What does Xiaohan mean and its customs
Xiaohan means more snowfall and the weather enters severe cold.It is also one of the twenty-four solar terms, representing the beginning of the end of winter.In the folk, the Xiaohan solar term has folk customs to improve diet and maintain health.Its date falls between January 5th and 7th of the Gregorian calendar each year.
What does Xiaohan mean
Xiaohan is one of the twenty-four solar terms, the second-to-last solar term, and usually occurs from January 5th to 7th in the Gregorian calendar.What Xiaohan reflects is climate change, that is, the weather is very cold when it is Xiaohan, and it will get colder and colder.After reaching a peak, it will slowly return to temperature until the big cold comes, so some people say that Xiaohan is bigger than the big cold.cold.In addition, Xiaohan also represents the beginning of the end of winter, which means that after the end of Xiaohan and Dahan, we will usher in spring, and we need to prepare for farming at this time.
What are the folk customs and traditions of Xiaohan
1.Improve diet:When Xiaohan comes, people will set off firecrackers and change their diet.Generally, there is a tradition of eating dumplings in the north, and a tradition of eating rice in the south, while Cantonese people prefer to eat glutinous rice.In addition, people still have some snacks to prepare in Xiaohan, such as mutton hot pot, sugar-fried chestnuts, roasted sweet potatoes, etc.These snacks are prepared to survive the severe cold of Xiaohan.
2.Health preservation:It is because of the coldness of the minor cold, so people should prepare health preservation when the minor cold comes.Usually, the folk way of maintaining health is to add cold-resistant clothing, and prepare nourishing soup, health care medicine, etc.In addition, people should also improve their diet and eat some foods with higher cold resistance, such as hot pot, soup, roasted sweet potatoes and so on.
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