1, explore plum
At this time, the wintersweet is in bloom, and the red plum is in bud. You can choose the best scenic spot with plum blossom and enjoy it carefully. There is a solitary and elegant fragrance in your nose, and your mind will be refreshed and excited.
2. Ice drama
In the northern provinces of our country, people complain in cold weather after winter. The ice age is very long, from November to April. Between spring and winter, the river is frozen thick and thick, and all ice walking uses a sledge. The plow is either pulled by a horse, led by a dog, or pushed forward by a man holding a wooden pole and rowing like a boat. In areas with thick ice, most of them have ice beds for pedestrians to play with, and there are also walking on the ice with ice shoes, which was called ice play in ancient times. "Song History" has: "story Zhai Su, lucky Houyuan, for ice play. According to the records in the imperial examination of the old news under the sun, the west gate of Xihua is Xiyuan, which is named Xiyuan gate. The entrance gate is Taiye pool, and the winter moon is Chen Bingxi. In the miscellaneous copy of Yiqing Pavilion about the old customs of Peiping, it is written: 'in the Ming Dynasty, those who tasted good things in Jishuitan, joined up with more than ten beds, took all the baskets and wine utensils, paved and cut off the sharp ones, and enjoyed drinking ice cream. '
3, the sacrificial offering
"Xiaohan" is the solar term of the lunar month. Since the ancients held a joint sacrificial ceremony in December, the December where the sacrificial ceremony was held is called the lunar month. The wood meaning of wax is "connect", taking the meaning of new and old. Wax sacrifice is one of the ancient sacrificial customs in China, which has been formed since the pre Qin period. The Han Dynasty should rob the book of customs. Righteousness "cloud: 'La, also hunting, Yan Tian hunting animals to worship their ancestors. Or the wax, then also, the new hand over, so the great sacrifice to repay also. '
The meaning of "sacrificial rites" has three meanings. One is to show that you do not forget the origin of yourself and your family, and to express your reverence and memory for your ancestors. Second, sacrifice to the gods and thank them for their contribution to agriculture in the past year. The third is that people work hard all the year round. At this time, farming has ceased, so they can have fun. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the custom of "sacrificial rites" has been practiced throughout the ages, from the emperor, princes to the common people, everyone is no exception.
4. Eating Laba porridge
Another important folk custom in Xiaohan solar term is eating Laba porridge. According to ancient books, Laba porridge is boiled with yellow rice, white rice, jiangmi, millet, peeled jujube mud and other combined water, and dyed with red peach kernel, almond, melon seed, peanut and so on for spot dyeing. These foods are all sweet and warm products, which have the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, nourishing the Qi, nourishing the Qi and blood, expelling the cold and strengthening the body, promoting the body fluid and stopping thirst.
5. Eating glutinous rice
It is a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice to drive away the cold in the morning. According to the folk tradition, glutinous rice has a higher sugar content than rice. After eating, it feels warm all over the body, which is good for expelling cold. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, glutinous rice has the effect of invigorating the middle and Qi, and it is the best choice to eat glutinous rice in the cold season.
6. Drawing number nine
Xiaohan solar term originated from the Yellow River Basin at first. It is said that in the early years, when the farmers in the Yellow River Basin met with Xiaohan, they used the "nine nine year cold elimination map" to avoid the cold and keep healthy. Jiujiu cold dispelling picture is a double hook drawing of red calligraphy 'willow in front of the pavilion cherishes the spring Phoenix', all of which are traditional Chinese characters. Nine characters, nine strokes and nine strokes in total, make a stroke every day from the winter solstice according to the sequence of strokes, and fill in one character every time after 1909. After the spring return to the big land, a Jiujiu cold dispelling picture is a great success.
7. Eat sprouts
According to the records of Jinmen miscellany, in the old days of Tianjin, there was a custom of Xiaohan eating sprouts. Yellow sprout, a specialty of Tianjin, is made from cabbage sprouts. After the winter solstice, cut off the stems and leaves of cabbage, leave only the heart of cabbage, about two inches from the ground, cover with manure, do not breathe, and eat half a month later, crispy and tender, making up for the lack of vegetables in winter. But the living standard of modern people has improved. There are all kinds of vegetables and meat in four seasons. They are no longer worried about the scarcity of winter vegetables as they used to be.