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What month is early winter?

Beginning of winter is 165438+20201October 7th.

Beginning of winter, one of the twenty-four solar terms, bucket handle points to the northwest, and the longitude of the sun reaches 225, which intersects with Gregorian calendar165438+1October 7-8 every year. Beginning of winter is a seasonal solar term, which means that it has entered winter since then. Stand still, build the beginning; In winter, everything will be collected in the end. Beginning of winter means that anger begins to close and everything enters a state of recuperation. Its climate has also changed from dry autumn to rainy and cold winter.

After beginning of winter, the sunshine time will continue to shorten, and the height of the sun will continue to decrease at noon. In winter, northeast winds and north winds prevail, and the temperature drops gradually. Because there is still some energy in the heat stored on the surface, it is generally not very cold in early winter. As time goes by, strong cold air frequently goes south and crosses Nanling, and the weather is getting colder and colder. In the north, it is already very cold before winter begins.

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Customs of early winter:

1, He Dong. Beginning of winter, beginning of spring, Chang Xia and beginning of autumn are collectively called "Four Things", and "Standing" is the establishment and beginning. Beginning of winter, as one of the important solar terms of the "Four Stands", is one of the seasonal nodes that our people attach great importance to, and it is also a time to enjoy a bumper harvest and rest. Through the winter break, we look forward to the prosperity and good luck in the coming year.

2. Make up for winter. After beginning of winter, it means that this year's winter has officially arrived. Vegetation withers, stingers sleep, and all activities tend to stop. Although there is no such thing as hibernation, there is a folk custom of making up for winter in beginning of winter. The proverb "beginning of winter fills the winter with an empty mouth" is the best metaphor.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-beginning of winter