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Does it rain in the light snow festival?

Does it rain in the light snow festival? Is it better to rain or not to rain?

No, it's not good for the light snow to rain.

There is a saying in folklore that light snow should be sunny rather than rainy.

In fact, this sentence means that if it rains in the light snow festival, the number of rains and snowfalls will increase in the following period. When it comes to the snow festival with the largest snowfall, there will be too much precipitation and no water falling in the snow festival.

Therefore, it is not good for light snow to have solar terms.

Introduction of agricultural activities of light snow solar terms

At the beginning of the light snow solar term, the frozen depth of the soil in Northeast China has reached 10cm, with an average of 1cm for almost one day and night, and more than one meter at the end of the solar term. Therefore, as the saying goes, the snow area freezes, and then rivers and rivers freeze.

An agricultural proverb says that a light snow will bring a bumper year in the coming year. There are three meanings here. First, there will be light snow, and the rain will be even in the coming year, without major droughts and floods; Second, snow can freeze some germs and pests to death, reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases in the coming year; Thirdly, snow can keep warm, which is conducive to the decomposition of soil organic matter and enhance soil fertility.

What are the 24 solar terms?

The 24 solar terms in China are beginning of spring, rain, sting, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Long Summer, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, beginning of autumn, Early Summer, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold. The ancient Chinese divided the 24 solar terms into 72 periods.