Since ancient times, autumn has been sad and lonely, and I say that autumn is better than spring! August 7 is the "beginning of autumn" in the 24 solar terms. As one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" in the ancient solar terms. Liqiu seemed a little contradictory and tangled. It represents the gradual beginning of the transition to yin after the anode. Everything in the world also began to show signs of decline at this time. The ancients believed that autumn represents the subjugation, so the diet and health should be based on: constricting lung qi, nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness. So from ancient times to the beginning of the autumn solar term, what are the customs and taboos that we need to pay attention to? Listen to me one by one:
Liqiu 3 Food Customs:
1: Paste autumn fat
Since the arrival of the autumn solar term in ancient times, people in ancient times also had the custom of weighing people. The main intention is to see if this summer is about to pass, have you gained weight, or have you lost weight? If you are busy working on the farm in the summer, you have lost a lot of weight. Then at this time, it is necessary to prepare for the beginning of autumn: paste autumn fat.
The sticking autumn fat referred to here actually refers to eating some meats such as chicken, duck, fish and meat to nourish the body and make your body stronger. In this way, it can resist the gradual drop in temperature after the beginning of autumn and the cold weather. This custom has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it is still one of the main food customs in the northern part of the continent and in colder regions.
2: Bite the autumn fruit
In addition to the custom of sticking autumn fat, there are also customs of gnawing autumn and biting autumn in ancient times. The "nibbling autumn" and "biting autumn" actually refer to the achievement of nourishing the body and moisturizing the hot autumn by eating seasonal melons and fruits in autumn. For example, eating "autumn peach" or eating "autumn pear".
The ancients said: Eat melons in the beginning of summer, eat peaches in the beginning of autumn! That's what it means. The peach itself has: prolonging life, beautifying the skin, and nourishing qi and blood. Therefore, don't miss it, this delicious gift from God, taking advantage of the large number of peaches on the market, you might as well buy some to eat to nourish the body, moisturize yin and dryness.
3: Drink autumn water
Finally, in ancient times, because people did not have tap water for their daily use, there was no tap water for modern times. Therefore, in ancient times, people generally drank well water. On the day of the beginning of autumn, the ancients would also use natural well water to soak red beans (red adzuki beans) to drink. People also call it: drinking autumn water. It is said that drinking it also has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, moisturizing yin and moisturizing dryness.
After understanding the traditional customs of the beginning of autumn, in fact, there are some special taboos and particularities in the beginning of autumn, such as autumn melon is bad for belly, and autumn does not eat bitterness. These are all dietary taboos that we need to pay attention to during the transition from summer to the beginning of autumn. In addition, there are some details that need to be paid attention to in life, such as the following:
Liqiu 3 taboos:
1: Do not take a bath
Due to the wisdom and experience of life after thousands of years in ancient times, the ancients found that the weather began to cool after the beginning of autumn. Therefore, on the day of the beginning of the autumn solar term, there is one of the biggest taboos in our lives that requires special attention. The ancients believed that the beginning of the autumn solar term, although there is an autumn tiger, but it has begun to cool down at this time in the morning and evening. If you choose to take a cold shower at this time, it is easy to cause cold to invade the body, causing diarrhea and colds and other problems.
2: Avoid walking in the fields
The second taboo of the beginning of autumn is that due to the ancient agricultural society, people believed that the beginning of autumn was the season of grain harvest, so the ancients stipulated that the fields before and after the beginning of autumn were not allowed to walk. The intention of this is also to avoid damage to farmland and affect the harvest of autumn grain.
3: Don't have sexual intercourse
The last taboo, which is also very important, is that on the day of the beginning of autumn, the ancients believed that "sexual intercourse" should be forbidden. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" believes that the beginning of autumn should focus on "constricting lung qi" and "preserving yang qi". Therefore, from the perspective of health care methods, the beginning of autumn is also taboo to live as a couple. We should control our desires, calm our minds, eat lightly, and have few desires, which is more conducive to the hot and dry weather of the "autumn tiger". It is also more conducive to maintaining health for our own body.
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