"The winter solstice is at the beginning of the month, don't worry." This year's winter solstice is 29, and the cold winter is coming?

The solstice in winter is a special day, the shortest day in a year, and also a very important festival in China. There are various customs on this day, including eating jiaozi, eating glutinous rice balls, brewing rice wine, and even offering sacrifices to ancestors in some areas.

In addition, there are many folk proverbs about the winter solstice, such as "Winter solstice is at the beginning of the month, don't worry" and "Winter solstice is at the end of the month", which means that people can judge whether it is cold by whether the winter solstice occurs at the end of the month.

Why is there such a statement?

Why do people judge the weather of winter solstice by whether it is at the beginning or the end of the month?

The beginning and end of a month in the proverb are divided according to the specific time of a month.

Generally speaking, there are thirty or thirty-one days in a month, which are divided into three parts on average. The first ten days are the beginning of the month, also called "the head of the month", the second ten days are called the waist of the month, and the last ten days are the end of the month.

Of course, these proverbs are handed down from the older generation, and the "month" they refer to is definitely the month of the lunar calendar, not the month of the solar calendar.

Of course, if calculated according to the solar calendar, there is definitely no difference between the beginning of the month and the end of the month, because the winter solstice in the solar calendar is generally around 65438+February 23, and it is always at the end of the month.

Looking back at the lunar calendar, this year's winter solstice is 1 1 29th, just at the end of the month, while last year's winter solstice was 1 1 8th, at the waist of the moon.

The winter solstice in 2020 is on 1 1 at the beginning of the month 1 1 July 7.

According to the saying that "winter solstice is at the beginning of the month, don't worry" and "winter solstice is at the end of the month, ghosts freeze to death", if the winter solstice occurs at the beginning of the month, the weather on this day will be warmer, even if you sleep at night, you won't feel cold even if you cover yourself with a quilt, but if the winter solstice is at the end of the month, the temperature will be very low, and even people will be in danger of freezing to death.

There is also a proverb called: The winter solstice is at the waist of the moon, and you don't wear a hat when you walk in the street.

If the winter solstice is at the waist of the moon, it won't be too cold and you don't need to wear a hat when you go out.

According to these proverbs, we can draw a conclusion that if the winter solstice occurs at the beginning or in the middle of the month, it will not be too cold.

However, if the winter solstice occurs at the end of the month, the temperature on that day will be particularly low, which is what we often call "cold winter" On this day, we must do a good job of keeping warm to prevent colds.

Is this judgment method really accurate?

These proverbs are summarized by predecessors according to their own practical experience and have been passed down to this day. However, are these proverbs really accurate? Can we analyze whether the weather is cold or warm only by the time of winter solstice? Last year, for example, the winter solstice of 202 1 occurred at the waist of the moon, which means that this year's winter solstice is warmer.

However, at the beginning of the same year, the National Climate Center issued a notice that the weather this winter will be colder than before, and there will be some La Nina events in the middle of this month, and cold air will hit, especially in the northern region, and the temperature will drop to about-0/0 degrees.

It can be seen that it is certainly unrealistic to rely solely on these proverbs to predict the climate situation.

Today, the world has developed a series of equipment that can predict the weather. At least, it can accurately predict the weather in a day. If the time is longer, it will be somewhat unrealistic.

But we just judge whether the weather is cold or not from the winter solstice through a common saying and a simple date, which is really a bit exaggerated.

At the same time, in recent years, there have been more and more extreme weather caused by environmental damage, and some situations are simply unpredictable.

Therefore, it is not advisable to judge the temperature of this day only by one date, whether it is at the beginning or the end of the month.

Moreover, the ancient people's research methods on climate were not rigorous enough and probably did not observe too much. They just happened to find that the winter solstice was warmer at the beginning of the month and colder at the end of the month, so they came to this conclusion directly.

In addition, many folk sayings have regional characteristics, and the popular sayings in the north are definitely different from those in the south, but it is not so easy to find out the source of these sayings now.

I wonder if you have noticed that with the gradual development of the times, many proverbs are no longer applicable today and are being gradually eliminated by people.

It is enough for us to understand the meaning, and there is no need to regard it as a so-called "measuring tool".

The weather this winter is also very cold, and the winter solstice this year will come soon. If you want to know the weather from the winter solstice this year, you'd better collect the weather forecast in advance. If the temperature is low on this day, be sure to prepare warm clothes in advance to prevent catching cold.