What solar term does beginning of winter belong to? What are the solar terms customs in beginning of winter?

1. At first, "beginning of winter" didn't mean beginning of winter. Get to the bottom of it. Like modern people, the ancient people's understanding of "ceremony" is the establishment and beginning. However, the word "winter" has many meanings. The interpretation of "winter" in the ancient book "Twenty-four solar terms" is: "Winter is the end, and everything is harvested." It means that the autumn harvest crops have been harvested and dried, and the gatherers and animals are hiding and hibernating. Therefore, beginning of winter not only represents the arrival of winter. Generally speaking, beginning of winter is to put everything away and avoid the cold in early winter.

2. In early winter, the sun continues to move south. In China, located in the northern hemisphere, the sunshine hours are gradually decreasing, the sunshine intensity is lower than before, the cooling range is increased, and the cold air or cold wave southward is increasing. At this time, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River are about to freeze, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are sometimes affected by cold air, and the temperature may drop to about zero.