Is it warm or cold this winter?

It is impossible to judge whether this winter is warm or cold according to the solar terms of the cold dew.

2023 10 12 is a cold dew, one of the 24 solar terms, and a festival in late autumn, which falls on the 7th, 8th or 9th day of the Gregorian calendar every year. Whether winter is cold or warm depends on the meteorological data of the whole winter, and we can't judge the whole winter by just one solar term.

There is a proverb called "cold dew is afraid of sunny days, and sunny days are colder in winter." This means that if it doesn't rain on the day of the cold dew solar term, but it is sunny, then winter is likely to be colder. Although many people like warm winter, it is not good for crops. Warm winter will affect next year's harvest. Of course, all this has no real basis. Climate change is changing rapidly, and there is no guarantee that it will be warm winter or cold winter.

Cold dew tradition

1. Appreciating red leaves: In the cold and dew season, many places have the custom of appreciating maple leaves. "Frost leaves are redder than February flowers" is also this season. The word "appreciation" of maple leaves is very important, which is different from sitting on the windowsill or walking down the street to see the leaves. You must go there to taste the beautiful things.

2, drink chrysanthemum wine: chrysanthemum is the most representative flower in the cold dew season, which can be seen everywhere. After the autumn harvest every year, Wenzhou people are good at brewing all kinds of fine wines, among which several jars of chrysanthemum wine are indispensable. At this time, the newly blooming chrysanthemums were mixed with some green leaves and grains to make wine, and it was not until this time of the next year that the altar was opened for drinking.

3, eat crabs: before and after the cold dew, there are many shrimps and crabs. Old Nanjing people have the habit of steaming crabs in cold dew and solar terms. As the saying goes: "cold dew makes feet, the first frost catches feet, the west wind rings, and the crab's feet itch." At this time, the female crab is full of eggs and rich in yellow mud, which is the best season to eat female crabs. Therefore, after the cold dew festival, you might as well eat a few fat crabs to satisfy the taste buds on the tip of your tongue.