Plum blossoms, camellias and daffodils bloom in Osamu.
Small Cold is the 23rd of the twenty-four solar terms. The sun reaches 285° of the Yellow Longitude. About January 5th to 7th every year, the Xiaohan solar term arrives. Han means cold. If the winter solstice is not so cold, the cold is already felt during the Xiaohan solar term, and it is a relatively sustained and stable cold. The arrival of the Xiaohan solar term also means that the Lunar New Year is approaching.
In ancient times, Xiaohan was divided into three periods: the first period is Yanbeixiang; the second period is when magpies begin to nest; and the third period is when pheasants begin to fly; this is the ancients’ summary of the Xiaohan solar term based on the activities of birds. Migratory birds and wild geese In the first period, they migrate along with the yin and yang. At this time, the yang energy has moved, so the geese begin to migrate north;
In the second period, magpies can be seen everywhere in the north, and they feel the yang energy and begin to build buildings. Nest, in the third season, the "鸲" in "pheasant" means chirping. The pheasant will feel the growth of yang energy and chirp when it is close to the fourth nine.
In addition to the activities of birds, the ancients also divided the three seasons of Xiaohan according to the flower blooming period. The flowers blooming in Xiaohan are: plum blossoms in the first period, which generally bloom during this period, and plum blossoms in the second period. Camellias bloom, and narcissus blooms in three seasons, among which plum blossoms best represent the arrival of Osamu;
Ancient poets have mentioned plum blossoms many times in their poems, either praising or expressing their emotions. For example, Su Shi wrote, "Xiao Han first crossed Meihua Ridge, and thousands of valleys and rocks backed into the human landscape. Qingyuan was like a homestead trip, and one dream clearly fell into a rural well."
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Customs of Xiaohan solar term:
In ancient times, it was a farming society and attached great importance to Xiaohan. However, with the progress and changes of the times, many customs have disappeared, and traces of Xiaohan customs can only be found in life. , in the Yellow River Basin, farmers and farmers will use the "Nine-Nine Cold-repelling Pictures" to avoid the cold and maintain health during Xiaohan.
The picture of ninety-nine cold relief is a double-hook red calligraphy, "The weeping willow in front of the pavilion cherishes the spring phoenix", all in traditional Chinese characters, nine characters, each character has nine strokes, ***九九八十One stroke. Starting from the winter solstice, fill in one stroke every day according to the order of strokes, and fill in one word after every ninety-nine. It is not until spring returns to the earth after ninety-nine that a ninety-nine cold-relieving picture is completed. In fact, this is also a countdown method.
Diet is also different from place to place. Nanjing pays attention to vegetable rice, which is to stir-fry vegetables and rice, add bacon, sausage, ham, and salted duck cubes, and finally make it into porridge. In fact, it is similar to what we eat now. After eating a bowl of vegetable rice, your whole body will be warm and your energy will be replenished.
Guangdong eats glutinous rice in the morning of Xiaohan. There is a folk proverb in Guangdong that "it will be cold in the Xiaohan and Dahan without wind." Folk tradition believes that glutinous rice has higher sugar content than rice. After eating, it can quickly replenish energy and make the whole body feel better. Warm and helpful in repelling cold.