What are the characteristics of slight cold solar terms?

The slight cold solar term has the characteristics of cold climate, blue sky, alternate seasons, diet adjustment, ice and snow activities, hibernation and leisure.

The weather characteristics of slight cold are: it gets cold, but it is not cold yet. In the slight cold season, the direct point of the sun is still in the southern hemisphere, and the heat in the northern hemisphere is still in a state of loss. The heat absorbed during the day is still less than the heat released at night, so the temperature in the northern hemisphere continues to decrease. According to China's long-term meteorological records, the slight cold solar terms in the northern region are colder than the severe cold solar terms; But for most parts of the south, the big cold solar terms are colder than the small ones.

There is a folk saying that "it's 239 when it's cold, and it's shivering with cold", which shows the cold degree of solar terms. During the slight cold season, most parts of China have entered a severe cold period, with frozen soil and rivers frozen. In addition, the cold air in the north keeps going south and the weather is cold. People call it "nine cold days" Although it is not as cold in the south as in the north, the temperature has dropped obviously. In the south, the coldest time is between slight cold and severe cold, between rain and fright. The slight cold is dry and cold, and the rain is wet and cold.

Customs of slight cold solar terms

1, Ice Opera

In the northern provinces of our country, the weather is cold after winter, and sometimes the river is frozen very thick. People walk on the ice with sledges, and sledges or horses, or dogs, or people push forward like punts with wooden poles. In most areas where the ice layer is particularly thick, there are ice beds for pedestrians to play, and some people wear roller skates to compete on the ice. It was called an 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 woody meaning of wax is connection, which means the transition of old and new. La Worship is an ancient sacrifice of China.

Step 3 eat laba porridge

Another important folk custom of the slight cold solar term is eating Laba porridge. According to ancient records, Laba porridge is made of yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet and peeled jujube paste, and dyed with red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds and peanuts.