The meaning of solar terms and the customs of Xiao Xue

The meaning of solar terms and the customs of Xiao Xue

The meaning and custom of solar terms Xiaoxue, beginning of winter is the 20th solar term among the 24 solar terms, symbolizing the coming of winter. This is a solar term, meaning cold and farming, which has a great effect on our agricultural production. Let's share the significance and customs of Xiaoxue's solar terms.

The significance and custom of light snow in solar terms 1 "light snow" is a festival reflecting 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.

Climatic characteristics of light snow solar terms

The ancient book "Qunfangpu" said: "The light snow is cold and it will snow, but the ground is cold and the snow is not big." That is to say, in the "light snow" solar term, due to the cold weather, the form of precipitation changed from rain to snow, 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. "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". Light snow, like rain and Grain Rain, is a solar term that directly reflects precipitation.

During the light snow solar term, a relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia, and low pressure or trough often appears in Siberia. When moving eastward, there will be a large-scale cold air going south, and there will be a large-scale gale and cooling weather in eastern China. Light snow solar term is a solar term with high frequency of cold wave and strong cold air activity. The light snow solar term does not necessarily snow, but refers to the light snow season, when the temperature drops to the point where it can snow. However, because the surface temperature is not low enough, even if it falls, the snowfall will be small or even absent. So whether it will snow this day depends on the current weather.

Customs and habits of light snow solar terms

Eat a ciba.

There is a custom of eating Ciba in some places in the south during the light snow festival. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, and it is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in the south of China, which was originally used by farmers to worship the cow god.

There is a saying that "October, Ciba Burning" refers to sacrificial activities. "Bai Shao" is a very vivid Hakka dialect. "Lu" means rolling like a cart wheel, that is, rolling glutinous rice balls with chopsticks, rolling back and forth, up and down, left and right, and sticking sesame seeds, peanuts and sugar on them like a cart wheel; "Burning" means steaming. Eating Ciba should be hot, and fighting should be (compared), which is the most fun for farmers.

bacon

There is a folk custom of "storing wax in winter to keep out the cold". After a light snow, the temperature plummeted and the weather became dry, which was a good time to process bacon. After the light snow festival, some farmers began to make sausages and bacon, and stored the surplus meat in the traditional way until the Spring Festival. Many places have the custom of eating bacon in winter, especially southern cities, which have a special liking for bacon.

When eating preserved foods such as bacon, fresh vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C such as green pepper, bitter gourd and orange can be properly matched, which not only reduces the harm of nitrite, but also increases the nutrition of vegetables.

Light snow solar terms customs II. What is the definition of "light snow"?

Xiaoxue is the twentieth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, which usually falls on October 22nd or 23rd of Gregorian calendar 165438, and the lunar calendar usually falls in late October. In the ancient book "Qunfangpu", the light snow solar terms are described as follows: "Light snow will snow when it is cold, and even the ground is not snowy when it is cold." It means that from today on, the weather will gradually get cold, and the form of precipitation will change from rain to snow. Because it started to get cold and the snow was not too heavy, it was called light snow.

On this day, the sun is at declination 2016' and reaches longitude 240. After the solar term in primary schools, there will be more and more cold waves and strong cold air all over the country. China is a vast country, with a great span from north to south and from east to west. Therefore, the "light snow" solar terms directly reflect the climate conditions in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and different areas in the north and south.

Second, what ancient poems describe "light snow"

Light snow is not only a solar term, but also an important dividing point of seasonal climate. Therefore, the ancients had many poetic descriptions of Xiaoxue solar terms.

Yuan Zhen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in "Light Snow in October": Don't blame the rainbow for being invisible, it's snowing now. Yin and yang go hand in hand, cold and summer go hand in hand. The moon is full, and the long wind is surrounded by branches. Hengqin is frowning at lu. The main idea of this poem is that in the light snow season, the rainbow will not appear again, the weather will gradually turn cold, and the warm breath will slowly leave. Moonlight filled the sky, and cold wind blew the branches. In such a solar term, even if you play the piano and drink, you can't let it go.

Mei, a poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote in "The Story of Two Rhymes and the Wind and Rain Disaster of Wang": The light snow just passed before the heavy snow, and the wind and rain paper rustled through the window. Now * * * sing new words to drink, and don't invite dusk. This poem mainly tells that the light snow season has just passed and the heavy snow has not yet arrived. Wind and rain penetrate the paper window like needles into the house. We might as well start drinking and singing now, or wait until sunset.

Third, what do you want to eat in the "light snow" solar festival custom?

On the day of light snow, some areas in southern China have the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is actually steamed glutinous rice into mud and beaten for a long time until the glutinous rice sticks together and looks crystal clear. Different shapes of rice chaff also symbolize different meanings. For example, round rice chaff symbolizes harvest, celebration and reunion.

More than a month after the light snow, people will start the annual pig killing activity. At that time, friends and relatives will be invited to eat "soup" at the host's house to create a new year atmosphere. After eating "soup", some farmers began to store excess meat in traditional ways to make sausages and bacon. Before and after the light snow, a group of mullet and swordfish will gather on the seashore in south-central Taiwan Province Province. At this time, fishermen in Taiwan Province Province will salvage these fish and sun them into dried fish for winter consumption.

The meaning and customs of light snow in solar terms are not necessarily related to light snow in the weather. The meaning of "light snow" in solar terms is different from that in daily weather forecast. Xiaoxue solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during Xiaoxue solar term. The light snow in the weather forecast refers to the snow with less snowfall intensity. Snow is the product of cold weather. Meteorologically, when the horizontal visual distance is equal to or greater than1000m, the depth of snow on the ground is less than 3cm, and the snowfall in 24 hours is between 0.1-2.4mm, it is called "light snow".

The custom of light snow solar terms

Light snow refers to the snowfall in the twenty-four solar terms. When the starting time and degree enter the light snow solar term, it means that the temperature continues to drop and snowy weather begins to appear. At this time, the snow is in a semi-frozen and semi-melted state, which is also called "wet snow" or "sleet".

Light snow, like solar terms such as rain and Grain Rain, is a solar term reflecting precipitation, which is different from what we call light snow with less snowfall every day. If the white dew, cold dew and first frost in the previous solar terms were condensed into water droplets and developed into frost due to the drop in temperature, then the light snow was condensed into snow when the cold dropped below zero. From the change of the names of solar terms, we can see the law of ancient people's activities-observing destiny and arranging life and farming with the change of solar terms.

Twenty-four solar terms are formulated according to the seasonal changes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, so the phenological characteristics of solar terms in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the north are the most obvious. In the light snow solar term, the land in the north has been frozen for a long time, while the temperature in the south has dropped obviously, and the weather is cold, so it is not the time for freezing and snowing, so it also presents different production and life styles in the north and south.

In the past, most areas in the north built stoves to warm kang after the light snow festival, while some areas did not build warm kang, only burning braziers to keep out the cold when it was cold. As the saying goes, "light snow seals the land and heavy snow seals the river." There is not much farm work in the light snow festival, so people repair farm tools and do a good job of keeping livestock warm from the cold to prepare for the next spring. Some are still pouring frozen water on wheat to prepare winter wheat. People also hope that it will snow at this time, because snow covers the wheat fields, which saves people the trouble of watering frozen water. The proverbs "Wheat is covered with three quilts, and steamed bread will be slept in the coming year" and "Light snow will be everywhere, and fruitful results will be achieved in the coming year" express the ardent hope that snow will moisten and protect wheat and freeze pests to death after a light snow festival.

In the light snow festival in the south, we began to prepare warm clothes, hand stoves, soup and the like, and hung cotton curtains in the room to prevent catching cold. In the farmland, one is to build water conservancy projects, clear ditches and drain water, and dredge waterways to prepare for rice growth in the coming year. At the same time, turn over the soil and eliminate the overwintering pests hidden underground by cooling. After the light snow, every household began to pickle and air-dry all kinds of vegetables, including cabbage, radish, chicken, duck and fish. To extend the storage time of vegetables and meat for winter consumption. Some people will burn glutinous rice and store it. Nowadays, the pickled wind food in winter has become delicious on the food shelves of shopping malls and supermarkets. In fact, every family used to cook this dish.