According to the introduction of Xiaoxue solar term, beginning of winter is the 20th solar term among the 24 solar terms, which symbolizes that winter is coming and it is going to snow. This is a solar term, which means cold and farming, and it plays a great role in our agricultural production. Let's share the introduction of Xiaoxue solar terms.
Introduction to Xiaoxue Solar Term 1 Xiaoxue is the twentieth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. Every year1October 22 or 23, when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is a light snow solar term. Wang, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his famous book Qunfangpu: "The light snow is cold and it will snow, but the ground is not even cold and the snow is not heavy." In other words, before and after the light snow solar terms, it began to snow because of the cold weather. However, because "the ground is not very cold", the snowfall at this time will not be great, so it is called "light snow". Like Spring Rain and Grain Rain, light snow is also a solar term related to precipitation.
First of all, the climate of light snow
The ancients divided each of the 24 solar terms into three equal periods, with a period of five days, thus describing the climate change characteristics of each solar term with three periods. The third phase of Xiaoxue is as follows: "When the rainbow disappears; The next day is falling; Three times are blocked in winter. "
The disappearance of the rainbow can also be understood as rain. In other words, when entering the light snow solar term, the form of precipitation gradually changes from rain to snow, and it no longer rains in the sky, so naturally there will be no rainbow.
It rises and falls the next day, which embodies the ancient concept of yin and yang. The sky is yang, the earth is yin, and the yang rises and is gloomy. Yin and Yang no longer intersect, and there is natural silence between heaven and earth. This is actually the ancient people's understanding of climate and life.
The three seasons are sealed as winter, yin and yang are separated, and everything is silent. If beginning of winter means entering the threshold of winter, then light snow can mean the official arrival of winter. Winter in ancient times was much more difficult than today. There are no birds and animals between heaven and earth. After sowing the last winter wheat, people also hid in the house and began to spend the winter. The so-called "blocking the winter" is exactly what it means.
Introduction of light snow solar terms 2 What food does light snow eat?
The foods that people often eat in the light snow season in the north are bacon and Ciba. Some meat products have a unique flavor and good nourishing effect after a period of pickling. On the other hand, Ciba is a kind of food symbolized by people as harvest and celebration. In some places, it is called rice cake, and it is called rice cake in folk customs. The harvest is high every year. Eating these ingredients in winter can warm up the vitality, warm the stomach and strengthen the body.
In the south, people eat more dried fish. When the harvest is good in autumn, coastal residents will wait for rich seafood from the sea. They will pickle these ingredients, dry them to make a hunch, and then save them for the winter. In the cold and long winter, fishermen get enough energy from these ingredients to keep their bodies running.
Folk custom of light snow solar terms
In the light snow season, farmers will pickle bacon, make sausages and dry fish themselves. It's not very cold at this time of year, so farmers kill some birds when the light is still enough, and then marinate them to dry to help them spend the cold winter.
In some areas, after the light snow, fruit farmers will be busy pruning fruit trees, because when it snows, pests on some crops will freeze to death, and the snow water that turns into snow will also revitalize the long-term arid soil, which is conducive to the drought in the coming year. Others will collect rainwater from light snow, and their snow water can cure fire sores and heat poison.
Introduction of light snow solar terms 3 The meaning of light snow solar terms
"Light Snow" is a festival that reflects weather phenomena. There is little snow, and there is no snow on the ground. This is the original meaning of the solar term "light snow". The ancient book "Qunfangpu" says: "Light snow will snow when it is cold, and it will not even snow on the ground, and the snow is not big." In other words, due to the cold weather, the form of precipitation changed from rain to snow in the "light snow" festival, but at this time, because the ground is not very cold, the number of snows is small and the amount of snow is not large, so it is called light snow. So light snow indicates the beginning time and degree of snowfall. Light snow, like rain and Grain Rain, is a solar term that directly reflects precipitation.
After the light snow festival in the northern region, fruit farmers began to prune the fruit trees and wrap the stems with straw foil to prevent them from freezing. In winter, vegetables are mostly stored in soil, either in the cellar or buried in the soil, which is convenient for eating. As the saying goes, "snow shovel cabbage, snow shovel spinach." When storing Chinese cabbage in deep ditch soil, stop watering about ten days before harvest, do a good job of antifreeze to facilitate storage, and try to harvest it in sunny days.
After harvesting Chinese cabbage, the roots of Chinese cabbage are dried in the sun for 3-4 days, and then stored after the outer leaves of Chinese cabbage become soft. The depth of this ditch depends on the height of cabbage. When stored, the roots of cabbage are all downward, and they are discharged side by side in the ditch. When it is cold, cabbage leaves and corn stalks are covered to prevent freezing. However, when storing semi-ripe cabbage, put some water in the ditch and put soil at the same time. The depth of soil and water should be buried in the roots, and it will grow and mature after eating.
Light snow solar terms, the northern part of the southern region began to enter winter. "There is no rain in the lotus, but there are frost branches in the chrysanthemum", which has already shown the scene of early winter. Due to the barrier of Qinling Mountain and Daba Mountain in the north, the invasion of cold air is blocked and the severity of cold wave is reduced. The "warm winter" in South China is remarkable. The number of snowfall days in the whole year is mostly less than 5 days, which is much less than that in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River at the same latitude. There is little chance of snowfall before the heavy snow. Even in the middle of winter, you can rarely see the charming scenery of "blowing open the petals of ten thousand pear trees".
Because the surface temperature in South China is often above 0℃ in winter, it is more difficult to snow than to snow. Occasionally, although the sky is buzzing, there is no "broken jade" on the ground. In the cold northwest plateau, it usually begins to snow all the year round 10. The number of snowfall days in the northwest of the plateau can reach more than 60 days a year, and snowfall is possible in some alpine regions all year round.
The custom of light snow solar terms
Because the temperature plummeted, it began to rain, but it was not the season of heavy snow, so it was called light snow. "There is no rain in the lotus, but there are still Ao Shuang branches in the chrysanthemum", which has already presented the scene of early winter. As the saying goes, "Little snow doesn't see snow, and long work will take a rest next year." "The light snow is all over the sky, and the coming year will be fruitful. The orchard is clean and there will be no pests and diseases in the coming year. " It is the best time to process bacon after light snow.
Daily life of light snow solar terms
In the light snow solar term, the weather is often cold and gloomy, and people's mood will be affected by it at this time, which is particularly easy to cause depression. Therefore, we should adjust our mentality, remain optimistic, and often participate in some outdoor activities to enhance our physical fitness. Get more sunshine and listen to music. Wu Shang, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty, said, "It is better to take medicine than to watch flowers to relieve boredom and listen to songs to relieve worries."
Chinese traditional medical theory attaches great importance to the effect of sunlight on human health, and thinks that regular sun exposure is helpful to promote human yang, especially in winter, because nature is in a state of "Yin flourishes while Yang declines", and people should be no exception, so regular sun exposure in winter can play a more important role in strengthening human yang, warming meridians and dredging collaterals. In addition, we should pay attention to keep out the cold and keep warm in our daily life to prevent colds.