Weather characteristics of light snow solar terms

The weather characteristics of light snow solar terms are: cold weather; Cold air frequently goes south; Rainfall is scarce; It changed from rain to snow.

Many areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have entered winter one after another, and the temperature in most parts of Northeast China has dropped below 0℃. After the light snow festival in the northern region, fruit farmers began to prune fruit trees and wrap the trunks with straw to prevent freezing.

Xiaoxue is the 20th solar term among the 24 solar terms, and the 2nd solar term in winter. The time is on Gregorian calendar1October 22nd or1October 23rd, that is, when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the yellow meridian. Light snow is a solar term reflecting precipitation and temperature, and it is a solar term with high frequency of cold wave and strong cold air activity. The arrival of the light snow solar term means that the weather is getting colder and colder and the precipitation is gradually increasing.

The custom of light snow solar terms

1, bacon, "preserved in winter". As soon as the light snow arrived, the temperature plummeted and the weather became very dry, which was a good time to process bacon. So many farmers began to cook sausages and bacon, which happened to be a good meal before and after the Spring Festival.

2, eat Ciba, some places in the south, there is the custom of eating Ciba in January of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice. It is popular food in some areas of southern China, and it is also a traditional festival sacrifice in southern areas. At first, farmers used it to worship the cow god.

3, pickles, reserve winter vegetables, light snow season, the weather in most places has been relatively cold, you know that you can eat fresh vegetables in spring, summer and autumn, winter is cold, you can't grow vegetables, so you have to reserve in advance, potatoes, Chinese cabbage, radishes, onions and other storage-resistant vegetables have become the main dishes on the winter table. In addition, people will pickle all kinds of pickles for winter consumption.