Why is the winter moon called the winter moon?
After entering the winter month, people will start to store food for the winter and summarize it at the end of the year. As the climate in many rural areas in the north is getting colder and colder, it will be "cat winter" in one year. Because many places are frozen in winter, it is no longer suitable for outdoor work, so many outdoor work has begun to stop, and many migrant workers who have worked outside for a year will also embark on a journey home with their own gains.
Winter Moon is also called "Long Moon" because it is a time to recuperate. Farmers who have been busy for a year can enjoy their leisure time at this time, but they should also remember the "four customs and two taboos" in winter so that their families can spend the winter safely and comfortably.
"Four Customs" in Winter Moon
First, store food for the winter.
"Light snow is used for pickles and heavy snow for bacon", and winter months include heavy snow and winter solstice solar terms. At this time, crops in the field should be put into storage, fish ponds should be cleared, and livestock and poultry should have no green feed, so people began to make pickles and bacon, so that these ingredients could be preserved for a long time.
Although the standard of living has improved now, fresh ingredients are sold in the market all year round, but pickles and bacon made according to the old tradition represent the taste of home, and these ingredients still need to be prepared. After all, "there is surplus food at home, so don't panic."
Second, eliminate the cold.
Winter solstice is a solar term in winter months. In ancient times, the winter solstice was a very important day, so there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. When it came to the winter solstice, it would be "nine winters". Therefore, there is another important custom in the winter moon, that is, "counting nine to dispel the cold."
On the solstice of winter, people will take out a piece of paper, draw a plum blossom with 998/kloc-0 petals on it, and then paint the color of a petal every day, so that it will be "sunny" after drawing the petals of plum blossom.
At present, few people draw plum blossoms to count nine, but when they enter the winter solstice, they will start counting nine cold days to eliminate the cold and look forward to the arrival of spring.
Third, the moon won't go far in winter.
"It is already the twelfth lunar month, and the first month is idle. It is already the winter month." There are still two months before the Spring Festival. It is too early to be busy with the Spring Festival. The autumn harvest has been completed, so this month is not too slow.
It's time for wanderers to return home in the winter months, so it's not too early to leave home and look for a job. After all, many employers rarely recruit people at the end of the year, and the weather is getting worse at the end of the year, and there is no need to stay away from home in winter months.
Although it is different now, don't be too blind when you go out to look for a job at the end of the year. It is best to plan a purposeful trip in advance to avoid wasting money and time.
Fourth, wine-making and oil extraction began in winter.
The low temperature in winter is helpful to the low temperature fermentation of koji, and the water in this season becomes cool and sweet, which is a good time to make wine in winter. Many small wineries will start making wine in winter, and most of the traditional yellow rice wine in China will make wine in winter.
Winter is also the time for oil crops to return to the warehouse. The oil plants that have been idle for nearly a year this season are also busy. People will use the newly harvested oil crops in winter to extract oil and save them for Chinese New Year.
"Two Taboos" in Winter Moon
First, avoid drinking new wine.
"There is a glimmer of green in the old bottle, a hint of red in the quiet stove, and there is a feeling of snow in the evening outside. How about a glass of wine inside?" It's time to make wine in winter, but the technology of making wine now is very different from that in ancient times. In ancient times, yellow rice wine and rice wine were mainly brewed, which required low alcohol content and needed to be heated before drinking.
Now all wines are distilled spirits. The newly brewed wine needs Chen Fang to remove formaldehyde and methanol. The newly brewed wine tastes bad and will do harm to the body.
Nowadays, Chen Fang is needed to brew beer. For example, this Zunrentai wine from Maotai Town, renhuai city, Guizhou Province uses the same Daqu Khun Sa process as Maotai. After brewing, harmful substances such as methanol and formaldehyde will be removed by Chen Fang, and then blended with ten-year-old wine.
Only the pure grain wine blended by Chen Fang can have a strong maotai flavor and a long and bitter aftertaste, and it will not go to the top after drinking. Therefore, in addition to drinking less in winter, we should also be careful not to drink newly brewed wine.
Second, avoid blind tonic.
In the winter months, people have the custom of starting tonic, which makes many people feel particularly happy, but everyone's physique is different, and improper tonic is likely to suffer.
Don't eat too much in the winter months. After all, when the weather is cold, people's activities are reduced, and overeating in the stomach can't stand it. Therefore, in addition to blindly supplementing, don't overeat.
In fact, people's living standards are not the same as before. It is enough to eat more seasonal ingredients and keep the diversity of food.
The winter month is the penultimate month before the Year of the Rabbit, and it is also the month when the climate is getting colder. Remember the "four customs and two taboos" and ask the family to spend the winter safely and comfortably.