The meaning of slight cold solar terms and the origin and traditional customs of traditional slight cold solar terms

1, the origin of slight cold solar terms; The slight cold is the 23rd solar term, and the sun is located at 285 degrees of the Yellow Meridian between October 65438 and May-July in the Gregorian calendar. For China, a slight cold marks the beginning of the coldest day of the year. According to China's meteorological data, slight cold is the lowest temperature solar term, and the temperature of great cold is lower than slight cold in only a few years.

2. Customs and habits of slight cold solar terms: In ancient times, Nanjing people attached great importance to slight cold, but with the changes of the times, it has gradually faded, and now people can only find a little trace in their lives. During the slight cold, old Nanjing usually cooks meals with different contents. Cook short-legged yellow vegetables with sliced bacon, sausage or diced salted duck, and chop some ginger with glutinous rice. It's delicious. Among them, dwarf yellow, sausage and dried salted duck are all famous specialties in Nanjing, which can be described as "Nanjing vegetable rice" and even comparable to Laba porridge.