Customs of Cold Dew Solar Terms What are the traditional customs of Cold Dew?

This is a poem of the day

The sky is high, the days are warm and the nights are cooling, the grass and trees are sparse and the trees are falling yellow.

Enjoy chrysanthemums and sow wheat every day, eat pears and shellfish at night to nourish your spleen and intestines.

——Cold Dew丨The Zuohe River

The sky is high and the clouds are free, the days are warm and the nights are cool. You have to put on a thin coat in the morning and evening, but at noon it still seems to be a midsummer temperature, making people feel very dry. Drink a bowl of warm pear and shellfish soup when the cool breeze starts to blow in the night, and you will feel soothed and refreshed. The dryness will dissipate, and your dusty heart will finally calm down at this moment.

At 10:22:05 on October 8, the sun reached 195° of ecliptic longitude and cold dew fell.

"In the ninth month, the dew is cold and will condense." In the cold dew season, the temperature is lower than that of the white dew, and the dewdrops on the grass will condense into frost. Come to think of it, frost is not far away.

The first solar term with the word "cold" in the year will inevitably arouse psychological vigilance. However, watching the parasol trees disappear and the yellow leaves falling, I feel that this is really the best season of the year.

Three periods of cold dew丨Flowers of wind, ruthlessness and affection

One period of swan geese visiting.

The guest has not left yet, but he is a guest. As autumn deepens and the weather gets colder, swan geese, like visitors from the north, stay in the south for a long time without leaving.

The second-migration finches enter the water and become clams.

It is cold in late autumn, and the birds are missing. At this time, many clams suddenly appeared on the beach. The stripes and colors of the shells were similar to those of birds. The ancients thought that this was caused by the illusion of birds. It is a bird that enters the big water and becomes a clam.

Three-year chrysanthemums have yellow flowers.

The plants and trees all bloom in Yang, but the chrysanthemum blooms in Yin. Therefore, "When autumn comes on September 8th, I will kill all the flowers after they bloom." In the late autumn season, all flowers have failed, but only the chrysanthemums are blooming, and the fragrance spreads through Chang'an.

Cold Dew Folk Customs丨Customs are the lyric poetry of a nation

Cricket Fighting

Crickets are born in early autumn and sing when the cold comes. When you hear the sound of crickets, it means autumn has arrived. This is also the climax of the cricket fight among old Beijingers. Cricket is also called "weaving-promoting", which means urging women to weave in preparation for the cold. Therefore, there is a saying that "promoting weaving and croaking will frighten lazy women".

Steamed crabs

Old Nanjing has the habit of steaming crabs in cold dew. As the saying goes, "Cold dew bites the feet, frost falls and the sound of the west wind makes crabs' feet itch." During the Cold Dew Festival, it is also the time when the autumn breeze brings coolness, chrysanthemums, yellow crabs are plump and autumn mood is strong. "The navel is round in September and the tip is in October." At this time, female crabs have full eggs and plump yellow paste. It is the best season to eat female crabs.

The custom of making pickled fish

The Dong people in western Hunan have the custom of making pickled fish in cold dew. It is said that the fish marinated with rice wine, salt, glutinous rice, chili powder, pepper powder, ginger and other condiments on this day taste particularly good.

Fishing the edge in autumn

“Fishing the shallows in spring, fishing near the edge in autumn.” In the cold dew season, the temperature drops rapidly, the sun cannot penetrate deep water, and fish swim to the warmer water one after another. They hunt for food on high banks, so there is a saying of "fishing on the edge in autumn".

Cold dew health care丨Synchronize with nature

Alternate hot and cold, prevent seasonal diseases

Cold dew, hot day and cool night, is the period of alternation of hot and cold. If you do not add clothes and quilts in time and adjust the temperature and humidity during this season, it may easily cause bronchitis or asthma attacks, especially for the elderly and the infirm. This is also the peak period for seasonal colds and fevers, so you should pay more attention to adding or removing clothes in a timely manner. However, don’t change clothes too quickly when the season changes. It is best to match the thickness with the thickness to keep warm. In addition, maintaining indoor circulation and exercising moderately can also reduce the incidence of seasonal diseases.

Keep your feet warm

As the saying goes, "Don't expose your body when it's white and don't expose your feet when it's cold." That is to say, don't expose your body when it's white and don't expose your feet when it's cold. When the cold dew arrives, the temperature drops quickly, and keeping feet warm becomes particularly important. At this time, you should put away your sandals and put on your shoes and socks. It is recommended that you soak your feet in moxa leaf water every night to stimulate menstruation, activate blood circulation, drive away cold and dehumidify, which has a very good health effect on the body.

It is not advisable to just take supplements when eating autumn fat.

Autumn is the season when people enjoy eating autumn fat. However, experts believe that "the lungs govern qi, control breathing, promote hair growth and calmness, and like moisturizing but not drying." Therefore, you cannot blindly take supplements during the white dew season. In terms of dietary adjustment, it is advisable to focus on vegetarian food that is light, easy to digest and rich in vitamins. It is recommended to eat more pears, white fungus, honey, lily, wolfberry, radish, soy products, etc., and eat more orange vegetables such as pumpkins, carrots, and some green leafy vegetables rich in vitamin C, such as kale, spinach, green cauliflower, etc.

Add sesame seeds with salt in the morning and honey in the evening

Cold dew is still the main way to prevent autumn dryness. Drinking salt water in the morning and honey in the evening every day is an effective and simple way to deal with autumn dryness. It not only moisturizes the lungs, relieves autumn dryness, but also cures constipation and resists aging. Sesame seeds are also a gift of the season. The ancients said: "In the dryness of autumn, it is better to eat sesame to moisten dryness." Sesame not only prevents autumn dryness, but also strengthens the spleen and stomach, facilitates urination, harmonizes the five internal organs, aids digestion, resolves stagnation, lowers blood pressure, smoothes Qi and relieves asthma and relieves coughs. It is effective in curing neurasthenia and anti-aging. It has been highly praised in many medical monographs.

Solar Moxibustion丨Nourishes Yin, Prevents Dryness, Moistens the Lungs and Benefits the Stomach

Cold dew is the period of alternation between summer and autumn heat and autumn coolness and dryness. The yin and yang in nature begin to change, and yang Qi is greatly reduced and yin qi is gradually increasing. At this time, the focus of moxibustion is to nourish yin, prevent dryness, moisten the lungs and benefit the stomach.

Solar terms moxibustion (seventeen) | Summary of cold dew health-preserving acupoints:

Dazhui, Feishu, Shenshu, Baliao, Shenque, Guanyuan, Taiyuan, Zusanli.

For mild moxibustion, choose 3-4 acupoints every day and moxibustion on each acupoint for 15-20 minutes.

Dazhui

Acupoint selection: Sit upright and lower your head, in the depression under the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra at the lower end of the neck.

Feishu

Acupoint selection: On the back, under the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra, 1.5 inches to the side.

Shenshu

Acupoint selection: When lying prone, the lower back is 1.5 inches from the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Baliao

Acupoint selection: Shangliao, Ciliao, Zhongliao and Xialiao, located on the left and right of the first, second, third and fourth posterior sacral foramina respectively***8 hole.

Shenque

Acupoint selection: the middle part of the navel, the center of the navel.

Guanyuan

Acupoint selection: on the lower abdomen, on the front midline, 3 inches below the navel.

Taiyuan

Acupoint selection: On the radial side of the transverse crease on the palmar side of the wrist, where the radial artery pulses.

Zusanli

Acupoint selection: On the front and outside of the calf, about 3 inches (4 fingers) below the knee depression and about 1 finger away from the outside of the tibia.

, to stimulate the qi of the human body's meridians, warm and ventilate qi and blood, adjust yin and yang, and help the body adapt to changes in nature, thereby achieving the purpose of preventing and treating diseases.