What are the customs and activities of Xiaoxue?

The customs and activities in the light snow period include: pickling pickles, eating Ciba, drying dried fish, pickling in winter, eating "soup" and brewing light snow wine.

1, kimchi

After the light snow, the northern region was frozen, and the traffic between the north and the south was underdeveloped in ancient times, so fresh vegetables could not be eaten. Therefore, it became a custom for every household to pickle pickles for winter after the light snow.

2. eat a gas bar

In the October dynasty, the custom of eating Ciba in the light snow season has a long history. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, which is very popular in some areas in southern China. It originated from the offerings used by ancient farmers to worship the cow god, and gradually evolved into folk food.

3. Dried fish meal

In the light snow season, in addition to the custom of pickles and bacon in the north and south of China, there is also the custom of drying dried fish in Taiwan Province Province. There is a saying in Taiwan Province Province: "October beans are too fat to see their heads", which means that every year around the light snow solar terms, mullet flocks will come to Budai area in Chiayi County, where swordfish and sand fish are attractive and fat, so local people have formed the custom of drying dried fish and storing dry food at this time.

4. Wax wind curing in winter

Many places have the custom of eating bacon in winter, especially southern cities, which have a special liking for bacon. Guangzhou people like to make bacon radish cake with bacon, cook taro with bacon and stir-fry honey beans with sausage.

5. 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".

6. Brew Xiaoxue wine

Wine is mostly brewed in winter and after light snow, which is called light snow wine. The wine is stored until the next year, with clear color and crisp taste. This is because when it snows lightly, the water is unusually clear, comparable to snow water.