What did the ancients collect in the cold season?

In ancient times, every household was busy collecting and storing ice during the cold season. The ice is collected for use next summer. There was no refrigerator in ancient times, and the ice collected in the coldest time was used to escape the heat.

What are the characteristics and customs of the great cold solar terms?

The Great Cold, the last of the 24 solar terms, is celebrated every year in the Gregorian calendar (65438+1October 20-2 1). Great cold is a solar term, indicating the degree of cold weather, and great cold is extremely cold weather. The great cold solar term is from March 9 to April 9, and the cold wave frequently goes south, which is the coldest season of the year.

In some parts of China, there are many important folk customs from the Great Cold to beginning of spring. To sum up, there are at least ten customs, namely: eating glutinous rice, binge drinking, making teeth, sweeping dust, pasting windows, tasting bacon, catching a wedding, going to the market, taking a bath and pasting New Year's greetings.