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What does cold dew mean?

Cold dew is the seventeenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in autumn.

Finger e; Longitude of solar arrival195; Gregorian calendar1October 7 -9 10 every year. Cold dew is a festival in late autumn and the beginning of the full moon in the dry calendar.

Cold dew is a solar term reflecting the characteristics of climate change. When entering the cold dew, there is cold air going south, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and autumn dryness is obvious.

After the cold dew, the cold air in the north has a certain influence, and most parts of China are controlled by cold high pressure, and the rainy season is over. Controlled by cold and high pressure, it is warm during the day, cool at night and crisp in autumn during the day.

From the climate characteristics, in the cold dew season, the autumn in the south is getting stronger, cool and cool, with little rain and dryness; The vast area in the north has shown the scene of winter. The traditional customs of cold dew mainly include enjoying maple leaves, eating sesame seeds, eating crabs and drinking autumn tea.