So what exactly does this great cold mean? Let's have a look.
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"Chicken milk" means that chickens have begun to breed and suckle their offspring. Hens need a certain amount of sunshine to lay eggs. Before the severe cold, they seldom lay eggs because there is less sunshine. Hen ovaries need the stimulation of ultraviolet rays. If the light is less, the mineral elements needed for laying eggs will be less, and it is not easy to breed lactating offspring.
Speaking of "chicken milk", I think of the old hen in my hometown. The chickens in my hometown are usually alive and kicking, and I wish the whole yard was hers, but in cold weather, I can't see them. Once I went to the toilet, I found a chicken hidden in a corner of the firewood pile. At this time, a particularly docile chicken will show an aggressive state when approaching, as if warning me not to approach, because there are several young lives under its body that need its warmth.
Therefore, when the solar terms begin and the light increases, hens can lay eggs and multiply.
Two-disease bird disease
"Birds" can also be called "eagles" and "falcons", which are relatively fierce birds. Why does this bird "get sick" in the cold season? The "calendar disease" here refers to fierceness and quickness. Although the cold has come, this bird is in a state of extremely strong predation ability. Why is the predation ability so strong in such cold weather?
Because the colder the weather, the more energy it needs, so at this time it can only strengthen its predation ability to supplement the energy needed by the body, thus resisting the cold. The more hungry and cold you are, the more you have to fly in the sky, chasing prey because of your killing instinct.
The reason why bird recruitment becomes fierce and fast is that it is colder in cold season, and he has to grab more food to resist the cold.
Watering for three times makes the abdomen firm.
"Shui Ze" refers to the lake, "belly" refers to the center of the lake, and "firmness" refers to firmness. Even the center of the lake will be frozen very firmly. In the cold season, in the last few days of the year, the ice on the lake will freeze in the middle of the lake, making the whole ice surface very solid. You can play freely on it at this time.
I remember when I was a child, there was a thick layer of ice on the small lake in front of my house in the last few days of the year. At that time, my friend and I took a tire and a thick rope, tied the rope to the tire and pulled my friend to run on the lake. No matter adults or children, you can step on the ice at will. At this time, even the middle of the lake was frozen solid. Although the weather is very cold, it doesn't stop us from walking on the ice.
The middle of the lake can stand firmly on it and play freely, but I can imagine how low the temperature is in the severe cold these days.
So what are the customs of the Great Cold?
As the last solar term at the end of the year, the Great Cold is a slack season, but every household is busy with the New Year, which is the custom of "welcoming the New Year in the Great Cold". The so-called "welcome in the cold" refers to a series of customs such as "drinking", "tooth preparation", "sweeping the dust" and "pasting the New Year's Red" during the period from the cold to the Lunar New Year.
Indulge in drinking
It means to indulge in drinking. Cai Yong's "Arbitrariness" in the Eastern Han Dynasty said: "Those who wax, have a big sacrifice at the end of the year, and the official banquet drinks." . On this day, people can indulge in drinking, and the villagers sit around and drink while eating, no matter how much they drink. Drink the regrets of this year and the beautiful expectations for the next year.
Tooth manufacturing
Tooth building is also called rich food. It originally meant eating a meat dish at the beginning and middle of the month. After that, it generally refers to eating meat and vegetables. Enjoy a big meal occasionally. In ancient China, after tooth-making, people always shared the meat dedicated to the land god, commonly known as rare sumptuous food.
sweep the dust
Sweeping dust is cleaning. I remember when I was a child, my mother became very busy after my sister and I had a winter vacation. Because it is necessary to sweep the dust after the severe cold, mother's first task is to arrange the cleaning at home years ago. On the day of cleaning, after everything that can be moved at home is removed, it is necessary to clean it thoroughly inside and outside, which also places our family's good expectations for the new year.
Tienianhong
I'm most excited when I post New Year's Red. On this day, I took my cooked paste and Spring Festival couplets early and posted them outside the house. I heard grandpa say that I want to bring good luck to my family in the future.
Nian Hong is a general term for posting Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures, blessings and window grilles. , adding a festive atmosphere and placing people's good expectations for the new year, the Spring Festival and a new life.
The above is the whole content of the three stages of the Great Cold. Finally, I want to remind you that the weather is cold in the severe cold season, and you can supplement the human yang by sunbathing and enhance your body's resistance.