and the days began to get longer and the nights began to get shorter. So what do you want to eat at the vernal equinox? The following small series will answer your question.

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What should I eat for spring equinox health?

What is the temperature at the vernal equinox?

What should the vernal equinox do?

What should I eat for spring equinox health?

(1) honey

Chinese medicine believes that honey is sweet, enters the spleen and stomach, and can replenish the middle energizer, replenish qi and moisten the intestines to relieve constipation. In spring, the climate is changeable, and the weather is hot and cold, which makes people easy to catch a cold. Because honey contains a variety of minerals and vitamins, and has the function of clearing away lung heat and detoxifying, it can enhance human immunity and is the most ideal tonic in spring. Therefore, in spring, if you can drink 1-2 spoonfuls of honey every day, take it with a cup of warm water or add milk, it will have a nourishing effect on your body.

(2) Spring buds

Eat spring buds in spring. Confucius said "from time to time, don't eat", which means not to eat unless in this season. Huangdi Neijing, a classic work of traditional Chinese medicine, also said that "eating the old valley" means eating seasonal food. In spring, all plants give birth to bright green buds, and there are many edible spring buds, such as Toona sinensis, bean sprouts, garlic sprouts, bean sprouts, lettuce and so on.

(3) Chinese chives

In spring, the climate is suddenly cold and warm, so it is necessary to maintain the yang. Leek is the most suitable for human yang. Leek contains essential oil, protein, fat and vitamins, and has the functions of invigorating stomach, refreshing and strengthening kidney. Spring leek is the best among leeks, and it tastes particularly delicious. Its roots are as white as jade, its leaves are as green as jade, and its fragrance is rich. There are many ways to eat spring vegetables, which can be served with meat, eggs, shrimp, cuttlefish, etc., and can also be used as stuffing for steamed dumplings. Add some spring leeks when frying mung bean sprouts or dried tofu, which is especially fragrant and delicious.

(4) Spring bamboo shoots

Known as the "first vegetarian diet", bamboo shoots, as a delicious food, have been loved by people since ancient times. Scholars and gourmets are amazed at this, and there is a saying that "early adopters are like mushrooms after rain". Spring bamboo shoots are thick, delicious, nutritious and vegetarian. Different practices have different flavors. Stir-frying, stewing, boiling and simmering are all delicious foods. Shanghai's "dried wolfberry bamboo shoots", Nanjing's "dried white feather chicken bamboo shoots" and Zhejiang's "dried southern meat bamboo shoots" all occupy a place. However, it is difficult to eat fresh bamboo shoots in the north, so just soak them in Vermarinli.

(5) Spleen-strengthening sweets such as red dates

Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in ancient China, said: "In spring, it is advisable to keep acid and sweeten it to nourish your temper." It means to eat less sour and eat more sweet in spring. Chinese medicine believes that when the liver qi is strong in spring, eating more sour food will make the liver qi excessive and damage the spleen and stomach, so eat less sour food. In spring, people have more outdoor activities than in winter, so they consume more energy and need more calories. But at this time, the spleen and stomach are weak and the digestive ability of gastrointestinal tract is poor, which is not suitable for eating greasy meat. Therefore, heat can be properly supplied by sweets. Jujube is such a good way to replenish spleen in spring.

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What is the temperature at the vernal equinox?

During the vernal equinox, the daily average temperature in all parts of China rose steadily to above 0℃ except the alpine mountain area and the area north of 45 north latitude. At this time, the cold has passed and the temperature has risen rapidly, especially in North China and Huanghuai Plain. The daily average temperature rises to above 10℃ almost at the same time as the rainy areas along the Yangtze River and the south of the Yangtze River, entering a bright spring. On the vast land, on the bank of willow green, the grass grows in Fei Ying, the wheat is jointing, the rape blossoms are fragrant, the peach blossoms are red, the plum blossoms are yellow, and South China is a scene of late spring.

The vernal equinox usually refers to the moment when the sun meridian is at 0, when the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite, the northern hemisphere is the vernal equinox and the southern hemisphere is the autumnal equinox. After the vernal equinox, the temperature will rise in most parts of the south. Generally, in late March, the average temperature in northern South China is 13- 15 degrees Celsius, and in southern South China it is 15-65435 degrees Celsius.

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What should the vernal equinox do?

Stand an egg

"When the vernal equinox comes, eggs are beautiful." Every year on the vernal equinox, tens of millions of people all over the world are doing "vertical egg" experiments. How this toy, called "China Custom", became a "world game" is still difficult to verify. However, its gameplay is really simple and interesting.

the Spring Festival; Chinese New Year

The vernal equinox is also the beginning of the Spring Festival. Spring Festival, that is, the beginning of sweeping graves to worship ancestors, is also called Spring Festival. Before sweeping the grave, a grand ancestor worship ceremony should be held in the ancestral hall, pigs and sheep should be slaughtered, drummers should be invited to play, and the ritual students should read the eulogy and quote three praises.

Eat spring vegetables

Confucius said, "From time to time, I don't eat." Food has its own season. As the name implies, spring vegetables are spring vegetables.

In Lingnan area, there is a custom of eating spring vegetables at the vernal equinox. "Spring vegetable" is a kind of wild amaranth, which villagers call "Artemisia chun". On the vernal equinox, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the wild, it is often green and thin, about the length of a palm. Picked spring vegetables are usually boiled with fish fillets at home, which is called "spring soup". There is a jingle that says, "Spring soup is dirty, and it washes the liver and intestines. The whole family is safe and healthy. "

Send spring cattle

It's the vernal equinox, send a picture of spring cattle. Spring cattle map refers to printing the solar terms of all seasons on red paper or yellow paper, and then printing the patterns of farmers ploughing the fields. People who send pictures are generally good at singing. They mainly say some common sayings that spring ploughing and good luck do not go against the farming season. Every time they go to a house, they improvise, make the host happy and give money. Although these words are spoken casually, they are melodious. Commonly known as "spring", spring people are called "spring officials".

Sticking sparrow's mouth

On the vernal equinox, farmers will eat jiaozi at home, cook a dozen or twenty or thirty jiaozi without heart, and put them in the outdoor fields with thin bamboo forks, which are called sticky birds' mouths to prevent birds from harming crops.

Go for an outing and fly kites

After the vernal equinox, people began to go for an outing one after another. Flying kites is an important outdoor activity. In ancient times, there was also the custom of drinking sanhua at the vernal equinox. On this day, people of all ages, men, women and children will spend flowers.

Kite, called "kite" in ancient times and "kite" in the north, has a history of more than 2000 years. Both "kite" and "kite" are eagles. In ancient times, kites were mostly made of silk or paper in the shape of eagles, so kites were also called "paper kites" and "paper kites". Later, kites took on different shapes, and most of them were released in spring.

Drink spring wine

China, Zhejiang and Shanxi's Vernal Equinox Wine-making Custom. It is recorded in an ancient book: "The wine brewed by the vernal equinox is stored in an urn, and the dross melts after three days. Its color is red, and its taste will not be bad for a long time. This is the so-called vernal equinox wine. "

worship

The folk festivals around the vernal equinox are February 15, Zhang Kai's birthday: Wang Sheng, also known as "Chen", was a warrior of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Yuanguang, who made great contributions to Zhangzhou and became the patron saint of Zhangzhou after his death. February 19 is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Every birthday, many believers will go to Guanyin Temple to worship. On February 25th, Sanshan King Sacrifice Day: Sanshan King refers to Dushan, Mingshan, Jinshan and other mountain gods in Jieyang County, Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. In the early years, Chaozhou Hakka immigrants were the patron saint, so the believers were mainly Hakkas.

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