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What do you say about sunny days in early winter?

Among the people, it is generally believed that if the weather is fine in early winter, it is a good sign, which indicates that the whole winter will be sunny.

Beginning of winter is the 19th of the 24 solar terms and the beginning of winter. Bucket handle points to the northwest, and the longitude of the sun reaches 225, which intersects with Gregorian calendar165438+1October 7-8 every year. Stand still, build the beginning; In winter, everything will be collected in the end. Beginning of winter means that anger begins to close and everything enters a state of recuperation. Its climate has also changed from dry autumn to rainy and cold winter.

Dietary customs in early winter:

There is a saying, "beginning of winter's solar terms are improper in the jiaozi bowl, and no one cares if you freeze your ears." In the north, people are used to eating jiaozi in early winter. Jiaozi comes from the saying "during sexual intercourse", because beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, so you have to eat jiaozi during sexual intercourse.

In the south, people like to eat chicken, duck and fish in early winter. There is also a saying in Chaoshan area that "beginning of winter chews sugar cane without hurting his teeth", which means that when he eats it in beginning of winter, the sugar cane is ripe and does not get angry. At this time, "chewing sugarcane" can not only protect his teeth, but also play a nourishing role.

In Shaoxing, it is a traditional custom for beginning of winter to brew yellow wine. Winter is the most suitable season for wine fermentation, and the water temperature is low. Therefore, Shaoxing people regard beginning of winter to beginning of spring in the second year as the most suitable time to brew yellow rice wine, which is called "winter brewing" to pray for happiness.

Refer to the above content: People's Network-Twenty-four solar terms

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