What are the customs of Xiaoxue solar terms?

1. In some areas in the south, there is the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice. In ancient times, Ciba was a festival sacrifice, and its circle symbolized harvest, celebration and reunion. Before and after the light snow, people in most parts of the country will start the annual pig killing activity.

At this time, a large group of relatives and neighbors will come to the host's house to eat "soup" to create a new year atmosphere. After eating "soup", some farmers began to store excess meat in traditional ways to make sausages and bacon. Before and after the light snow, a group of mullet and swordfish will gather at the seaside in south-central Taiwan Province Province. At this time, fishermen in Taiwan Province Province will salvage these fish and sun them into fishing rods for winter consumption.