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What does the calendar "Xiaoxue" mean?

Light snow, in the twenty-four solar terms, indicates the beginning time and degree of snowfall. Entering the light snow solar term means that the temperature continues to fall and light snow weather begins to appear. At this time, the snow is in a semi-frozen and semi-melted state, which is also called "wet snow" or "sleet".

Snow solar term is the 20th solar term in 24 solar terms, and the time is between February 22nd and 23rd 10 every year. It is also the second solar term after winter, and the arrival of Xiaoxue solar term belongs to the symbolic arrival of winter.

What does light snow mean?

Every year165438+1October 22-23, when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is a light snow, which is also the dividing point between Scorpio Palace and Sagittarius Palace.

"Twenty-four solar terms" said: "In the middle of June of 5438+00, it rained and was blown thin by the cold, so it condensed into snow. The words of the villain are not prosperous. "

"Light Snow" is a festival that reflects weather phenomena. The ancient book "Qunfangpu" said: "A light snow will snow when it is cold, but the ground is not cold and the snow is not heavy." "Twenty-four solar terms" said: "Rain is thinned by cold air, so it condenses into snow, and the small one is not full."