What are the solar terms customs of the first frost?
In some parts of our country, people eat red persimmons in the first frost season. In the eyes of local people, it can not only keep out the cold and keep warm, but also nourish the bones and muscles. This is a good first frost food. The old man in Quanzhou said that the first frost eats persimmons: the first frost eats persimmons, and the nose will not flow. In some places, the explanation of this custom is that the first frost should eat eggs on this day, otherwise the lips will crack all winter.
Persimmons generally mature completely before and after the first frost. At this time, persimmon has thin skin and fresh meat, delicious taste and high nutritional value, and its vitamin and sugar content is about 2 times higher than that of ordinary fruits1~. If a person eats a persimmon a day, the intake of vitamin C can basically meet half of the daily needs.
The first frost climbed high.
In the first frost, there is a custom of climbing high and overlooking. Mountain climbing can not only make your lungs comfortable, but also make you feel relaxed and relaxed. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the maple leaves are all dyed. Feast for the eyes, feast for the eyes, but also pay attention to it.
Climbing time should avoid the morning and evening when the temperature is low. When climbing a mountain, walk calmly and slowly to prevent sprained waist and legs; Don't walk too fast when going downhill, so as not to hurt your knees or pull your muscles. In the process of climbing, we should adapt to the change of temperature by increasing or decreasing clothes; When resting, don't sit on the wet ground and at the tuyere; You can loosen the button a little when you sweat. Don't take off your clothes, take off your hat, lest you catch cold.
Step 3 reward chrysanthemums in the first frost
In ancient times, there was a saying that "frost blooms chrysanthemums", so climbing mountains and enjoying chrysanthemums in the first frost became an elegant activity. It is recorded in "Continued Harmony" by Wu Jun of Nanliang. "In the first frost, only this grass flourishes", so chrysanthemum was regarded as "grass in season" by the ancients and became a symbol of vitality. The first frost season is when autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Many places in China will hold chrysanthemum parties at this time to enjoy chrysanthemums and drink alcohol to show their respect and love for chrysanthemums.
In the eyes of the ancients, chrysanthemum has extraordinary cultural significance, and it is considered as a "life-prolonging guest" and an old grass. "Miscellaneous Five Elements Book" says: Plant "Three Poplars and Cornus officinalis" beside the house to prolong life and eliminate disasters. In ancient times, the late autumn chill invading the body was often regarded as a ghost, which could drive away wind, evil spirits and cold. Cornus officinalis is used by people to drive away diseases and treat diseases.
4. First frost to pull out radish.
In Shandong Province, there is an agricultural proverb, "Summer sorghum, Bailu Valley, first frost pulls radish", so first frost, Shandong people, like to eat radish. There is a saying of "first frost radish" in agricultural proverbs, which means that the temperature difference between morning and evening is large during the first frost, and the frozen skin will appear if the radish is not harvested in time in the open field, which will affect the quality and harvest of radish.