What does the first frost mean?

It means: the first frost on the 23rd.

The first frost is the eighteenth of the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term in autumn. Fight with your fingers; The solar calendar is 210; Celebrate every year on Gregorian calendar 10 year1October 23rd-24th.

After entering the first solar term in first frost, the scene of late autumn is obvious, and cold air moves southward more and more frequently. The first frost does not mean "frost", but refers to the sudden drop in temperature and the large temperature difference between day and night. On the national average, "first frost" is the season with the largest temperature difference between day and night in a year.

Custom:

The first frost is the last solar term in autumn, and people attach great importance to it. There are customs such as exorcising evil spirits and sweeping graves in various places to pray for good weather, happiness and well-being. For example, in some places such as Yantai, people will go to the western suburbs to meet the frost on this day; In Gaoming, Guangdong, there is a custom of "sending taro ghosts" before the first frost.

In some parts of China, people eat red persimmons in the first frost season. In the eyes of local people, it can not only keep out the cold and keep warm, but also nourish the bones and muscles, so it is a very good first frost food.

At the same time, in the first frost, chrysanthemums are in full bloom. At this time, people will hold chrysanthemum parties to express their love and reverence for chrysanthemums. In addition, there is a folk saying that "it is better to make up for the first frost than to make up for the winter". Therefore, in the first frost, there are folk customs of "boiling mutton", "boiling sheep's head" and "welcoming frost rabbit meat".