What are the characteristics of slight cold solar terms? What are the customs in different places?

Introduction: The slight cold is the coldest March 9th in a year, and its arrival also means the official start of winter. The climatic feature of the slight cold solar term is that the weather is getting colder gradually, but it has not yet entered the coldest time. During this period, every region will eat some foods to relieve cold and warm the stomach according to its physical condition to supplement nutrition, which is also the custom of tonic. We should know that in most parts of our country, from slight cold to severe cold, this period of time is the lowest temperature in the whole year, during which cold air activities are more frequent and the temperature drop is obvious. In addition, many areas also have some customs about the slight cold solar terms. For example, old Nanjing will eat vegetable rice on a cold day, while the tradition in Guangdong is to eat glutinous rice this morning. At the same time, many areas will eat Laba porridge on the day of slight cold. There are also some Yellow River basins, which draw a number of nine to avoid the cold during the slight cold. The weather will be colder in the northern region after winter, and the ice on the river surface is thicker in some areas, so there will be ice exhibitions.

The time of slight cold solar terms

The time of the slight cold solar term is 65438+1October 5-6 in the Gregorian calendar every year. When the sun reaches 285 degrees of the yellow meridian, it means the beginning of the slight cold solar term. The slight cold solar term is the 23rd solar term in 24 solar terms, the 5th solar term in winter and the 1 solar term in New Year. The slight cold solar term in 2022 coincides with the seventh day of February 9th, and 65438+1October 8th officially entered Sanjiu, officially welcoming Laba.

Slight cold life custom

In our daily life, many people not only use some warm food to keep warm, but also mean that the new year is coming, so many people will start preparing for the Spring Festival, buying Spring Festival couplets and cutting window grilles to prepare for the beginning of the new year. For example, some families may eat mutton hotpot and baked sweet potatoes to warm their stomachs.

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Finally, during the March 9th period, most areas of China entered the coastal period. Even if there is sunshine, many places are still very cold, so we must do a good job of cold protection and warmth to avoid getting sick.