The meaning and symbol of slight cold

A slight cold means preparing for winter, and the heat is slowly weakening.

Slight cold represents that we have entered a colder solar term in a year. Although it is not extremely cold, we need to be prepared to keep warm. The heat in the northern hemisphere will continue to disappear, and less heat will be absorbed during the day. The temperature difference between day and night is also relatively large.

The slight cold is still in the last few days of February 9, and it will take a few days for the slight cold to enter the March 9, and the slight cold in winter corresponds to the slight heat in summer, so it is called slight cold. The slight cold also hints at the taste of New Year to some extent. As the year is coming to an end, we begin to prepare for the new year.

The origin and custom of slight cold

The origin of slight cold, like other solar terms, is used to describe the environmental changes and temperature changes at this stage to help people cultivate and adapt to the environment. It took a few days for the slight cold to enter the "March 9". The slight cold in winter corresponds to the slight heat in summer, so it is called slight cold.

The great cold, which is located after the slight cold solar term, is also very cold on April 9, when "Sikuya slept like camping". And the severe cold in winter just corresponds to the great heat in summer. It is precisely because the weather is cold after the slight cold that the customs of the slight cold are mostly related to food, such as mutton hotpot, sugar-fried chestnuts, baked sweet potatoes and corresponding complementary foods, which help people to recuperate when it is cold.