What are the three solar terms in beginning of winter?

The three stages of solar terms in beginning of winter are: water waiting for ice; The second waiting place began to freeze; When a pheasant enters the flood, it must be a stork. This means that the temperature in the Yellow River and Huaihai region becomes lower after winter, and the water begins to freeze. This means that the area north of Qinling-Huaihe River began to get cold after winter, and frozen soil appeared on the ground. This means that poultry and birds will hide in warm places to avoid the cold after the start of the winter solar term.

The beginning of winter

The annual solar term in beginning of winter is between165438+1October 7 -8, which means that life begins to close and everything enters a state of recuperation. It is one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" in ancient society and a very important festival. In some parts of China, there are customs such as ancestor worship and feasting.

Beginning of winter is a seasonal solar term, which is called four solar terms together with beginning of spring, long summer and beginning of autumn. In the southern region, from beginning of winter to Xiaoxue, sunny, warm and comfortable "Xiaoyangchun" weather often appears, while the area north of Huaihe River in Qinling Mountains is already a scene of heavy snow.

Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to the solar terms in beginning of winter and held various celebrations. In the past, China was an agricultural society. People who worked for one year took advantage of beginning of winter to have a rest and rewarded their families for their hard work in the past year. There is a proverb that "beginning of winter fills the winter and the mouth" is the best metaphor.