Local customs in early winter
Make up for winter: With the coming of solar terms in beginning of winter, plants and trees are dying, insects are hiding, and all activities tend to stop, so as to hibernate and save energy for the coming spring. Although there is no such thing as hibernation, there is a folk custom of making up for winter in beginning of winter. In this best period of tonic, people make food supplements to supplement their physical strength and resist the cold in winter. Eat less cold in winter, especially don't wear too much makeup. Ordinary people can eat some high-calorie foods, especially in the north, and eat some beef and mutton, but at the same time, they should also eat more fresh vegetables. Eat some foods rich in vitamins and easy to digest.
Winter Swimming: Interestingly, the way to celebrate beginning of winter is also innovative. During their stay in Harbin and beginning of winter, the athletes of Heilongjiang Winter Swimming Association crossed the Songhua River to welcome the arrival of winter in this way. The national winter swimming is divided into four levels: temperature 17℃ as the starting point of winter swimming, and water temperature of 8℃ as the cold index of winter swimming. /kloc-the water temperature below 0/7℃ gives people a cold feeling, and below 8℃ there is a cold feeling and strong cold stimulation.
Eating red bean and glutinous rice: In Jiangnan water town, it is a custom for the whole family to get together to eat red bean and glutinous rice at the beginning of winter night. According to legend, there was a man named Gong. His son was incompetent and evil. He died on the Winter Solstice. Become a plague ghost after death and continue to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice from winter solstice to drive away the epidemic ghost and prevent diseases.
Burning incense: Manchu people have the custom of burning incense. Beginning of winter, as soon as autumn grain is put into storage, this season is the active season for Manchu Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners to burn incense and worship their ancestors. The sacrifice of the Eight Banners in the Han Dynasty is called "the incense of burning flags to jump the tiger god", and the Eight Banners of human beings are called "the incense of burning meat". During the 5-7 days of "burning meat", during the first three days of ancestor worship, the whole family was vegetarian for ten consecutive days and did not eat meat.
Drink mutton soup: In Tengzhou and early winter, there is a custom of drinking mutton soup. In cold weather, drinking a bowl of steaming mutton soup is definitely a pleasure. Moreover, mutton also contains a lot of fat, protein and abundant calories, which has an excellent function of keeping out the cold.
Eating dog meat: It is said that the custom of eating dog meat on the solstice began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat from winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on the solstice of winter, which is a good sign for the coming year.
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