What are the customs of Dahan? Introduction to the customs and practices of the Great Cold solar term!
The customs and habits of different festivals and solar terms are also different. So, let’s take a look at what are the customs of the Great Cold? Introduction to the customs and practices of the Great Cold solar term! As the saying goes, "The seventh and eighth days of the twelfth lunar month are so cold that crows freeze to death." The twelfth lunar month represents the arrival of cold winter. If you want to know more about the twelfth lunar month of 2021, please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website.What are the customs of Dahan? Introduction to the customs and practices of the Great Cold solar term!Eat glutinous rice during the Great Cold"Eating glutinous rice" means that on the day of the Great Cold, it was popular among ancient people to eat food made from glutinous rice. Drinking during the Great Cold "Drinking to one's heart's content" refers to feasting and drinking to one's heart's content. Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty said in "Duduan": "La is the grand sacrifice at the end of the year, during which officials are allowed to feast and drink." Dahan is for making teeth "Zuoya", also known as "Zuoyaji", was originally a ceremony to worship the God of Land. The common name of having a delicious meal as "Dayaji" comes from this. Dust removal during the Great Cold "Dust removal", also known as "removing the old" and "beating the dust", means general cleaning: "Every family paints the walls to sweep away the bad luck" and to get rid of bad luck; on the contrary, "if you don't remove dust in the twelfth lunar month, you will attract the plague god in the coming year." Dust removal is generally carried out on the 23rd and 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is the day of "worshiping the kitchen god". When removing dust, you should avoid talking and pay attention to "making money in silence." The Great Cold requires papering windows "Pasting windows" means pasting new paper on windows. "Pasting windows brings good luck. Steaming for offerings is necessary on the Great Cold . "Steamed offering" means preparing offerings for sacrificial rites. In the past, the cakes, steamed buns and steamed buns used for offerings were all made of steamed flour, hence the name. The Great Cold is a time to get married "Rushing to get married", at the end of December, the gods went to heaven to "report on their work for the year". At this time, there were no taboos in the world, and there was no need to pick a date for getting married, and it was also the slack season for farming, so the folk scene in the old days was "busy getting married in the countryside at the end of the year". Steamed glutinous rice during the Great Cold A Lingnan folk proverb says: "Minor Cold and Greater Cold, it's cold even without wind." On an extremely cold day in the traditional solar term, the Guangdong people have formed the custom of eating glutinous rice. The Great Cold begins with the ninth day The Great Cold solar term coincides with the "Three Nines" of severe cold. "Counting the Nines" is one of the widely spread customs among the Chinese people. That is, counting from the day of Ren from the winter solstice (some say counting from the winter solstice), every nine days is counted as one "nine", and so on. |
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