When is the light snow solar term in 2023?

Light snow time in 2023: Gregorian calendar 20231October 22nd 165438+22: 02: 29.

Light snow is the twentieth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the second solar term in winter. The time is Gregorian calendar1October 22 or 23 165438, that is, when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the yellow meridian. Light snow is a solar term reflecting precipitation and temperature, and it is a solar term with high frequency of cold wave and strong cold air activity. The arrival of the light snow solar term means that the weather is getting colder and colder and the precipitation is gradually increasing.

"Light Snow" is a festival that reflects weather phenomena. There is little snow, and there is no snow on the ground. This is the original meaning of the solar term "light snow". The ancient book "Qunfangpu" says: "Light snow will snow when it is cold, and it will not even snow on the ground, and the snow is not big."

In other words, due to the cold weather, the form of precipitation changed from rain to snow in the "light snow" festival, but at this time, because the ground is not very cold, the number of snows is small and the amount of snow is not large, so it is called light snow. So light snow indicates the beginning time and degree of snowfall. Light snow, like rain and Grain Rain, is a solar term that directly reflects precipitation.

Customs in Xiao Xue:

1, Ciba: In some places in the south, there is the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar, because Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in the south in ancient times.

2. Eat a piece of soup: Eating a piece of soup is the custom of Tujia people. Before and after the light snow, people will "kill pigs to welcome the new year" and carefully cook delicious fresh pork with the best still hot, adding a warm atmosphere to the cold winter.

3. Making bacon: When it snows, the temperature drops suddenly and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time to process bacon. Some farmers began to make sausages and bacon, and stored the remaining meat in the traditional way until the Spring Festival.

4, brewing rice wine: light snow is the best brewing season, because the temperature is decreasing day by day, it is the time when everything gathers. The water is extremely clear, comparable to snow water, and the color and taste will be very clear when stored next year.