Characteristics and customs of beginning of winter.

1. Features of beginning of winter: Before and after beginning of winter, the precipitation in most areas of China decreased obviously, the air generally became dry, and the soil water content decreased.

2. Customs in beginning of winter:

(1). There is a custom of swimming in winter in early winter. The purpose of winter swimming is to be healthy and exercise effectively in winter.

(2) When you are in beginning of winter, you should eat green vegetables, which are said to make people healthy and supplement nutrition in winter.

(3) Eat mutton soup when you are in beginning of winter, because mutton soup has the functions of nourishing, warming yang and keeping out the cold.

(4) beginning of winter eats jiaozi. Most people in China know this custom. During the beginning of winter solar term, workers will take advantage of today's festival to have a good rest. There is a proverb that "beginning of winter fills the winter and the mouth" is the best metaphor.

(5) beginning of winter eats dog meat, and it is cold in winter, so it is necessary to supplement some warm meats, such as beef, dog meat, mutton, muscle and fish, to enhance nutrition.