What are the customs and habits of Xiaohan in 2022?

It's already very cold in the slight cold solar term, but it's not as cold as the great cold solar term. At the same time, by the time of this solar term, one year is almost over. Therefore, the solar term of slight cold is also quite weighty in many people's hearts. So when was the slight cold in 2022?

Slight cold time in 2022

The slight cold solar term in 2022 is 1.5, 17: 00, 13: 54 on the Gregorian calendar in 2022, and it falls on the lunar calendar1Wednesday, February 3rd.

Characteristics of slight cold solar terms

It's getting cold, but it's not. As the saying goes, "cold is in March 9th", and because the March 9th in the middle of winter is basically within this solar term, there is a saying that "slight cold is better than severe cold". During the slight cold season, most parts of China have entered a severe cold period, with frozen soil and rivers frozen. In addition, the cold air in the north continues to go south and the weather is cold. People call it "counting nine cold days" Although it is not as cold in the south of our country as in the north, the temperature has dropped obviously. The coldest time in the south is slight cold, between rain and fright. It is dry and cold when it is a little cold, and it is wet and cold after the rain.

What are the customs?

1. Eat soybean sprouts

According to "Miscellanies of Jinmen", there was a custom of eating soybean sprouts in Tianjin in the old days. Soybean sprouts are a specialty of Tianjin, made of Chinese cabbage buds. In the past winter, people could eat few vegetables, and soybean sprouts made up for the shortage of vegetables in winter to some extent. Now, even in winter, people can eat many fresh vegetables.

Edible glutinous rice

Guangdong folk proverb "slight cold and severe cold are cold without wind", and it is a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice in the morning for slight cold and severe cold. According to the folk tradition, the sugar content of glutinous rice is higher than that of rice, and it feels warm after eating, which is conducive to driving out the cold. Traditional Chinese medicine theory holds that glutinous rice has the effect of tonifying middle energizer and benefiting qi, and it is most suitable to eat glutinous rice in cold season.