Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Animal characteristics of slight cold solar terms

Animal characteristics of slight cold solar terms

The characteristics of animals with slight cold and solar terms are: geese move northward along yin and yang. At this time, magpies can be seen everywhere in the north. They feel the sun be the spirit and start to build nests. The word "pheasant" means singing. The pheasant felt Yang's growth and began to sing.

Han Xiao said:

Slight cold is the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms, the 5th solar term in winter, the end of the second month of the dry calendar and the beginning of the ugly month. Fighting fingers; The meridian of the sun is 285; It is celebrated every year on June 5-7 of 65438+ 10 in Gregorian calendar.

Cold air is cold for a long time, and slight cold means that the weather is cold but not extreme. Like severe cold, mild heat, severe heat and intense heat, it is a solar term indicating temperature change. The slight cold solar term is characterized by cold, but it is not extremely cold, but when plum blossoms are in full bloom.

The historical origin of slight cold:

The origin of the name of the slight cold solar term is explained in the twenty-four solar terms: "In the December solar term, the cold is still small at the beginning of the month, so it is cloudy for half a month."

Slight cold refers to the cold air accumulated for a long time, which means that the weather is cold but not extreme. Like great cold, slight summer heat, great summer heat and intense summer heat, it is a solar term indicating temperature change. The slight cold solar term is characterized by cold, but it is not extremely cold. After the winter solstice, the cold air frequently goes south, and the temperature continues to drop, and the temperature drops to the lowest during the slight cold and severe cold in a year.

Meteorological changes and phenological phenomena of slight cold;

Meteorological changes of slight cold;

The weather characteristics of slight cold are: it gets cold, but it is not cold yet. In the slight cold season, the direct point of the sun is still in the southern hemisphere, and the heat in the northern hemisphere is still in a state of loss. The heat absorbed during the day is still less than the heat released at night, so the temperature in the northern hemisphere continues to decrease.

The climate in south and north of China is quite different. According to China's long-term meteorological records, the slight cold solar terms in the northern region are colder than the severe cold solar terms; But for most parts of the south, the big cold solar terms are colder than the small ones.

Slight cold phenomenon:

In ancient China, the "slight cold" was divided into three stages: "First-class Yanbei Township, second-class magpies started their nests, and third-class pheasants started their lives." The ancients believed that the geese among migratory birds migrated along the yin and yang, and at this time, the yang had moved, so the geese began to migrate north.

At this time, magpies can be seen everywhere in the north, feeling the yang and starting to build nests; The word "pheasant" means singing. As April 9th approaches, pheasants can sing.