1, winter solstice: winter solstice, also known as "sacred festival" or "great winter", falls on the 20th or 22nd day of Gregorian calendar 65438+February 265438. The winter solstice is the shortest day and the longest night in a year, and it is the cardinal of heaven and earth. Yin flourishes while Yang declines, Yin generates Yang, and one Yang generates hair, which is the key moment for the human body to communicate with Yin and Yang. At this time, it is also the beginning of "Counting Nine", with nine days as a cycle and * * * nine cycles of 81 days, which refers to a period of time from winter solstice to vernal equinox.
The "September 9" severe cold is the coldest period in a year, so we should pay attention to cold protection and warmth in our daily life, especially for middle-aged and elderly people and children. Many chronic diseases are most likely to occur in this period, and the prevalence rate is quite high. Such as respiratory and urinary diseases, during which the incidence rate is quite high.
2. Slight cold: The slight cold is on the 5th or 6th day of 1 in the solar calendar every year. At this time, we should pay attention to cold and warmth and reduce outdoor activities; In winter, the sun is inside and the yin is outside. People should not disturb the yang, go to bed early and get up late, and don't let the skin sweat and consume the yang, so that the human body can correspond to the "winter storage" qi. In winter, we should appropriately reduce the consumption of yang, but we should still actively participate in fitness; Sports and recreational activities should be moderate.
3. Great Cold: Great Cold is the last solar term in winter and the last solar term in a year, which falls on the solar calendar of 65438+1October 20th or 2 1 every year. Just after the great cold on March 9, the temperature was very low. The human body should protect essence, nourish yang, store essence in kidney, invigorate blood and body fluid, and promote the physiological function of viscera. Young and middle-aged people should reduce their sexual life in cold winter to meet the needs of low physiological function and essence cultivation. In the cold season, we should pay more attention to cold and warmth, prevent frostbite and promote blood circulation of limbs. Although the great cold is the coldest season, spring is not far away.