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Is heavy snow a solar term

"Heavy snow" is 2 1 solar term in the 24 solar terms.

Heavy snow is the 21st solar term among the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter. It occurs on February 7 or 8, 65438 every year, when the longitude of the sun is 255 degrees. Compared with Yu Xiaoxue, it snows in a wider range in the heavy snow season, and you can often see snowflakes falling one after another. February 7th or 8th of Gregorian calendar 12 every year is a holiday for it to snow.

On this day, the sun moved to the longitude of 255 degrees, and at noon that day, the sun shadow was measured with standard gauge. The length of the shadow is one foot two feet four minutes, which is equivalent to 3.05 meters today. At night, the bucket handle observing the Big Dipper points to the direction of Hai, that is, the northwest. This stage is usually in November of the lunar calendar, also known as mid-winter month, sunny month and flat month.

Matters needing attention in heavy snow solar terms

People can make up for it by eating habits. In diet, eat more warm foods such as garlic, leek, pepper, ginger, coriander, onion, yam, longan, chestnuts and preserved apricots to help keep out the cold.

During the solar term of heavy snow, we should pay attention to maintaining emotional stability and peace, living and working regularly, and exercising. In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. Pay attention to going to bed early and getting up late. Don't stay up late. Don't get up early in the morning to exercise. "You must wait for the sun."