What are the characteristics and customs of heavy snow solar terms?

The characteristics of heavy snow solar terms are that the temperature drops, the weather gets colder and colder, and the precipitation gradually increases. The most common are cooling, rain or snow. With the arrival of the solar term of heavy snow, strong cold air will also sweep across the country. The temperature in most parts of the north will drop below zero, the snowfall will increase, and there will be large-scale snowfall or local blizzard, and there will be rain, frost or light snow in the south.

2. The custom of heavy snow

(1) Pickled meat in heavy snow: There is a saying "Pickled vegetables in light snow, salted meat in heavy snow", and one of the customs of the solar term in heavy snow is salted meat. "Before the Chinese New Year, the eaves were fattened first", which means that during the heavy snow and solar terms, many residents will find bacon and sausages hanging on the doorways and windowsills, forming a beautiful scenery.

(2) There is a folk saying in northern Shandong that "the road is full of doors, and people only drink red sticky porridge", which means that they don't visit in cold weather, but only drink warm sweet potato porridge at home. Sweet potato is rich in protein, amino acids, dietary fiber, carotene and vitamins. At the same time, sweet potato can effectively prevent the loss of calcium. In addition, sweet potato contains a lot of dietary fiber. It's delicious and healthy to drink hot sweet potato porridge when it snows.