Where is the proverb from where the light snow fills the field with red, and the heavy snow fills the sky with red?

It is a proverb in Guangdong that the fields are filled with red when it snows lightly, and the fields are empty when it snows heavily.

The so-called red here does not refer to the red color, but to the abundance of farm work. At this time, late rice begins to be harvested and wheat is sown. People are busy harvesting late rice, and when it snows, most people are finished. Some people in the south will plant wheat at this time, and the planting time is slightly different in different places.

Xiaoxue is the 20th solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. The time is on November 22 or 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year, when the sun reaches 240° of celestial longitude. "Xiaoxue" is a solar term that reflects climate characteristics. Light snow solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during the light snow solar term; light snow in the weather forecast refers to snow with less snowfall intensity. The light snow solar term is a solar term with high frequency of cold waves and strong cold air movements.

The ancient book "Qunfang Pu" said: "When it snows, the air is cold and it will snow, but the ground is not cold enough and the snow is not heavy." This means that in the "Light Snow" solar term, due to the cold weather, the form of precipitation changes from Rain turns into snow, but at this time, because "the ground is not very cold", the number of snowfalls is small and the amount of snow is not large, so it is called light snow. "Light snow" is a season that reflects weather phenomena. The snow is light and there is no snow on the ground. This is the original meaning of the solar term "Xiaoxue".

In "The Collection of Seventy-Two Hours of the Moon Order" it is said: "In October, the rain falls and is thinned by the cold air, so it condenses into snow. The small ones are not prosperous." This As the temperature gets colder, the average first snow period in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is basically the same as the light snow solar term. Although it started to snow in some areas, the amount of snow was generally small and the freezing conditions changed during the night and day. Light snow is also a solar term with very frequent cold waves and strong cold air activities.

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms

The solar terms are specific festivals in the Ganzhi calendar that represent the changes in natural rhythms and establish the "Twelve Months" (monthly orders). The twenty-four solar terms are: Beginning of Spring, Rain, Waking of Insects, Vernal Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Beginning of Summer, Xiaoman, Ear Grain, Summer Solstice, Minor Heat, Great Heat, Beginning of Autumn, End of Heat, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost Descent, Beginning of Winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, and Winter Solstice , Xiaohan, Dahan.

The twenty-four solar terms are connected with the stems, branches and eight trigrams, and have a long historical origin. In the historical development, the twenty-four solar terms were included in the lunar calendar and became an important part of the lunar calendar. The "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" are the product of ancient farming civilization, and they occupy an extremely important position in my country's traditional farming society.

Agricultural production is closely related to the rhythm of nature. It is a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors who followed the agricultural season, observed the movement of celestial bodies, and understood the changing laws of time, climate, phenology and other aspects of life. It scientifically reveals the laws of astronomical and meteorological changes, cleverly combines astronomy, farming, phenology and folk customs, and derives a large number of seasonal seasonal cultures related to it.