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What do you mean by a slight cold and sunny day?

A slight cold and sunny day means that summer is prone to drought, and spring is "cold in spring". There may be more hail in the coming year, and it will be warmer if you are scared.

1, light summer is prone to drought.

As the agricultural proverb goes, "There is no rain in a slight cold, but there is drought in a small summer". The meaning of this agricultural proverb is simple. Slight cold and no rain means sunny weather. If it is sunny on the day of the slight cold solar term, according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that there will be little rain in the little summer solar term and it is prone to drought.

2. Spring is prone to "cold spring"

As the agricultural proverb goes, "A slight cold and warm air will clear the oven." . The warmth of slight cold means that slight cold is sunny. According to the experience of our ancestors, if it is sunny, it indicates that Tomb-Sweeping Day needs to rely on fire to keep warm next year, and it also indicates that the weather is cold in late spring.

Agricultural proverbs also say that "a slight cold is not cold, and a clear mire". Actually, the meaning is similar. If the slight cold solar terms are not cold, it means that there will be no rain and snow, and the weather will be mainly sunny. According to the experience of our ancestors, it will be rainy and rainy in the slight cold solar term, and the road surface will be muddy. The continuous rainy weather is prone to "late spring cold" weather.

There may be more hail in the coming year.

An agricultural proverb says, "A slight cold will not seal the river, and there will be more hail in the coming year". In the mild cold season, rivers usually freeze. If the river does not freeze in the slight cold season, it means that the weather is mainly sunny and the temperature will be relatively warm in the slight cold season. If the slight cold solar term is sunny, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that there will be relatively more hail weather in the coming year.

4. It will be warmer after being shocked.

Rain and snow weather appeared on the day of the slight cold solar term, indicating that the slight cold solar term is cold every day. The farmer's proverb says, "A slight cold is warm in shock", which means that there will be rain and snow on the day of the slight cold solar term, so according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that the weather will be warmer in the cold solar term.

The solar terms in Jing Ke are during the Ninth Five-Year Plan. There is an old saying, "99 plus 1, plowing cattle everywhere". By the end of the solar term, farmers have begun to plow in spring, and the warm weather is very conducive to the germination and excavation of seeds. Therefore, it is a good sign for farmers that there is rain and snow in the slight cold season.

The custom of slight cold

1. ice show: In the north of China, due to the freezing of rivers in winter, people will hold various activities on the ice, such as ice dragon boat race and skating race, which are called ice shows. There are also records about ice plays in ancient literature, and now these activities have become a part of winter leisure and entertainment.

2. La Worship: The slight cold is the solar term of the twelfth lunar month, and it is an important sacrificial month in the traditional culture of China. La Worship is an ancient ritual custom. People will offer sacrifices to ancestors and gods in December of the lunar calendar to thank them for their blessings in the past year and pray for a bumper harvest and peace in the coming year.

3. Walking in the snow in Xun Mei: In the slight cold season, when Chimonanthus praecox is in bud, people will tread the thick snow to look for it and appreciate its fragrance and pride. This custom also reflects people's love for natural beauty and praise for perseverance.