What are the characteristics of slight cold solar terms?

The slight cold solar term is characterized by cold, but it is not extremely cold.

The "slight cold solar term" is the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms, and it is also the end of the second month of the dry calendar and the beginning of the ugly month. At this time, the sun is at 285 degrees. For China, it was around March 9th, and the temperature was extremely low.

Slight cold, like severe cold, mild summer heat, severe summer heat and intense summer heat, are all solar terms indicating temperature changes. When the slight cold arrives, it means going out on the ice for three or nine days. According to China's long-term meteorological records, the slight cold solar terms in the north are colder than the severe cold solar terms, and there is a saying in the north that "slight cold is better than severe cold"; However, for most parts of the south, the lowest temperature in the whole year will still appear in the great cold solar terms.

The custom of slight cold

1, Ice Opera

In the northern provinces of China, the weather is colder after winter. Sometimes the river is frozen and thick, and people walk on the ice with sleds. The sled is pulled by a horse, a dog or a rider, who holds a wooden pole and pushes it forward like a gondola. In areas with extremely thick ice surface, most of them have ice beds for pedestrians to play with, and some even race on the ice with skates, which was called ice show in ancient times.

2. La Worship

"Slight cold" is the solar term of the twelfth lunar month. Because the ancients held a La Worship to worship the gods in December, the December in which La Worship lived was called the twelfth lunar month. The original meaning of wax is "connection", which means the handover of the old and the new. La Worship is one of the ancient sacrificial customs in China, which was formed as far back as the pre-Qin period.