What are the solar terms and customs of heavy snow?

Heavy snow is 2 1 of the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter. Snow-related customs include activities such as Snow Sweeping Festival and Snow Festival, as well as eating fish and warm food.

The solar term of heavy snow is the beginning of the second month of the dry calendar, marking the official start of the mid-winter season. Heavy snow is a solar term reflecting climate characteristics. Heavy snow solar terms are characterized by a significant drop in temperature and an increase in precipitation.

During the heavy snow, the national temperature dropped significantly, and the cold air in the north became more and more active. The heavy snow solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during the heavy snow solar term, that is, temperature and precipitation (water vapor condensate such as rain, snow and hail falling from the sky to the ground is called "precipitation" in meteorology).

Like the light snow solar term, the heavy snow solar term reflects the changing trend of temperature and precipitation. It is a reflection of ancient farming culture for festivals, so most of them are also related to the heat preservation and snow sweeping of homestays.

The custom of curing meat in heavy snow

As the saying goes, "Before the Chinese New Year, the eaves became fat first". In other words, during the solar term of heavy snow, people began to pickle meat. Pickled meat, sausages, salted fish and other pickles are hung on the doorways and windowsills of many houses, forming a very beautiful scenery and becoming the custom of solar terms in heavy snow.

There is also a legend: According to legend, there is a fierce monster with a long head and sharp horns called Nian. He lived at the bottom of the sea all the year round, but on New Year's Eve, he would climb ashore and hurt people. In order to avoid injuries in 2008, people will stay indoors at the end of the year. Because, before the Chinese New Year, we have to store a lot of food. People began to pickle meat because of the long shelf life of pickled food.