First Frost

"In some parts of China, red persimmon is eaten in frost season. In the eyes of local people, it can not only keep warm from the cold, but also nourish muscles and bones. It is a very good frost food. Quanzhou old man for frost eat persimmon is: frost eat persimmon, not runny nose. In some places, the explanation for this custom is: eat the thistle on the day of frost, otherwise the lips will crack all winter. People who live in the countryside will climb up the big persimmon trees and pick some fresh and sweet persimmons to eat
There is a folk saying that it is better to mend the frost than to mend the winter. In the frost season, the weather is getting colder, and the folk food customs are also very distinctive. It is believed that "tonifying the heavy sun" is the first step and then "the frost fall", and "autumn toning" is more important than "winter toning". Therefore, in the frost season, there are folk customs of "cooking mutton", "cooking sheep head" and "yingshuang rabbit meat".