Hit the 24 solar terms Bailu handwritten newspaper

Millennium is one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. When the sun reaches 165 degrees, it is called the Millennium solar term. Millennium is the third solar term in autumn, marking the end of Qiu Meng and the beginning of Mid-Autumn Festival. As the weather is getting colder and colder, the sun is still very hot during the day. As soon as the sun returns to the mountains, the temperature drops rapidly. At night, the water vapor in the air condenses to form tiny water droplets, which are very densely attached to the green stems and leaves or petals of flowers and trees, showing white color. Especially after the morning sunshine, it looks more crystal clear, white and flawless, which is really attractive, so it has won the reputation of "White Dew".

Climatic characteristics of the Millennium

After entering the Millennium solar terms, the summer monsoon is gradually replaced by the winter monsoon, the cold air turns to attack, and the warm air gradually retreats. There is a folk saying, "Autumn night in a thousand years, one night is cold." "One autumn rain is cold, and ten autumn rains wear cotton." "After drinking the Millennium, mosquitoes shut up." When the Millennium comes, the temperature drops faster and the climate becomes dry.

Millennium folk custom

1. Dedicated to Yu Wang

Yu Wang is the legendary water control hero Dayu, and the fishermen on Taihu Lake are called "water gods". Every year, on the eighth day of the first month, Tomb-Sweeping Day, the seventh day of July, and the Millennium season, an incense party will be held in Taihu Lake to offer sacrifices to Yu Wang. Among them, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Bailuyuan have the largest Spring and Autumn Festival, which lasted for one week.

Edible longan

There is a traditional custom in Fuzhou, Fujian called "longan must be eaten for thousands of years". Folk means that eating longan on the day of the Millennium has a miraculous effect of greatly supplementing the body. Because longan itself has many functions, such as invigorating qi and strengthening spleen, nourishing blood and calming nerves, moistening skin and caring skin, it can also treat anemia, insomnia, neurasthenia and other diseases.

3. Egret tea

There is a saying in Nanjing that "spring tea is bitter, summer tea is astringent, so you must drink tea and autumn dew". At this time, tea trees grow well before and after the heat.

4. Bailu rice wine

Zixing Xingning, Sandu and Liaojiang have always had wine-making customs. Every year on the Millennium Festival, every family will make wine and drink "local wine" when receiving guests. Its wine temperature is spicy and slightly sweet, so it is called "Bailu rice wine". Bailu wine is made from glutinous rice, sorghum and other grains, which is slightly sweet, so it is called "Bailu rice wine".

Edible sweet potato

People believe that eating sweet potatoes in the Millennium can prevent stomach acid after meals, so in the old society, farmers used to eat sweet potatoes on the Millennium Festival.