What does it mean to eat snow in heavy snow?

Eating snow in heavy snow means eating snow lotus root, Sydney and cabbage in heavy snow.

There is a saying in Jiangnan folk proverb that "the water in the basket will not leak after the winter solstice of heavy snow", which means that after the solar term of heavy snow, the cracks in the outdoor bamboo basket will freeze and the water will not leak. Beautiful snow not only brings us a romantic atmosphere, but also brings us cold and dryness. Therefore, the ancient people spread the dietary custom of eating Sydney, Saussurea involucrata root and cabbage in the snow season.

During the heavy snow, the days are short and the nights are long in all parts of the northern hemisphere. So there is an agricultural proverb, such as "heavy snow and light snow, endless cooking", which is used to describe that the days are so short that farmers have to cook almost three meals in a row. Saussurea involucrata root is a kind of lotus root, which is named after "white as snow". Cabbage belongs to vegetables. As a kind of fruit, Sydney is not only easy to preserve after heavy snow, but also one of the essential fruits for ordinary people.

Folk customs of solar terms in heavy snow

1, ice storage

In ancient times, there were no refrigerators and electric fans. In order to enjoy ice cubes in hot summer, people store a lot of ice cubes during heavy snow, whether official or private. The custom of storing ice has a very long history. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ice bank in China was quite large. At that time, the ice houses were all built under the ground, sealed with bricks, stones, pottery pieces and the like, or burned hard with fire, and the heat preservation effect was very good.

2. bacon

As the saying goes, "Before the Chinese New Year, the eaves became fat first". It is said that during the solar term of heavy snow, people began to pickle meat, and many houses hung pickled meat, sausages, salted fish and other pickles on the doorways and windowsills, forming a very beautiful scenery.