What is the folk custom of heavy snow?

The folk customs of heavy snow include curing meat, drinking sweet potato porridge, watching the river seal and so on.

1, bacon

There is a saying called "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles", and one of the customs of heavy snow solar terms is bacon. Every household is busy pickling "salty goods" as soon as the solar term of heavy snow arrives. Hang bacon under the eaves of Chaoyang to dry to welcome the New Year.

Step 2 Drink sweet potato porridge.

There is a folk saying in northern Shandong that "people only drink red sticky porridge", which means that they don't visit at home in cold weather, but only drink warm sweet potato porridge at home and drink a bowl of warm sweet potato porridge in snowy days, which is delicious and healthy.

3. Watch the river closure

"Light snow seals the land and heavy snow seals the river". In the north, there is the natural landscape of Wan Li's ice and snow, and in the south, there are charming pictures of snowflakes dancing and white clothes. In the solar term of heavy snow, the ice in the river freezes, and people can skate and play as much as they like.

Brief introduction of heavy snow solar terms

Heavy snow is 2 1 of the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter. When the sun reaches the longitude of 255 degrees, the node time is 65438+February 6-8 in Gregorian calendar every year. The solar term of heavy snow is the beginning of the second month of the dry calendar, marking the official start of the mid-winter season. Like the light snow solar term, the heavy snow solar term is a solar term reflecting the changing trend of temperature and precipitation, and it is also a reflection of ancient farming culture on festivals.

Heavy snow solar terms are characterized by a significant drop in temperature and an increase in precipitation. During the heavy snow season, most parts of China have entered winter, and the minimum temperature has dropped to 0℃ or below. In areas where cold air meets warm air at the front of strong cold air, there will be heavy snow or even blizzard.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Heavy Snow