What festival is the heavy snow?

Heavy snow is the 21st solar term among the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter.

When the sun reaches the longitude of 255 degrees, the node time is 65438+February 6-8 in Gregorian calendar every year. The solar term of heavy snow is the beginning of the second month of the dry calendar, marking the official start of the mid-winter season.

Heavy snow is a solar term reflecting climate characteristics. Heavy snow solar terms are characterized by a significant drop in temperature and an increase in precipitation. "Snow" is the product of cold water vapor, representing cold and precipitation.

Historical origin:

The twenty-four solar terms are the product of agricultural civilization, and the main climatic factors affecting agricultural production are precipitation, temperature and light. Like the light snow solar terms, the heavy snow solar terms reflect the changing trend of temperature and precipitation, and are the reflection of agricultural culture on festivals.

Heavy snow is a solar term reflecting climate characteristics. Climate factors include precipitation, temperature and light, among which precipitation is an important factor. Meteorology, rain, snow, hail and other water vapor condensation falling from the sky to the ground are called "precipitation". The arrival of heavy snow in solar terms means that the weather is getting colder and colder and precipitation is increasing.