What does the snow solar term mean?

The heavy snow solar term means that there is a lot of snow and the weather is colder.

In the heavy snow season, except in the winter-free areas such as South China and South Yunnan, the vast land of our country has been covered with winter clothes. The average temperature in Northeast and Northwest China dropped to-10℃, and the temperature in the Yellow River Basin and North China remained below 0℃.

In normal years, snowfall has occurred in the Yellow River Basin and northern areas, and winter wheat has stopped growing. After the heavy snow, Jiangnan entered the middle of winter, and the temperature in various places dropped significantly, and freezing often occurred. "After the winter solstice of heavy snow, the water in the basket does not leak" is a true portrayal of this time, but it is not the case in some years. There is no freezing phenomenon in high temperature, which often leads to more rain in the later period.

The origin of the heavy snow solar term "heavy snow" is one of 24 solar terms. On February 7th or 8th of 65438+ every year, when the solar meridian reaches 255 degrees. Heavy snow, as the name implies, has a large amount of snow. 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. Because this is the peak period in Yin Qi, the so-called peak turns, Yang Qi has sprouted, so the tiger began to courtship. "Liting" is a kind of bluegrass, and it also feels the spiritual germination of the sun and pulls out new buds.