Characteristics, customs and introduction of the first frost solar terms

1, the first frost is a solar term reflecting the temperature change. The first frost is getting colder and colder. The first frost is the last solar term in autumn, and it is the transition from autumn to winter, which means that winter is coming soon. After the first frost, the temperature difference between day and night is large, the weather is cold in the morning and evening, hot at noon, and the autumn dryness is obvious.

In ancient times, there was a saying that "frost beats chrysanthemums", so climbing mountains and enjoying chrysanthemums became an elegant thing in the first frost. It is recorded in "Continued Harmony" by Wu Jun of Nanliang. "In the first frost, only this grass flourishes", so chrysanthemum was regarded as "grass in season" by the ancients and became a symbol of vitality. The first frost season is when autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Many places in China will hold chrysanthemum parties at this time to enjoy chrysanthemums and drink alcohol to show their respect and love for chrysanthemums.

3. In Shandong, there is an agricultural proverb, "Summer sorghum, Bailuyuan valley, first frost pulls radish", so first frost, Shandong people, like radish. There is a saying of "first frost radish" in agricultural proverbs, which means that the temperature difference between morning and evening is large during the first frost, and the frozen skin will appear if the radish is not harvested in time in the open field, which will affect the quality and harvest of radish.

In some places in China, red persimmons should be eaten in the first frost season. In the eyes of local people, it can not only keep out the cold and keep warm, but also nourish the bones and muscles, so it is a very good first frost food. The old man in Quanzhou said that the first frost eats persimmons: the first frost eats persimmons, and the nose will not flow. In some places, the explanation of this custom is that the first frost should eat eggs on this day, otherwise the lips will crack all winter.

5. The first frost has the custom of climbing high and overlooking. Mountain climbing can not only make your lungs comfortable, but also make you feel relaxed and relaxed. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the maple leaves are all dyed. Feast for the eyes, feast for the eyes, but also pay attention to it.

6. Many places have the custom of eating beef in the first frost. For example, in Yulin, Guangxi, residents here are used to eating fried noodles with beef and rice noodles for breakfast, fried radish with beef for lunch or dinner, or a beef brisket pot to replenish energy and pray for warmth and strength in winter. Besides beef, mutton and rabbit meat, it is also suitable for the first frost.

7. On the day of the first frost, the folks in Taiwan Province Province in southern Fujian should make up for it, which is what we often say in the north. There is a proverb in southern Fujian that "it is better to make up the first frost every year". From this little proverb, we can fully express the people's attention to the first frost solar terms in Fujian and Taiwan. Therefore, every time there is a first frost, the ducks in Fujian and Taiwan will sell well, and sometimes they will be out of stock and in short supply. The bosses who are happy to sell ducks can't control their mouths. It seems that they will have a happy solar term in the first frost.