What are the folk customs of Xiaoxue solar terms?

Abstract: The light snow solar term is the second solar term in winter, and it also marks the beginning of snowfall. With the coming of winter, the weather is getting colder and colder. What are the traditional customs in China in this bleak light snow solar term? Eating Ciba, bacon, drying dried fish, drinking soup, pickled vegetables and storing winter vegetables are all traditional customs of Xiaoxue solar terms. In addition, some places also have the folk custom of making handicrafts and collecting snow water. Let's take a concrete look at the customs and activities of Xiaoxue solar terms. Custom activities of light snow solar terms

Light snow is one of the 24 solar terms. When it snows lightly, people will hold some celebrations to welcome the arrival of solar terms. What are the folk customs of Xiaoxue solar terms? What are the customs and activities of Xiaoxue? Do you know all these light snow customs?

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 gas bar

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. Drink soup.

Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", which added a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "planing soup" is the custom of Tujia nationality. In the folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", the delicious food carefully cooked with steaming first-class fresh pork is called "planing soup".

4. dried fish meal

During the light snow, fishermen in the south-central coastal area of Taiwan Province Province will start drying dried fish and storing dry food. The mullet group will come to the Taiwan Province Strait around the light snow, including swordfish and sand fish. Taiwan Province Province proverb: October beans are too fat to see the head, which means that you can catch "bean fish" in the cloth bag area of Chiayi County in October of the lunar calendar.

5, 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.

6, do manual work

In rural areas, large-scale agricultural activities outside have ended due to the weather. People will do some simple physical labor in the house, such as bamboo weaving, textile and so on.

Step 7 collect snow water

In some places, if it snows on the day of the Light Snow Festival, it will be put away and put in porcelain, thinking that it can cure fire sores and heat poison. Of course, this is just folklore.