What does the first frost solar term mean?

What does the first frost solar term mean?

The first frost is the eighteenth of the twenty-four solar terms. The first frost is the last solar term in autumn, which reflects the change of temperature. It is the transition from autumn to winter, which means that winter is coming. As the saying goes, "the first frost kills a hundred herbs." After the first frost, the plants gradually lost their vitality and the land was desolate. The first frost does not mean "frosting", but it means that the weather is getting colder and colder; There is frost when freezing, and the earth will have the first frost because of freezing.

After the first frost solar term, the scene of late autumn is obvious, and the cold air is more and more frequent. The first frost in ancient times is divided into three stages: the first stage is the sacrifice of animals by jackals; Second, the vegetation is yellow; Three stings are salty. This means that after the first frost, jackals and other animals began to store food for winter; The vegetation is yellow and the leaves are falling; The hibernating stinger hung his head and prepared to spend the winter in the cave.

In the first frost season, most parts of the north have entered the autumn harvest, and even cold-resistant onions can no longer grow. In the south, it is the peak season of "Sanqiu". Only single-season hybrid rice and late rice are harvested, and early-season wheat and early-season rape are planted. Picking cotton, pulling cotton stalks, ploughing and soil preparation.

The solar terms in the first frost mainly include the customs of enjoying chrysanthemums, eating persimmons, climbing high and overlooking, and tonic. The first frost season is the turning point of autumn and winter climate, and it is also the transition of the spirit of the sun from being hidden. The key to health care should pay attention to "keeping out the cold outside and clearing heat inside". There is a folk saying that it is better to make up the first frost in winter. In autumn, the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow. At this time, tonic is appropriate, especially strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach to nourish the day after tomorrow.