Light snow custom in the twenty-four solar terms

The custom of light snow in the twenty-four solar terms;

1, eat a ciba:

Some places in the south also have the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, and it is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in the south of China, which was originally used by farmers to worship the cow god. There is a saying that "in October, Ciba Shao" refers to sacrificial events.

2. Dried fish:

During the light snow, fishermen in the south-central coastal area of Taiwan Province Province will start drying dried fish and storing dry food. The mullet group will come to the Taiwan Province Strait around the light snow, including swordfish and sand fish. Taiwan Province Province proverb: October beans are too fat to see the head, which means that you can catch "bean fish" in October of the lunar calendar in the cloth bag area of Chiayi County. ?

3. Eat soup:

Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", which added a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "planing soup" is the custom of Tujia nationality; In the folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", the delicious food carefully cooked with steaming first-class fresh pork is called "planing soup".

Xiaoxue's farming activities:

At the beginning of the light snow solar term, the frozen depth of the soil in Northeast China has reached 10cm, with an average of 1cm for almost one day and night, and more than one meter at the end of the solar term. Therefore, as the saying goes, "the snow area is tightly sealed", and then rivers of all sizes freeze.

The agricultural proverb says, "Light snow will make the coming year rich." There are three meanings here. First, there will be light snow, and the rain will be even in the coming year, without major droughts and floods; Second, snow can freeze some germs and pests to death, reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases in the coming year; Thirdly, snow can keep warm, which is conducive to the decomposition of soil organic matter and enhance soil fertility.