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Scenes of light snow season

Scenes of light snow season: The arrival of light snow solar terms means that the weather will get colder and colder and the precipitation will increase gradually. In this festival, the temperature in most parts of northern China drops below 0℃, flowers and trees wither, and the cold wind is bleak. Many places have ushered in snowfall, creating a beautiful snow scene. In contrast, the Lingnan area is still full of flowers because of the high mountains, and it is difficult for cold air to invade. Full of green presents a completely different scene.

Light snow is the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms and the second solar term in winter. Generally, on1October 22nd or 23rd, 165438, when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the longitude of the Yellow River, it is called the light snow solar term. Because of the cold weather, the form of precipitation changes from rain to snow, but it is not the season of heavy snow, so it is called light snow.

"Light Snow" is a festival that reflects weather phenomena. The temperature in the light snow stage is lower than that in the winter stage. Speaking of light snow solar terms, it means that there will be snowfall in North China. The cold air gradually brought the temperature below 0℃ in most parts of northern China.

The average first snow period in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is basically the same as the light snow solar terms. Although it began to snow, the amount of snow was generally small, and it was frozen at night and turned around by day. If the cold air is strong and the warm and humid airflow is active, it may snow heavily. The northern part of the southern region has begun to enter winter, and it has already shown the scene of early winter. But in southern areas, such as Guangdong, it is still about 20 degrees.

Light snow solar terms custom

1, eat Ciba: In some places in the south, there is also the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, and it is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in the south of China, which was originally used by farmers to worship the cow god. There is a saying that "in October, Ciba Shao" refers to sacrificial events.

2. Dried fish: During the light snow, fishermen in the coastal areas of south-central Taiwan Province Province will start drying dried fish and storing dry food. The mullet group will come to the Taiwan Province Strait around the light snow, including swordfish and sand fish. Taiwan Province Province proverb: October beans are too fat to see the head, which means that you can catch "bean fish" in October of the lunar calendar in the cloth bag area of Chiayi County.

3. Drink soup: Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", adding a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "planing soup" is the custom of Tujia nationality; In the folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", the delicious food carefully cooked with steaming first-class fresh pork is called "planing soup".