What activities are there during the Beginning of Summer? Activities of Beginning of Summer
Different solar terms also have their own traditional activities, and Lixia, as one of the 24 solar terms, naturally has its own traditional activities. So, let’s take a look at what activities are there during Lixia? Introduction to the activities of the Beginning of Summer solar term. Peach blossoms are in full bloom in March, so the third month of the lunar calendar is also called Peach Month. If you want to know more details about the third month of the lunar calendar in 2021, please visit Mr. Shui Mo’s website.What activities are there during the Beginning of Summer? Activities of Beginning of Summer1. There is an egg-fighting activity at the beginning of summerSpeaking of the activities during the Beginning of Summer, one thing we must not forget is the egg-fighting activity. At noon on the Beginning of Summer, every household cooks whole eggs (the eggs are boiled in their shells and must not be broken), soaks them in cold water for a few minutes, puts them in a woven mesh bag, and hangs them around children's necks. The children gathered in groups of three or five to play the egg-fighting game. The egg is divided into two ends, the pointed one is the head and the round one is the tail. When fighting eggs, egg heads fight egg heads, and egg tails fight egg tails. They fight one by one, the defeated one admits defeat, and finally the winner is determined. The winner of the egg head is first, and the egg is called the king; the winner of the egg tail is second, and the egg is called the little king or the second king. There is a proverb: "If you hang an egg on your chest during the Beginning of Summer, your child will not suffer from summer heatstroke." Summer heatstroke is a common summer symptom that includes abdominal distension, loss of appetite, fatigue and weight loss, and children are especially susceptible to it. 2. Activities to avoid snakes and evil spirits are held during the Beginning of Summer. The practice of warding off evil spirits and avoiding snakes is quite common in Yunnan province of our country. According to the "Yunnan General Records" in the first year of Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, on the day of the beginning of summer in April, "sticks of soapberry and red flowers are inserted into the doors to ward off evil spirits; and the foot of the walls are surrounded by gray to avoid snakes." 3. There is a "weighing people" activity at the beginning of summer There is a custom of weighing people after lunch at the beginning of summer. People hang a large wooden scale at the entrance of the village or at the gate, with a stool hung on the hook. Everyone takes turns sitting on the stool to weigh people. The scale operator was beating the scales while saying auspicious words. An old man would say "If you spend eighty-seven on the scale, you will live to ninety-one". The girl on the scale said, "One hundred and five kilograms, the young master's family has come to your house. Don't agree, don't agree, because you are destined to be with the number one scholar." The boy on the scale said, "Twenty-three flowers on the scale, the young master will get married when he grows up. Don't be afraid to get a seventh-rank county official, and it's also easy to marry a duke or a minister." The scale can only be punched from the inside (that is, from the small number to the large number), not from the outside to the inside. 4. There is an activity of eating Lixia rice at the beginning of summer On the day of Beginning of Summer, according to traditional Chinese customs, people eat various kinds of rice, such as black rice, pea glutinous rice... The main ingredient is the most common rice, but because various seasonal ingredients are added, the different colors will also stimulate people's appetite. On the day of the Beginning of Summer, people in the south like to mix red beans, yellow beans, black beans, green beans, mung beans and other five-colored beans with white glutinous rice to make "five-color rice", commonly known as "Beginning of Summer Rice". 5. There are summer activities at the beginning of summer During the Beginning of Summer, it is a popular custom in Fuzhou to cook "summer food". Dingbianhu (also known as Guobianhu) is made by cooking rice paste on the edge of a pot and served with dried shrimp, shrimp oil, green onions, golden needles, black fungus, clams, or a small amount of shiitake mushrooms, dried clams and other seafood soup. It tastes extremely delicious. What should we pay attention to in health care during the Beginning of Summer?There are certain things to note and pay attention to when maintaining health during the Beginning of Summer solar term. When maintaining health during the Beginning of Summer, one thing that must not be neglected is the spleen and stomach. In summer, our spleen and stomach are very easily damaged.On the one hand, the human body's appetite naturally worsens in summer, and the digestive function is affected by the weather. On the other hand, because people are fond of cold food, which stimulates the stomach and intestines, the stomach is stimulated by the strong low temperature, the blood vessels suddenly contract and the blood flow decreases, which affects the secretion of gastrointestinal digestive juices and leads to physiological dysfunction. Many elderly people, children and people with poor digestive function often suffer from abdominal pain, gastritis and other symptoms in summer. Therefore, when maintaining health during the Beginning of Summer, one must pay attention to the spleen and stomach. |
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