What are the characteristics of the climate of severe cold solar terms?

1, Great Cold, the last of the 24 solar terms, is the annual1October 20-22, 65438+ Great Cold solar term. It means the end of four o'clock and the beginning of a new year. After the severe cold, beginning of spring will usher in a new year's solar cycle. It's the end of the year and the Spring Festival is coming, so the great cold is the most lively solar term. After the cold solar term, people will make various preparations for the Spring Festival, such as buying new year's goods, posting Spring Festival couplets, cleaning and so on. There is a festive atmosphere everywhere, and it is full of excitement. By the way, during the severe cold, a traditional festival-Laba Festival was also ushered in. On Laba Festival, people will eat Laba porridge, which is a very nutritious and nourishing traditional food. Almost all areas will eat Laba porridge before or during the Chinese New Year. Laba porridge contains all kinds of whole grains, which means a bumper harvest.

2. In the severe cold season, cold waves frequently go south, which is the coldest period in most parts of China. Severe cold, like slight cold, is also a solar term representing the degree of cold weather. In ancient China, the Great Cold was divided into three stages: "One stage is chicken milk; Second, the symptoms of bird disease; Three times, the water is strong. " Among them, the third period can especially show that the temperature of the great cold is extremely low: at this time, the ice in the water can freeze to the center of the water, and it is thick and firm. Judging from these records, it seems that the Great Cold should be colder than the Minor Cold. But in fact, because it is close to spring, it may not be as cold as before.

3. In the severe cold season, there is still little farm work in all parts of China. Most people in the north are busy composting and accumulating fertilizer, preparing for spring, or strengthening the cold and antifreeze of livestock. Do a good job in the field management of crops such as wheat in the south. According to the calendar, because most of the time in beginning of spring is after the New Year, the Great Cold is the last solar term in a year, so there is also a saying that "the Great Cold welcomes the New Year". The main traditional activities include catching up with the New Year, putting up windows and ending the sumptuous food.

4, cold health should conform to the principle of "hiding" in winter, the easiest way is to go to bed early and get up late. We must persist in physical exercise in the cold. While keeping warm, we should also pay attention to the surrounding humidity.