Don Lei folk sayings

The folk sayings about winter thunder are as follows:

1. Thunder in winter, commonly known as "thunder in winter" or "thunder in winter". In winter, "thunder winter" weather is uncommon, but it does exist.

2. The rain in winter decreases significantly and the weather is dry. There is a farmer's proverb that says: "Thunder at the beginning of winter will bring back spring." There is also a folk saying that "thunder in winter will make nine out of ten cattle pens empty." Thunder in winter indicates cold weather, lots of ice and snow, and even cattle may freeze to death.

3. However, in ancient times, due to underdeveloped science and technology, people believed that thunder in winter was an ominous omen. Jingfang, the leading scholar of Yi studies in the Han Dynasty, said: "Thunder in the winter will cause the earth to quake." He believed that thunder in winter was caused by indiscriminate killing of creatures in spring and summer. If human beings do not think about their mistakes and repent, warm winds will blow in winter, so that Insects are rampant and plagues are everywhere in the world.

4. The ancients also said: "When there is thunder after autumn, thieves are everywhere." They believe that the occurrence of winter thunder is due to the unkindness of the government and the irregularity of laws, so the sky collapses and the earth collapses, and thieves are rampant. phenomenon. Therefore, there is a proverb among the people in ancient times, "Thunders in spring do not strike and thunders in winter do not hide, and the country will suffer when the army rises."

5. Some abnormal phenomena in the climate occasionally occur, and there is a folk saying that "spring flowers bloom in autumn, thunder hits in winter, frogs croak in spring and snow falls in June". Meteorologists' explanation for this is that due to the control of continental cold air masses, the air is cold and dry in winter. In addition, the solar radiation is weak, and the air is not easy to form violent convection, so thunderstorms rarely occur.

6. However, sometimes in winter, due to the warm weather, the warm and humid air is stronger. When strong cold air from the north occasionally moves south, the warm and humid air is forced to rise, and convection intensifies, thunderstorms will form, and thunderstorms will appear. The so-called "thunder winter" phenomenon. Therefore, "winter thunder" is just a weather phenomenon and has nothing to do with good or bad luck. Therefore, we should get rid of this superstitious concept and establish a correct scientific outlook.

7. In the season when thunder should not occur, the occurrence of thunder will inevitably bring about a lot of discussion; when it snows when it should not snow, there will also be various discussions. Because it is inconsistent with the rules. Since it is inconsistent with the rules, it is understandable that various discussions have arisen. There is nothing special about it.