What foods should be eaten during the Jingzhe solar term? What are the customs of the Jingzhe solar term in 2020?

The Jingzhe solar term is coming, which means the end of the second month of the lunar calendar. At present, what customs are there in rural areas during the Jingzhe solar term? What food is good for health preservation on the day of Jingzhe? For friends who pay more attention to the solar terms, you can take a look at the introduction of the customs of the Jingzhe solar term in 2020 provided by this website.

What food should be eaten during the Jingzhe solar term

Suitable for: mustard greens, ginger, leek, black chicken, raisins, duck blood, wolfberry, spinach

During the Jingzhe season, the liver yang qi gradually develops, and the yin blood is relatively insufficient. It is advisable to avoid sour and spicy foods, and eat more foods that nourish the liver blood and support the yang qi, so as to promote the growth of yang qi and make the qi and blood as smooth as spring. Qianjin Fang says: "It is appropriate to eat leeks in this month (the second month of the lunar calendar), which is very beneficial to people's hearts." Therefore, it is most suitable to eat leeks at this time, which has the effects of warming the kidney and supporting yang, dispersing blood stasis and activating blood circulation, and strengthening the stomach and warming the middle.

In addition, mustard greens, chrysanthemum, ginger, leek, green pepper and other spicy and warm foods should also be eaten regularly to avoid symptoms of insufficient yang qi such as cold back, cold and numb limbs due to the rapid growth of yang qi. The liver is responsible for storing blood. In spring, if you want to regulate the liver properly, you must ensure that the liver blood is sufficient. You should eat more blood-tonifying foods such as jujube, longan meat, black chicken, raisins, duck blood, wolfberry, spinach, etc. If you often have dizziness, dry eyes, dreaminess when sleeping and other symptoms of insufficient yin blood, you should eat more often.

Eat less: cold drinks, crabs, clams, oysters, green tea

In spring, the liver is strong and it is easy to suppress the spleen. Cold foods will damage the spleen and stomach yang. If you don't take precautions at this time, it will undoubtedly make the spleen and stomach worse. Therefore, it is best to eat less cold drinks and seafood (crabs, clams, oysters). Most fruits are cold in nature, so the more the better. 1 to 2 a day is enough. People who like to drink green tea should also be restrained. One or two cups of light tea is enough. If you accidentally cause stomach pain or diarrhea, you can boil some ginger and brown sugar water to drink.

Avoid eating: animal liver, day lily, pickles, garlic, shallots, raw eggs, rabbit meat

"Jinkui Yaolue": Do not eat liver in spring - when the liver is strong, dead air will enter the liver and hurt the soul.

"Yunji Qiqian" says: Do not eat day lily or pickled vegetables in this month, as they will cause chronic diseases and stir up old qi. Do not eat garlic, as it will cause qi stagnation and blockage of the diaphragm. Do not eat eggs, as they will cause qi stagnation. Do not eat garlic, as they will hurt one's will. It also says: Do not eat rabbit meat, as it will make one feel uneasy.

What are the customs of the Jingzhe solar term in 2020?

During the Jingzhe Festival, the customs of offering sacrifices to the white tiger, eating pears, beating villains and eating pancakes are popular in some areas.

Offering sacrifices to the White Tiger is a special activity during the Waking of Insects. In folklore, the White Tiger is not only a guardian beast, but also controls gossip and right and wrong among the Chinese people. In myths and legends, the White Tiger always has a big mouth, so it will eat people. On the day of Waking of Insects, the White Tiger comes out to look for food. If someone accidentally commits the sin of talking too much and discussing other people's right and wrong, it is an offense to the White Tiger, and the White Tiger will punish this person and make him unlucky for a year. Therefore, in order to protect themselves, people will offer sacrifices to the White Tiger on the day of Waking of Insects.

"Eating pears during the Waking of Insects" is a popular folk custom, because "li" and "li" are homophones, which means to stay away. The Waking of Insects is also the time when insects wake up. Farmers eating pears on this day is said to keep pests away from crops. In addition, the weather is dry during the Waking of Insects, and eating pears can clear away heat and reduce internal heat. This custom of killing two birds with one stone is very popular.

Beating the villain is also a custom during the Waking of Insects. In the past, people believed that some unclean things lived in dark corners like insects. At first, people used to fumigate the four corners of their homes with incense and wormwood to drive away these unclean things. Later, it developed into beating paper dolls with wooden slippers, which was called "beating the villain".

Eating pancakes is a custom in Shandong. During the Waking of Insects, people use grain to make pancakes and pray for a good harvest this year.

What time is the Waking of Insects in 2020?

The Waking of Insects in 2020 falls on the twelfth day of the second lunar month, the Dingwei day of the Jimao month of the Gengzi year (Year of the Rat), which falls on March 5, 2020, a Thursday in the Gregorian calendar.

According to the old almanac, the time when Jingzhe begins in 2020 is 10:55:51.

Jingzhe is the third of the traditional 24 solar terms, marking the beginning of mid-spring.

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