Shang Yun Feather 17[ Cold Dew] 24 solar terms

On Xiao Shutong's leaves, the moon is full of dew.

Cold dew: enjoy chrysanthemum fragrance and sow wheat every day, and drink pear shells at night to nourish the spleen and moisten the intestines.

Cold dew is the fifth solar term in autumn.

When the sun reaches the longitude 195 degrees, the solar term will be celebrated on the 7th to 9th day of the Gregorian calendar1October every year. Cold dew is a festival in late autumn and the beginning of the full moon in the dry calendar.

Cold dew is a solar term reflecting the characteristics of climate change. When entering the cold dew, there is cold air going south, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and autumn dryness is obvious.

After the cold dew, the cold air in the north has a certain influence, and most parts of China are controlled by cold high pressure, and the rainy season is over.

From the climate characteristics, in the cold dew season, the autumn in the south is getting stronger, cool and cool, with little rain and dryness; The vast area in the north has entered or is about to enter winter from late autumn, with thousands of miles of frost and snow falling in Wan Li, which is quite different from the autumn colors in the south.

The traditional customs of cold dew mainly include enjoying maple leaves, eating sesame seeds, eating crabs and drinking autumn tea.

-The above is taken from Baidu Encyclopedia.