When is the heavy snow in the lunar calendar?

Heavy snow falls on February 7, 2023 12, October 25 of the lunar calendar.

The solar term of heavy snow is 2 1 of the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter. "The mountain is covered with light snow, and the river is covered with heavy snow." The solar term of heavy snow means the coming of mid-winter. In this festival, the temperature below zero degrees Celsius has become the norm in northern China, and there is more and more snow. Life scenes often enter the world of ice and snow with snowflakes flying and fog covered with branches.

With the arrival of heavy snow and solar terms, the temperature drops further, and the cold weather covers the earth. The heavy snow solar term marks the official arrival of winter, and most areas have entered the real winter.

With the deepening of winter, the solar term of heavy snow is one of the stages with the most snowfall. Cold air meets water vapor and forms beautiful snowflakes. Heavy snow followed, covering the earth with a layer of white.

The custom of solar terms in heavy snow

1, drink sweet potato porridge.

There is a saying among the people in northern Shandong: "People only drink red sticky porridge when the door is right", which means that people no longer visit their homes in cold weather, but only drink warm sweet potato porridge at home.

2. bacon

"Pickled vegetables in light snow, pickled meat in heavy snow", people will also pickle meat in heavy snow season. In some areas in the south, people marinate the washed chicken, duck and fish with seasoning, tie them with ropes and hang them in a cool and ventilated place. After a period of time, they became preserved chicken, duck, fish and meat with unique flavor. You can also use pork to make sausages, which is another taste. They will be one of the protagonists of the Spring Festival banquet.

The heavy snow closed the river.

"The land is closed by light snow, and the river is closed by heavy snow". The natural landscape of Wan Li is covered with snow, and there are also charming pictures of snowflakes dancing and white clothes in the south. In the solar term of heavy snow, the ice in the river freezes, and people can skate and play as much as they like.