How did the heavy snow solar terms come from?

The origin of the heavy snow solar term: the "heavy snow" solar term usually falls on 65438+February 7 every year. When the longitude of the sun reaches 255 degrees, it is one of the 24 solar terms. The ancients said: "The great man is prosperous, and the snow man is prosperous here." . At this time, it often snows heavily and widely, hence the name heavy snow. In ancient China, heavy snow was divided into three periods: "A cuckoo gull doesn't crow;" Second, wait for the tiger to pay; Wait for you to stand out. " This means that because of the cold weather at this time, Hao Han birds no longer sing.

Folk customs of solar terms in heavy snow

During the heavy snow season, the days are short and the nights are long in all parts of the northern hemisphere, so there is a saying that "heavy snow and light snow can never stop cooking", which is used to describe that the days are short and farmers have to cook almost three meals in a row. As the saying goes, "in the year of heavy snow and drought, build ponds and repair warehouses." At this time, people have to step up winter affairs such as building waterways, accumulating fertilizers, repairing warehouses, and storing grain. The women got together in small groups to do needlework. The craftsman's home will focus on handicrafts, such as printing New Year pictures, grinding bean curd, weaving baskets, weaving baskets and so on. Make money to subsidize the family.

After the heavy snow, the temperature gradually became cold. People pay great attention to indoor and outdoor warmth, and put on winter clothes to prevent freezing and frostbite. There is a folk saying in northern Shandong that "people only drink red sticky porridge", which means that when it is cold, they no longer visit their homes, but only drink warm sweet potato porridge at home. In addition, it is also a common sight to enjoy snow and make a snowman outdoors when it snows.

There is a saying in old Nanjing called "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". Every household is busy pickling "salty goods" as soon as the solar term of heavy snow arrives. Add star anise, cinnamon, pepper, sugar, etc. Go to the big salt and fry in the pot. After the fried salt and pepper are completely cooled, they are coated on the inside and outside of fish, meat and poultry, and rubbed repeatedly until the color of the meat turns from fresh to dark and the surface oozes liquid. Then put the meat with the remaining salt in the jar, press it with stones, put it in a cool and backlit place, take it out after half a month, add water to the pot to boil the marinade, and skim off the grease.