What are the customs of the Frost Descent solar term

Eat red persimmons during the Frost Descent

In some places in our country, people eat red persimmons during the Frost's Descent season. In the eyes of local people, this not only keeps people warm but also replenishes muscles and bones. It is a very good Frost's Descent food. The old people in Quanzhou say that eating persimmons during the Frost's Descent will prevent a runny nose. In some places, the explanation for this custom is: you must eat persimmons on the day of Frost's Descent, otherwise your lips will be chapped throughout the winter. At this time, people living in the countryside would climb up the tall persimmon trees and pick a few shiny, sweet persimmons to eat. The yellow leaves are like flowers and dreams, and they complement the red persimmons. What a beautiful pastoral landscape in late autumn! I wonder how many simple and beautiful memories it brings to people.

Fujian and Taiwan folk customs: duck is delicious and nourishing

People in southern Fujian and Taiwan eat tonic food on the day of Frost's Descent, which is what we in the north often call "putting on weight in autumn." There is a proverb in southern Fujian that goes, "It is better to make up for it during the Frost Descent than to make up for it all year round." These small proverbs fully express the importance that the people of Fujian and Taiwan attach to the Frost Descent solar term. Therefore, every Frost Descent season, ducks in Fujian and Taiwan will sell like hot cakes, and sometimes they will be out of stock and in short supply. The duck sellers were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. It seemed that they would definitely have a happy Frost Descent Festival.

Beef and radish are indispensable

In addition to the ducks and persimmons we mentioned above, in some places people must eat beef on this day. The Shandong folk proverb is even more interesting: grow sorghum in the Beginning of Heat, pick valley in the White Dew, and pull out radishes in the Frost Descent. It seems that there is really everything to eat.

During the Frost Descent, the second-phase rice in southern Taiwan is mature and ready for harvest. It is also the harvest season for white pomelo in Madou Township, Tainan. White pomelo has the effect of lowering blood pressure and reducing fever. There are fish such as boron carp and sea bream in Kaohsiung and Donggang, Pingtung in the south, and lobsters in the freshwater estuaries in the north. In addition, October 25th is Taiwan’s Restoration Day.

What else should we pay attention to during the Frost Descent?

We would also like to remind everyone that the Frost Descent solar term is the peak period for relapse of chronic gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcers, and chronic bronchitis is also prone to relapse or aggravation. At this time, you should eat more pears, apples, ginkgo nuts, onions, and mustard greens. Chestnuts have the effects of nourishing the stomach and spleen, tonifying the kidneys and strengthening the tendons, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, and relieving cough and reducing phlegm. They are also a good tonic at this time.