2023 small cold is what time a few minutes a few seconds

Introduction: the folk proverb "small cold in two or three nine, the sky is cold, cold to shake". It can be said that the side has illustrated the cold degree of the small cold festival, then, as the winter of the fifth festival of small cold, 2023 is when it is, the following we will come together to understand the small cold in 2023 is what time a few minutes a few seconds.

Small Cold in 2023 is 22:54 on January 5, 2023, the 14th day of the 12th month of the year Imjin in the lunar calendar. Xiao cold, is the 23rd of the 24 solar terms, is also the fifth solar term of winter. Dou refers to the son; the sun's yellow longitude is 285 °; January 5-7 in the Gregorian calendar to cross the festival. Xiao Han, marks the official start of the seasonal winter season. Cold air accumulates for a long time and cold, small cold is the meaning of cold weather but not yet to the extreme.

What is the meaning of small cold

Small cold, cold is cold, small is the degree of cold. Literally, small cold has not yet reached the coldest degree, big cold should be the coldest, but in most parts of China, small cold is the coldest time of the year.

As the saying goes, "cold in three nine". "Sanjiu" more in January 9 to 17, also happens to be in the small cold festival.

The ancients cared about small cold, but also because of the impact of this festival on people's lives. Xiaozhan arrived, the winter months also came, at this time the ancients paid special attention to warmth and health care. After the cold winter cotton clothes will all be on the body, livestock should also add material, "people to the small cold clothes full body, cattle to the big cold grass full of fences."

And between the small cold and the big cold, there is also a climatic correspondence, the proverb says "small cold is not cold cold". Similarly, there are: "small cold weather heat, big cold cold," "small cold frozen soil, big cold frozen river". These proverbs, intended to remind people to pay attention to early preparations, frost prevention and disaster prevention, can be seen in the small cold in agriculture has an extremely important role.

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Small cold weather features:

The days are getting cold, not yet cold. As the saying goes: "cold in three nine", because of the winter "three nine" is also basically in the festival, so there is a "small cold than the big cold," the way to speak. Small cold season, most parts of China has entered a period of severe cold, soil freezing, river freezing, coupled with the northern cold air constantly south, the weather is cold, people called the "cold days". In the south of China, although not as harsh as the north, but the temperature also dropped significantly. In the south, the coldest time is the cold and rain and hibernation between these two periods. The cold is dry and cold, while the rain is wet and cold.

What are the customs of xiao chan festival

1, drawing nine

Twenty-four seasons xiao chan festival initially originated in the Yellow River valley, it is said that in the early years of the Yellow River valley, every xiao chan, the family is popular to use the "nine nine cold charts" to avoid the cold and health. Nine to eliminate cold is a double hook red calligraphy "Pavilion in front of the weeping willow cherish to be spring phoenix", are traditional Chinese characters, nine words each word nine strokes *** Nine hundred and eighty-one strokes from the winter solstice every day in accordance with the order of the strokes to fill in a stroke, every one after nine fill in a good word until after nine after the return of spring, a nine nine to eliminate the cold to be considered a great success.

2, eat glutinous rice

Guangdong folk proverb "small cold cold no wind from the cold", small cold, cold morning to eat glutinous rice to drive away the cold is a traditional custom. Folk tradition that glutinous rice than rice sugar content is high, after eating the whole body feel warm, conducive to drive cold. Chinese medicine theory is that glutinous rice has the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, and it is most suitable to eat glutinous rice in the cold season.

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3, eat Lahai congee

Lahai Festival is generally in the small cold between the big cold, so there is an important folk custom is to eat "Lahai congee". Laha congee is made from a variety of ingredients, most of which have the effect of replenishing the blood, driving away the cold and strengthening the body, and quenching thirst. Shortly after the small cold Lahai Festival is also to drink Lahai congee, in the cold winter, drink a bowl of steaming Lahai congee, both to satisfy their appetites, but also to drive away the cold, is a very happy thing.

4, eat yellow sprouts

According to the "Jinmen Miscellany" records, the Tianjin area in the old days there is a small cold to eat yellow sprouts custom. Yellow sprouts are a Tianjin specialty, made from cabbage sprouts. In the old days, when there were few vegetables for people to eat in winter, yellow sprouts made up for the lack of winter vegetables to a certain extent, and now, even in winter, people can eat a lot of fresh vegetables.