Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What do people do in the cold season?

What do people do in the cold season?

Eat rice cakes.

Eating rice cakes in the cold is a traditional dietary custom handed down from old Beijing. The main material for making rice cakes is glutinous rice. Because of its high sugar content, eating rice cakes can make people feel comfortable and warm, and rice cakes also mean "rising step by step", so people have the custom of eating rice cakes in the cold.

When the sun reaches 300 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is the great cold solar term, and the great cold is also the last of the 24 solar terms.