What is the origin of heavy snow solar terms, and what are the customs?

The influence of each solar term is expressed in different ways, so from what aspects should we better understand the historical origin of the solar term of heavy snow? Especially about the customs and culture existing in this solar term, it is a very important situation and needs our timely communication.

The origin of heavy snow solar terms

The solar term of heavy snow is 65438+February 7 or 8 every year. When the solar meridian reaches 255 degrees, it is one of the 24 solar terms. Heavy snow, as the name implies, has a large amount of snow. As the ancients said, the great man is prosperous, and the snow man is prosperous here. At this time, it often snows heavily and widely, so it is called heavy snow.

The custom of heavy snow and solar terms

1, heavy snow bacon

Bacon is one of the folk customs of heavy snow and solar terms in China. There is a saying in old Nanjing, called light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles. As soon as the solar term comes, every household should be busy pickling pickles. Whether it is poultry or seafood, fresh raw materials are processed into delicious food by traditional methods to welcome the coming New Year.

Step 2 Eat sweet potato porridge

After the heavy snow, the temperature gradually became cold. People pay great attention to keep warm indoors and outdoors, and wear winter clothes to prevent freezing and frostbite. There is a saying among the people in northern Shandong that they only drink red sticky porridge, which means that it is no longer cold to visit, and they only drink warm sweet potato porridge at home to avoid the cold.

Agricultural proverbs of heavy snow and solar terms

Timely snow indicates a good harvest.

Men are lazy and women are lazy. They roll their eyes when it rains and snows.

Dogs fight with people, snow fights with the wind.

Snow breaks in Qingming Festival, and frost breaks in Grain Rain.

Mind your own business, no matter what others do.

August 15, Yun Zheyue, the fifteenth day of the first month, it snows and lights up.

La Xue is a treasure, but Chun Xue is not good.

Snow is not frozen, spring is cold (Guangxi)

The snowy river is closed, and the winter solstice is impossible (black)

The weather is sunny and snowy, and it is snowy in early spring (Hebei)

The heavy snow is not cold, but it will be dry next year (Hebei)

It is snowing heavily, and there will be no shortage of rain in the coming year (Anhui).

The cold wind meets the heavy snow, and the weather is warm on March 9 (Hebei)