The origin and custom of light snow solar terms

First, the origin and customs of light snow solar terms

Every year165438+1October 22-23, when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is a light snow, which is also the dividing point between Scorpio Palace and Sagittarius Palace.

"Twenty-four solar terms" said: "In the middle of June of 5438+00, it rained and was blown thin by cold air, so it condensed into snow. The words of the villain are not prosperous. "

"Light Snow" is a festival that reflects weather phenomena. The ancient book "Qunfangpu" said: "A light snow will snow when it is cold, but the ground is not cold and the snow is not heavy." "Twenty-four solar terms" said: "Rain is thinned by cold air, so it condenses into snow, and the small one is not full."

In ancient China, light snow was divided into three stages: "When the rainbow disappeared; Second, the weather is rising and the atmosphere is falling; It was blocked three times and became winter. " The yang in the sky rises and the yin in the ground falls, which leads to the impassability between heaven and earth and the disharmony between yin and yang, so everything loses its vitality, and the heaven and earth are blocked and become a cold winter.

During the light snow solar term, a relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia, and low pressure or trough often appears in Siberia. When moving eastward, there will be a large-scale cold air going south, and there will be a large-scale gale and cooling weather in eastern China. Light snow solar term is a solar term with high frequency of cold wave and strong cold air activity. When strong cold air affects, it is often accompanied by the first snow in winter.

Second, what is the saying of Xiaoxue solar terms?

Solar terms reflecting weather phenomena

"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.

Xiaoxue is the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms. The time is Gregorian calendar165438+1October 22 or 23, that is, the sun reaches the light snow solar term of 240 degrees above the ecliptic, and a relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia. Siberia often has a low pressure or trough. When it moves eastward, there will be a wide range of cold air heading south, and there will be a wide range of windy and cool weather in eastern China. Due to global warming, the snowfall in parts of southern China will be a little late, while in the north, it has entered the freezing season.

3. What are the customs of Xiaoxue solar terms?

Eat a ciba.

There is a custom of eating Ciba in some places in the south during the light snow festival. 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. "Bai Shao" is a very vivid Hakka dialect. "Lu" means rolling like a cart wheel, that is, rolling glutinous rice balls with chopsticks, rolling back and forth, up and down, left and right, and sticking sesame seeds, peanuts and sugar on them like a cart wheel; "Burning" means steaming. Eating Ciba should be hot, and fighting should be (compared), which is the most fun for farmers.

bacon

There is a folk custom of "storing wax in winter to keep out the cold". After a light snow, the temperature plummeted and the weather became dry, which was a good time to process bacon. After the light snow festival, some farmers began to make sausages and bacon, and stored the surplus meat in the traditional way until the Spring Festival. Many places have the custom of eating bacon in winter, especially southern cities, which have a special liking for bacon.

When eating preserved foods such as bacon, fresh vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C such as green pepper, bitter gourd and orange can be properly matched, which not only reduces the harm of nitrite, but also increases the nutrition of vegetables.