At 6:23 on December 22, we ushered in the winter solstice. The winter solstice is also the shortest day and longest night of the year. The ancients believed that after the winter solstice, the days are longer than each other, which is an auspicious day. Therefore, the winter solstice is also called the winter festival.
Nine cold days begin
According to the folk custom, the coldest days of the year begin.
As for the 'number nine', the widely spread 'Nine Nine Songs' is sung as follows:' in 1929, if you don't move, walk on the ice in 3949, look at willows in 5969, open the river in 799, come the wild geese in 899, and walk all over the place with cattle. '
Counting from the day of the winter solstice, the winter solstice takes nine days as a unit, counting from '19' to '9 9', which is the first nine. Among them, '39' and '49' are the coldest. After ninety-one days, the cold is over, and spring is about to begin.
Cold air group coming
There is a folk saying: sunny winter solstice, rotten year edge. If it is sunny on the winter solstice, there will be a lot of rain near the Spring Festival.
Although there is no scientific basis for this statement, many people like to say: "clean winter solstice, dirty winter solstice clean year".
So, what's the weather like at the winter solstice?
With the gradual strengthening of warm and humid air flow, rainwater will come to Hangzhou again. Until the morning of the 23rd, under the influence of cold air, the rain will gradually stop. From the 25th to the 27th, with the eastward retreat of the high pressure system, the warm and humid air flow will be active again, and a new round of rainfall process will come on stage.
In addition to the rain, the cold air will form a group.
The weak cold air, which started the battle, affected Hangzhou on the 23rd. At that time, the air temperature slightly decreased, with a minimum temperature of 6-10 ℃ and a maximum temperature of 10-15 ℃.
It's the cold air on the 27th that will make people shiver. According to the forecast of Hangzhou Meteorological Observatory, on the 27th, the lowest temperature in Hangzhou was 1 ℃, and the highest temperature would also fall below 10 ℃.
How bad is the cold air? Remember the cold at the beginning of this month, well, it's almost like this & hellip; & hellip;
The customs of old Hangzhou
In ancient times, the winter solstice was a very busy and grand day.
Until now, there are still some customs about the winter solstice around China, such as "northern people eat dumplings, southern people eat Tangyuan" on the day of the winter solstice.
Do old Hangzhou pay attention to winter solstice?
The winter solstice is a day of mourning and mourning for those who have passed away. Many Hangzhou people will go out to visit on this day.
In Hangzhou, there is still the saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year". The family in the winter solstice, just like the Spring Festival, pays attention to a table of reunion dinner.
Many old Hangzhou people, as well as the habit of eating rice cakes in the winter solstice, beg for a good lottery of "one year higher than one year". It is said that the best way for Hangzhou people to eat rice cakes on the day of winter solstice is to have osmanthus rose sugar rice cakes for breakfast, stir fried rice cakes with shredded pork shoots at noon, and rice cakes with oil and winter vegetables soup at night.
In addition, before and after the winter solstice, Hangzhou people also need to make winter pickles. Their favorite pickled duck and meat should also be prepared.
Health tips
Picture from Vision China
Winter solstice is an important solar term related to health preservation. Winter solstice maintenance, to do the following three oh.
1. Sleep well at noon
In addition to sleep at night, take a nap after lunch. This is very important in health preservation, but pay attention to avoid catching cold while sleeping. During the winter solstice, we should pay special attention to the reasonable arrangement of daily work and rest, help to maintain the spirit, and moderate work and leisure can nourish kidney essence.
2. Foot massage before going to bed
Soak feet with warm water before going to bed and massage the plantar acupoints to promote blood circulation. The elderly are advised to walk for half an hour every day to move their feet. At the same time, the shoes should be comfortable, warm and have good performance.
3. Eating porridge can resist cold
Get up in the morning to drink porridge, and eat less for dinner, which can have the effect of nourishing the stomach.
In particular, millet porridge can supplement nutrition, protect the stomach and intestines, and strengthen the body for the elderly and children. When cooking millet, do not remove the layer of congee oil floating on it. It has the effect of Invigorating Qi and spleen.