Since October, the weather has begun to get cold, so when is the beginning of winter this year? For Chinese people, it is strictly in accordance with the solar terms to keep healthy! The solar terms of the beginning of winter 2017: before and after the beginning of winter, the precipitation in most parts of China has decreased significantly. In northern China, the land is frozen, and agricultural and forestry crops enter the overwintering period.
Start of winter 2017 (November 7, 2017 13:37 - November 22, 2017 11:04)
What day is the beginning of 2017: 13:37:45, November 7, 2017
Lunar date: September (small) 19 Tuesday
Brief introduction to the solar term of the beginning of winter
Lidong is one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, and also one of the traditional Chinese festivals. The time point is between November 7-8 of the Gregorian calendar every year, that is, the sun is located in the Huangjing 225 & deg;. At this time, the earth is located at declination-16 & deg; 19 \ ', and the noon sun height in Beijing is only 33 & deg; 47 \'. After the beginning of winter, the sunshine time will continue to shorten, and the height of the sun will continue to decrease at noon. During the beginning of winter, people of Han nationality take it as the beginning of winter, so they need to supplement the food customs of winter.
Keeping healthy and nourishing yang qi in the beginning of winter
Food supplement is very important in the beginning of winter. After winter, citizens can increase their intake of high-quality protein, fat, vitamins and minerals, which are good for resisting cold. May as well eat some sorghum, glutinous rice, dates, chestnuts, walnuts, longan, leek, pumpkin, fungus, yam, ginger, beef, mutton and other warm nature of food. Hot pot is popular in winter, but the spicy soup bottom is seldom used. Avoid overeating and cold, drink more water, eat more green vegetables and fruits.
What are the winter customs
1. Eating dumplings
The original name of dumpling is said to be 'jiao'er', which was first invented by Zhang Zhongjing, the doctor of our country. His story of "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" is still popular among the people in China. "Lidong doesn't serve dumpling bowls, no one cares about the frozen ears". Lidong means the arrival of winter. It's cold and the ears are easily frostbitten when exposed. Therefore, eating dumplings that look like ears and mending ears is the most intimate concern of family members. 'delicious but dumplings'. At the turn of autumn and winter, dumplings are the most indispensable food. In the north, especially in Beijing and Tianjin, there is a custom of eating dumplings at the beginning of winter.
There is a custom of eating Japanese gourd dumplings in the settlement of "old Tianjin Wei" in Hedong and Shuixi of China. Japanese gourd, also known as Wogua, papaya, cantaloupe and Beigua, is a common vegetable in the north. Generally, they are bought in summer and stored in the hut or windowsill. After a long time of saccharification, they are made into dumpling stuffing on the winter solstice day. The taste is different from that of cabbage and that of summer. They also need vinegar and garlic to eat. They have a different taste.
2. Ancestor worship
In the old days, on the day of the beginning of winter, people also held the activities of ancestor worship. Even busy farmers have to rest at home for a day, kill chickens and sheep, prepare seasonal goods, on the one hand offer sacrifices to their ancestors, so as to fulfill their obligations and responsibilities for future generations; on the other hand, offer sacrifices to heaven, thank God for the bountiful year, and pray for God to give the coming year a smooth weather; and the wine and food after the ritual can also let the farmers who have worked hard for a year, treat themselves well.
The custom of starting winter and celebrating winter
3, He Dong
He Dong, also known as "worship winter", was popular in the Han Dynasty. Cui Ding of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote "four people's moon order": "on the day of the winter solstice, you can eat and drink, and you can pay homage to the old master, just like the sun. 'on this day in Song Dynasty, people changed their new clothes and celebrated the exchange, just like the annual festival. During the winter solstice period of the Qing Dynasty, the scholar officials paid homage to their elders and made friends. Men and women of fine people must also bow to each other in fresh clothes, which is called "worship winter". (see Gu Lu, volume Xi of Qing Jialu). Since the Republic of China, the traditional customs of Hedong have tended to be simplified. But some activities are gradually fixed, stylized and more universal.
4, fill the winter
After the beginning of winter, it means that this year's winter officially comes. Vegetation withers, insects sleep, and all activities tend to stop. Although human beings have no theory of hibernation, there is a custom of starting winter to make up for winter among the people. In the south, people will eat some foods with high heat, such as chicken, duck, fish and so on. Some of them will be cooked together with traditional Chinese medicine to increase the efficacy of tonic. The traditional Chinese medicine is angelica, chuanxiong, peony and Shengdi.
5. Winter swimming
Interestingly, there are also innovations in the way of celebrating the beginning of winter. In Harbin, on the day of the beginning of winter, the athletes of Heilongjiang Winter Swimming Association cross the Songhua River to welcome the arrival of winter in this way. For winter swimmers, there must be a certain foundation, step-by-step, should be from the warm weather to insist on daily water, continuous exercise. In addition, you should choose a place where you are familiar with the water and shore conditions. If you are not familiar with the water and shore conditions, you should not go into the water easily to avoid accidents. In addition, we should go together in order to take care of each other.
In fact, both indoor and outdoor sports should be well prepared. Because, in winter, the field, equipment and other density increase, the impact on the human body is also increased. In addition, when the weather is cold, the activity of muscles and joints of the human body is reduced and has a certain inertia. Therefore, when exercising, we should make full preparations for activities and step by step.