What are the folk taboos about the Beginning of Winter solar term?

In the folk, it is forbidden to eat raw and cold fruits and radishes at the beginning of winter, otherwise it will cause damage to the body. In Sichuan, it is sunny at the beginning of winter but not rainy. Locals believe that clear weather at the beginning of winter can protect cattle and horses from frostbite.

The Beginning of Winter is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar and one of the traditional Chinese festivals; the time is between November 7 and 8 of each year in the Gregorian calendar, that is, the sun is at 225° of the celestial longitude. After the beginning of winter, the daylight hours will continue to shorten and the height of the sun at noon will continue to decrease. Chinese folk regard the Beginning of Winter as the beginning of winter. During the Beginning of Winter, there is a food custom that requires supplements to survive the harsh winter.

The Beginning of Winter is the nineteenth of the twenty-four solar terms in the lunar calendar. It is determined based on the sun reaching 225 degrees of ecliptic longitude.

The beginning of winter is not only the time when harvest sacrifices and harvest banquets are held grandly, but it is also the season when the cold wind suddenly rises. There are customary activities such as "October New Year", "Qin New Year's Day", "Cold Clothes Festival", and "Harvest Festival". At this time, in the north, it is the Mengdong month when "the water freezes and the ground begins to freeze", but in the south it is the weather of Indian Summer.