Folk activities and taboos of Xiaoman solar terms
What folk activities does Xiaoman have?
1, offering sacrifices to Che Shen
Xiaoman Festival is in early summer, which is also the busiest season for farmers. In the old days, irrigation and drainage with waterwheels was an important event in rural areas, so there were folk activities to worship the car god in many places in Xiaoman solar term.
2. Sacrifice to the silkworm god
According to legend, Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god. During the farming period, people regarded silkworms as things in the sky. In order to pray for forgiveness and a good harvest in sericulture, a silkworm praying festival is held every April when silkworms are released.
3, around the three spirits
"Around Three Souls" is popular in Dali, Yunnan and other places. It is called the carnival of Bai people around Xiaoman solar term from April 23rd to 25th of the lunar calendar.
4. Busy harvesting seeds
In the provinces of the Yellow River valley, April in the lunar calendar is just busy harvesting wheat and threshing. Autumn rice is planted in the Pearl River Basin, and cotton, wheat and soybeans are planted in the Northeast. Sorghum has just grown, so weeds must be removed and inferior seedlings must be cut off. The solar term is the time when agriculture is busy.
Taboo of solar terms in Xiao Man
1, it is forbidden to be dry without rain.
It is forbidden to rain on Xiaoman Festival. Because xiaoman originally meant that the grain was small and full, indicating that the crop was already in the growth stage. Only when the water in the field is irrigated with rain will it gradually show its sharpness and mature rice. If there is little drought and little rain, the ground in the rice field will crack.
Plants in the southern region may also lose production due to insufficient rain, while in the northern region, it may be impossible to transplant rice seedlings because of little rain. Therefore, in folk sayings, there is a saying that Xiaoman is not satisfied and Mang doesn't care. According to the previous meteorological connection, if it is dry before and after Xiaoman, there will be less rain before and after awning.
2, taboo is Jiazi Day or Chen Geng Day.
In addition to climate taboos, Xiaoman has time taboos. Most people think that if Xiaoman happens to catch up with Jiazi or Chen Geng Day, it will have a great impact on plants this year. For example, there may be a plague of locusts in autumn, which will greatly reduce the output of crops that were originally harvested. It is recorded in the Yellow Calendar that if Xiaoman Day is Jiazi Day or Chen Geng Day, then this year will be a year of locust infestation.
Seasonal Disease Prevention in Xiao Man
First of all, it is necessary to prevent fever.
1, the laws of diet and life should be coordinated.
Chinese medicine believes that summer heat belongs to the heart in summer in the operation of the five elements. At this time, we need to eat a little light food to supplement nutrition, while the heart likes cold, and the best food is acidic food. In addition, it is also possible to eat wheat products at this time, as well as pork, celery, peaches, pineapples and so on. Can be ingested, and try to achieve harmony and complementarity between man and nature. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the irregularity of life in summer, and often working overtime will make the body in a sub-health state. In summer, we suggest that you eat more foods with cold stomach acid, and try not to eat spicy and warm foods, because it is easy to cause internal heat in the body, which will lead to a series of fever, such as common insomnia, sore mouth and constipation.
2. Three aspects of preventing fever
First of all, drink plenty of water, preferably warm water, which can speed up the metabolic rhythm and expel heat from the body. It's best not to drink too many drinks, because on the one hand, there are many pigments in drinks, and most of them are food additives, which are only harmful to the health. On the other hand, orange juice is not conducive to fire. On the contrary, drinking more orange juice has the effect of generating heat and resolving phlegm, which will aggravate the heat in the body.
Secondly, we should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as wax gourd, bitter gourd, towel gourd, tomato, watermelon, banana and so on. These watermelons and vegetables generally have the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire, and can supplement corresponding vitamins, protein and minerals. Among them, wax gourd has a strong diuretic effect.
Last but not least, it is necessary to keep a regular life and do more exercise. When exercising, it is best to do it every morning and evening. This time is when the weather is cooler, which is very conducive to promoting the digestion of food and preventing the occurrence of excessive internal heat. At the same time, it can relieve the mental stress during exercise.
Second, the prevention of beriberi health began.
After the full season, damp heat began to prevail. At this time, beriberi has also reached the high season. Therefore, on the one hand, it is necessary to ensure the cleanliness of the feet, and pay attention to choosing socks with good air permeability and strong sweat absorption to prevent the accumulation of moisture in the feet. On the other hand, it is necessary to eat more foods to eliminate dampness and strengthen the spleen, such as soup, soup and other soup-based foods. These foods are light and can promote appetite and digestion, which is good for the body.
Third, skin diseases should be prevented early.
1, there is more rain after it is full, and moisture hurts the skin more.
After Xiaoman, most parts of our country have entered summer. This solar term is due to the hot and rainy weather. Especially for elderly friends, the yang in the body is easily damaged, the moisture in the body will increase, and the mood will be more irritable. In particular, we should pay attention to the harm of "three fullness" to our health, deal with the syndrome in time and do a good job in health care.
In addition to "the crops are full", the Xiaoman solar term also contains a meaning, "Xiaoman Xiaoman". The river is full. "It shows that from this time on, the rain began to increase, and the rainfall increased significantly after the small fullness, and the air humidity was obvious. It is prone to various skin diseases, such as beriberi, eczema, sweat spots, wet skin diseases and tinea pedis. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of these skin diseases has a great relationship with the hot and humid weather, especially for the elderly, wet weight is the main cause of the disease at this time.
2, rubella skin damage needs early treatment.
Xiaoman season is a period of high incidence of skin diseases. According to the principle of prevention before illness, we should consider the prevention and treatment of rubella. There are several reasons for rubella. First of all, the skin of the body is attacked by moisture and infected with wind-heat or cold, which is harmful to the conditioning of the skin of the body at this time; The second is the accumulation of heat in the stomach. After the small fullness, the pathogenic wind will increase, the internal heat will not disperse, and the external wind will not blow in, which will collide with the skin, thus causing damage to the skin; The third is related to physical fitness. Summer is the season when all kinds of aquatic products are on the market, such as fish, shrimp, crab and other seafood. Some people are allergic to seafood. When people are allergic to seafood, it will lead to disharmony between the spleen and stomach, which will lead to damp heat, which will hurt the skin. Rubella can occur in any part of the body, and the onset speed is very fast, resulting in abnormal itching of the skin, which will change with the cold and hot climate.
3, spleen and dampness have a miraculous effect.
Eliminating dampness in traditional Chinese medicine can be achieved by strengthening the spleen, because the spleen governs transport and transformation, and likes dryness and hates dampness. If the body is trapped by dampness, the transportation and transformation will be abnormal, manifested as loose stool, full stomach and not thinking about diet. This pathogenesis is that dampness is trapped in the spleen, so it is necessary to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. In treatment, we should follow the principles of expelling wind and dampness and clearing blood heat.
For example, you can drink the soup of crucian carp pot after a small meal, because crucian carp is a sweet fish, but it won't get angry when supplementing nutrition, which is helpful for strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, and it is nutritious and suitable for friends with heavy humidity in summer.
In addition, for patients with skin diseases, most of them eat fresh and light vegetarian food, such as adzuki bean, coix seed, mung bean, wax gourd, loofah, cucumber, auricularia auricula, carrot, celery, lotus root, yam, tomato and grass carp. These foods have the function of clearing away damp heat; We should try to eat as little food as possible, such as chili, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, raw garlic, eggplant, mushrooms, marine fish, shrimp, crab and so on, which is helpful for eliminating dampness, sour taste and spicy taste.
Fourth, yang damage is very harmful, and abdominal pain and diarrhea should be known early.
1, yang injury in summer is not good.
The temperature will continue to rise after the small fullness, which also indicates the real arrival of summer. At this time, summer heat is evil, and sweat is excreted quickly. Traditional Chinese medicine has the saying that "qi is lost with sweat", and qi is yang. Many friends accidentally dispersed the yang in their bodies in summer, and they began to get sick. In summer, some middle-aged and old friends are greedy for cold, like to stay in air-conditioned rooms, or like to drink frozen beer.
2. Early prevention of diarrhea and abdominal pain
The damage of human yang is extremely harmful to the body. If you blindly choose cold drinks to cool down and relieve summer heat, it will only do harm to your body, and there is no benefit at all. Therefore, after a small satiety, it is necessary for the elderly and children to try to avoid eating too much cold food, because eating too much cold food will lead to abdominal pain and diarrhea. It is very harmful to the body.
It is very important to prevent getting angry.
1, the temperature rises and the fire is obvious.
After eating a small meal, you will obviously feel that the days are long and the nights are short. With the increase of temperature, the metabolism of human body is very vigorous, and the consumption of body heat is also great. At this time, it is easy to cause fatigue. For office workers, staying up late will cause excessive internal heat. Such internal heat and external heat combined with high temperature outside will easily cause constipation, oral ulcer, sore throat and other symptoms of getting angry.
2. Get rid of fire and exercise reasonably.
Therefore, at this time, we should pay attention to diet, avoid staying up late, maintain a comfortable mood, and dredge as soon as possible when there is pressure to prevent the generation of heat in the body. When getting angry is very serious, there will be mood swings, which will lead to high blood pressure and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in severe cases. Therefore, it is possible to participate in outdoor activities in the small full season. For example, fishing is a good choice. When fishing, it can train a person's patience and nourish his temperament. Of course, he can also take part in some physical exercises, such as jogging and Tai Ji Chuan, which are good exercises to prevent getting angry. The most important thing is not to do too intense exercise to avoid sweating, which may hurt yin and yang.
For example, you can drink the soup of crucian carp pot after a small meal, because crucian carp is a sweet fish, but it won't get angry when supplementing nutrition, which is helpful for strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, and it is nutritious and suitable for friends with heavy humidity in summer.
In addition, for patients with skin diseases, most of them eat fresh and light vegetarian food, such as adzuki bean, coix seed, mung bean, wax gourd, loofah, cucumber, auricularia auricula, carrot, celery, lotus root, yam, tomato and grass carp. These foods have the function of clearing away damp heat; We should try to eat as little food as possible, such as chili, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, raw garlic, eggplant, mushrooms, marine fish, shrimp, crab and so on, which is helpful for eliminating dampness, sour taste and spicy taste.