What is the meaning of the sentence "light snow closes the land and heavy snow closes the river"

This sentence means that in some areas in the north of China, the land will freeze when there is light snow, and the river will freeze when there is heavy snow.

Light snow and heavy snow are solar terms. "Light snow" is the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms. Gregorian calendar165438+1On October 22nd or 23rd, the sun reached 240. In the light snow season, the temperature will gradually drop, and the temperature of the earth may also slowly drop below zero. At this time, the land has begun to freeze and is no longer suitable for crop growth.

"Heavy snow" is the 2 1 solar term in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, and it is also the third solar term in winter, marking the official start of the mid-winter season. At that time, the sun will reach 255 degrees. With the arrival of heavy snow and solar terms, the weather is getting colder and colder. If you go out at this time, you will see that the river in the past no longer flows, lying quietly in the river like a sleeping beauty, and there are no boats in the river.

"The land is reclaimed by light snow, and the river is reclaimed by heavy snow" is a common saying combining solar terms. There are 24 solar terms in a year, and each solar term has its own characteristics. The combination of solar terms and proverbs will also produce an unexpected result, making agricultural proverbs more concise and easy to understand.

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Proverbs about snow:

1, heavy snow does not freeze, it is cold in spring, and it will dry next year if heavy snow is not cold.

Meaning: If the snow doesn't freeze on this day, it will often lead to too much rain in the later period, and the phenomenon of "late spring cold" will appear in the later period of spring. If the snow doesn't freeze this day, it will be dry next year.

Heavy snow indicates a bumper harvest year, and it won't snow.

Moral: If it snows heavily in winter, many pests far away from crops will freeze to death and play a role in killing insects, and next year's crop harvest will be very good. If there is no winter snow, it means that this winter is warm, the temperature will not drop, pests will not freeze the earth, and crops will not grow well in the coming year.

3. The cold wind welcomed the heavy snow, and the weather was warm on March 9.

Meaning: After the solar term of heavy snow has passed, it has had a lot of influence on the weather, and the temperature is slowly dropping, and there will be some snowstorms. Generally, the weather will not be particularly cold during the March 9th, but it will be a little warmer.

4, sleet, no rest. "

Meaning: Rain and snow are both precipitation in the air, but they go through different processes before falling to the ground. When it snows, the temperature will be below zero. Most of the rain is caused by snow falling into the air and then melting. It's snowing and raining now, which means that the air is volatile and will not clear up for the time being.