The beginning of seasonal activities in spring
1, biting spring
Beginning of spring also has its own food, mainly spring cakes, radishes and spiced dishes. In the south, eating spring rolls is popular, and there are many vendors selling spring rolls in the market. There are two points worth noting here: first, I used to think that biting spring meant eating radish, but actually it also included eating spring cakes; Second, the so-called begging for spring means welcoming the spring. Why eat radish? Generally speaking, it can solve the spring sleep. In fact, biting spring does not stop there. In addition to alleviating difficulties, it is mainly ventilation to keep people young. Spiced board is made up of five kinds of spicy food, with onion, garlic, pepper, ginger, mustard, etc., as a seasoning for meals.
2, whip spring cattle
Whipping spring cattle, also known as whipping earth cattle, originated earlier and has been preserved to this day. However, it was changed to spring in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it became popular. Especially after Song Renzong promulgated the Classic of whipping earth cattle, the custom of whipping earth cattle spread more widely and became an important part of folk culture. The significance of whipping spring cattle is not limited to sending air conditioning and promoting spring ploughing, but also has certain witchcraft significance. Shandong folks want to break the local cattle, and people compete for the spring cattle, which is called grabbing the spring and taking the cow's head as the luck. When molding spring cattle, it is often necessary to stuff whole grains into the stomach. When the cow was smashed, the grain flowed out. People smiled and picked up the grain and put it back in their barn, indicating that the barn was full of grain.
3. The God of Ju Mang
Ju Mang is the god of spring, that is, the god of plants and life. Ju Mang's image is a bird with human face and rules. On this day in beginning of spring, folk customs mainly focus on spring affairs. During the Zhou Dynasty, the East Hall was set up to welcome the Spring Festival, which shows that there is a long history of offering sacrifices to Ju Mang. During the Spring Festival in Ju Mang, Shandong Province, according to Ju Mang's clothing, the climate of that year was predicted: wearing a hat represents warm spring, balding represents cold spring, wearing shoes represents more spring rain, and barefoot represents less spring rain. Around Guangzhou and beginning of spring, people used drums to drive away the plague and pray for peace.
4. Spring Festival
Spring custom: In order to welcome the Spring Festival, first choose a field with good feng shui in the county and set up a "spring shed" to prepare for the Spring Festival. Spring sheds are generally set on major traffic routes to facilitate the gathering of people. Put colorful flags around. The Spring Festival is held on the same day in beginning of spring. The specific time is based on the almanac, sometimes during the day and sometimes at midnight. Spring Festival activities are generally carried on the line of the Spring Festival officials in the mighty ceremonial procession, and they are crowded before and after the demonstration, which is very imposing. There are also steamed buns and Emma, dressed in robes and jackets, or all kinds of strange clothes, sitting on the wooden poles carried by the two of them, playing and playing, which makes people laugh. The team of Yingchun gathered in front of the shed from all directions, and then went to the county government to announce the good news of Yingchun.
Beginning of spring Health Tips
The sun is the soul of early spring. However, the yin cold is not over yet, and it is in the turning period when the yin retreats from the yang cold to the heat. It's time to transition from cold to warm. In spring, the climate changes dramatically and the temperature difference is great. Because winter goes and spring comes, people's ability to resist diseases and adapt to the climate is weak, and there are many epidemic diseases, so they may be infected if they are not careful, especially those with low immunity. Therefore, we should pay more attention to prevention in our daily life.
First, beginning of spring should avoid health care and daily life.
During the period after beginning of spring, the weather was hot and cold, and the climate change was still great. At this time, with the arrival of spring, the human body has begun to relax and its resistance to cold evil has weakened. Therefore, cotton-padded jacket should not be reduced prematurely in early spring, especially for the elderly and infirm.
"Spring covers and autumn freezes" is a folk health-preserving proverb. In winter and March, plants wither and insects are frozen, which slows down human metabolism, reduces resistance, and makes it easy to get sick, damage yang, and suffer from colds and chronic diseases. If you sweat at this time, wipe it off in time, and don't open your heart to the wind. Proper covering in spring can reduce the occurrence of diseases, especially common respiratory infectious diseases.
In order to avoid the occurrence of diseases in spring, in terms of preventive measures, we should first increase or decrease clothes according to climate change; Second, open the window frequently to let the indoor air circulate and keep the air fresh; Third, we should pay attention to rest, strengthen exercise and improve the body's defense ability. In addition, pay attention to the health care of oral cavity and nasal cavity. In daily life, we should also conform to nature, go to bed early and get up early, appropriately increase outdoor activities, let the body's winter storage state begin to adapt to the arrival of spring, let our spiritual feelings adapt to nature, and strive for harmony and energy.
Second, beginning of spring focuses on protecting the liver.
According to the nature, spring belongs to wood, corresponding to liver. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver governs emotions, so beginning of spring mainly protects the liver, regulates emotions, keeps a good mood, and prevents "liver fire rising".
Being in a good mood can not only prevent the anger from rising, but also help the growth of yang. It is conducive to soothing the liver and regulating qi, avoiding rage and depression, being open-minded, optimistic and keeping a good attitude. Chinese medicine believes that special attention should be paid to liver maintenance in spring to adapt to the weather. Therefore, when taking care of the diet, we should take into account that spring is characterized by rising yang, which is suitable for eating more spicy and divergent foods. Such as rape, coriander, leek, onion, mustard, white radish, chrysanthemum, kohlrabi, fennel, Chinese cabbage, celery, spinach and so on. , with the characteristics of pungent and sweet divergence.
Three, beginning of spring health care "five-character formula"
Clothes: After beginning of spring, you must "put on".
Although beginning of spring means the coming of spring, the low temperature in winter will not rise immediately, and it will take at least 10 to 15 days. If you take off your winter clothes and put on your spring clothes too early, you will easily catch cold because you don't adapt to the changes of hot and cold temperatures, which will lead to diseases such as colds, tracheitis and arthritis. Therefore, beginning of spring will have to "cover" 10 ~ 15 days.
In early spring, we should know the temperature changes in advance and increase or decrease clothes appropriately.
Food: Eat more spicy food after beginning of spring.
To nourish the liver in the spring, it is advisable to eat more pungent and warm foods, such as lobster sauce, onion, ginger, leek and shrimp, which are beneficial to the growth of yang. Even less sour and more sweet, eat more sweets, such as jujube, lily, pear, longan, tremella, radish and so on.
After beginning of spring, eat less spicy hot pot, less mutton, dog meat and foods that are too spicy and fried, because these foods may lose yang and lead to excessive internal heat.
Open more windows to keep the air fresh.
As soon as the weather changed from cold to warm in early spring, all kinds of pathogenic bacteria and viruses grew and multiplied. In order to avoid the occurrence of various diseases in spring, preventive measures are essential. "In home life, we should pay attention to opening windows frequently to make indoor air circulate and keep the air fresh". Around 8 am, the temperature is generally low and the air quality is good, which is a good time to open the window for ventilation. In addition, the bedroom should be ventilated at least after a nap and before going to bed at night.
Good: Go to the suburbs more often.
After beginning of spring, you might as well go for a walk in the suburbs, breathe fresh air and adjust your body and mind.
Prevention: prevent restlessness and attach importance to mental health care.
"Spring is the time when the human liver yang is excited and the mood is agitated. Therefore, after the spring of each year, the number of mental patients will increase, mostly anxiety and mania. "
Beginning of spring solar terms diet principle
1, light diet: eliminating spring fire. In spring, people are prone to get angry, with yellow tongue coating, bitter taste and dry throat, so the diet should be light and avoid greasy, cold and irritating food. People with obvious symptoms of excessive internal heat can eat some foods that can clear the fire, such as mung bean soup, honeysuckle tea, chrysanthemum tea and lotus plumule soaked in water.
2, yellow-green vegetables: to prevent spring sleep. "Spring Sleepiness" makes people tired and depressed. Eat more red, yellow and dark green vegetables, such as carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, green peppers, celery, etc., which is very beneficial to restore energy and eliminate spring sleep.
3, carefully selected food: less sick. After the temperature rises gradually in spring, bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms also begin to multiply in large numbers, and their vitality is enhanced, which is easy to invade the human body and cause diseases. Therefore, you should take enough vitamins and minerals in your diet.
Fresh vegetables such as cabbage, kale and broccoli and fruits such as citrus and lemon are rich in vitamin C, which has antiviral effect. Yellow-green vegetables such as carrots and spinach are rich in vitamin A, which can protect and strengthen epithelial cells of upper respiratory mucosa and respiratory organs, thus resisting various pathogenic factors.
Avoid spicy food
Eat less spicy hot pot, mutton, barbecue and frying: After beginning of spring, eat less spicy food and fried and grilled food. Different from winter, beginning of spring should eat less spicy hot pot and less mutton and dog meat, because these foods may lose yang and lead to excessive internal heat.
In fact, there are still many taboos after spring, such as keeping good eating habits during the Spring Festival, because there will be a lot of delicious food during the Spring Festival. Many people go home for the New Year, so they naturally lack exercise and eat more. At this time, fat is easy to accumulate. Many people have said that the Spring Festival is fat, don't overeat, arrange the "food" room reasonably, and don't stay up late every day.