Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What is the origin of slight cold?

What is the origin of slight cold?

0 1 slight cold is a solar term indicating temperature change. The twenty-four solar terms include: the solar terms in December, and the cold at the beginning of the month is still small, so it is cloudy. Half a month old? . After this solar term, the temperature is getting colder, and the slight cold is still there? Erjiu? In the last few days, it took a few days for Xiao Han to go in. Sanjiu? The slight cold in winter just corresponds to the slight heat in summer, so it is called slight cold.

Slight cold means that the weather is already very cold, and the slight cold and severe cold periods in most parts of China are generally the coldest time periods. Slight cold? As soon as you pass? Go to play on the ice? It has been three or nine days in ancient China, and the slight cold can be divided into three stages: waiting for Yanbei Township, waiting for magpies to nest, waiting for pheasants to rise? The ancients believed that geese in migratory birds migrated along yin and yang. At this time, the sun was already moving, so the geese began to migrate north. At this time, magpies can be seen everywhere in the north, and they can feel the yang and start building nests; Third class? Hey? what's up Hey? For the meaning of singing, pheasants will feel the growth of yang when they are near April 9.

In our country, there are also many traditional customs among the people during the slight cold. One is to visit plum blossoms, which are noble flowers. At this time, the plum blossoms are just in full bloom, which is a good time to appreciate them. The second is an ice show. After winter in northern China, the weather is cold, especially suitable for skating. The third is La Worship. Slight cold is the solar term of the twelfth lunar month, so the ancients would hold La Worship to worship the gods in December. In addition, there are customs such as eating soybean sprouts and eating laba porridge.

Because of the cold weather during the slight cold, people seldom go out. In terms of farming, most areas in the north have a winter break, and the main task is to do a good job in heat preservation of vegetable pits and sheds, and to do a good job in fertilizer accumulation. In most areas in the south, rape needs to be cleaned and wheat needs to be topdressed, but it is very important to do a good job in heat preservation in both the north and the south.