What does midsummer mean?

Today is the heavy snow solar term in 2022, and it is also the official start of the mid-winter season. The name is because the ancients combined the twelve months of the lunar calendar with the four seasons of the year, in which winter is divided into Meng Dong, Winter Solstice and Ji Dong, and each month has two solar terms. So what happened in the middle of winter?

What does midwinter mean? The winter solstice, also called midwinter, refers to the second month of winter, that is, the second month, corresponding to November of the lunar calendar. According to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, the twelve months of the lunar calendar can be called Meng Chun, Midspring, Ji Chun, Xia Meng, Midsummer, Late Summer, Qiu Meng, Midautumn, Qiu Ji, Mengdong, Midwinter and Jidong respectively. The arrival of the solar term of heavy snow marks the beginning of the mid-winter season.

At this time, the weather is cold, the possibility of snowfall is greater than that of light snow solar terms, and precipitation in various places will be further reduced.

When is the mid-winter season? Midwinter is the second month of winter, which usually corresponds to November of the lunar calendar. Heavy snow and winter solstice are two solar terms in the middle of winter. After the arrival of the heavy snow solar term, the mid-winter season has just begun. The mid-winter time in 2022 is about 65438+February 7th (1October 23rd) ~ 65438+1October12nd (1October 29th).

The origin of the solar term of heavy snow The reason why the ancients called this solar term "heavy snow" is because "snow" exists only because of cold and represents cold and rainy weather. The temperature of this solar term is characterized by a significant drop in temperature, rainfall or snowfall. The name "heavy snow" is a metaphor, which reflects the climate change during this solar term. At this time, the cold is more active, the temperature drops and the precipitation increases, which does not mean that there will be a lot of snow during this time.