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Is the light snow solar term cloudy or sunny?

For the weather conditions of light snow solar terms, it is generally believed that cloudy or sunny days are good, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Cloudy days have two main effects on the light snow solar terms. On the one hand, cloudy days can slow down the temperature drop, because clouds can block some solar radiation and reduce the heat loss on the ground. On the other hand, cloudy days may increase the air humidity, which is beneficial to keep the air moist and alleviate the climate dryness. However, cloudy days may also bring some adverse effects. For example, cloudy days may reduce visibility and affect people's travel and sight.

On the other hand, sunny days have their advantages and disadvantages. First of all, sunny days can raise the temperature and make people feel relatively warm. In addition, sunny days are also conducive to outdoor activities and physical exercise. But sunny days may also make the climate drier, and on sunny days in winter, the temperature difference between day and night may be larger because there is no cloud cover.

The custom of light snow solar terms:

1, bacon:

"Winter wax and wind pickling, storage cold". As soon as the light snow arrived, the temperature plummeted and the weather became very dry, which was a good time to process bacon. So many farmers began to cook sausages and bacon, which happened to be a good meal before and after the Spring Festival.

2. Eat a Ciba:

Some places in the south also have the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice. It is popular food in some areas of southern China, and it is also a traditional festival sacrifice in southern areas. At first, farmers used it to worship the cow god.

3, pickles, reserve winter vegetables:

In the light snow season, the weather in most places is already cold. You know, you can eat fresh vegetables in spring, summer and autumn, but you can't grow vegetables in winter, so you should reserve them in advance. Potatoes, Chinese cabbage, radishes, onions and other storable vegetables have become the main dishes on the table in winter. In addition, people will pickle all kinds of pickles for winter consumption.