Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What is the saying of heavy snow?

What is the saying of heavy snow?

Heavy snow without snow means that there is no snow in the heavy snow solar terms, not only no snow, but also clear skies in Wan Li, Wan Li.

So this weather indicates that there will be a lack of precipitation all winter. It is a relatively dry winter, which is not only dry but also has little precipitation. Because there is no low temperature in this warm winter, those overwintering pests and eggs hidden in the soil are easy to overwinter. In the coming year, there will be a lot of pests in farmland.

Cattle and horses are the main productive forces in ancient society, and they have to undertake a lot of agricultural activities, which will promote agricultural production activities. If it doesn't snow on a snowy day and the temperature is high in winter, crops will grow white, the incidence rate will increase and grain production will be reduced. There is not much food, which means that cattle and horses can rest without having to undertake a lot of farm work.

Introduction of heavy snow solar terms

Heavy snow is 2 1 of the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter. When the sun reaches the longitude of 255 degrees, the node time is 65438+February 6-8 in Gregorian calendar every year. The solar term of heavy snow is the beginning of the second month of the dry calendar, marking the official start of the mid-winter season. Heavy snow is a solar term reflecting climate characteristics. Heavy snow solar terms are characterized by a significant drop in temperature and an increase in precipitation.

"Snow" is the product of cold water vapor, representing cold and precipitation. The heavy snow solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during the heavy snow solar term, that is, temperature and precipitation (water vapor condensate such as rain, snow and hail falling from the sky to the ground is called "precipitation" in meteorology). Like the light snow solar term, the heavy snow solar term is a solar term reflecting the changing trend of temperature and precipitation, and it is also a reflection of ancient farming culture on festivals.