What is the meaning of the proverbs "Da Xue" and "Xiao Xue"?

The proverbs Da Xue (大雪) and Xiao Xue (小雪) are two of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms.

The Big Snow usually occurs at the beginning of November on the lunar calendar, which means colder weather and a greater likelihood of snowfall. At this time of year, snow starts to accumulate in northern areas, while rain and snow are possible in southern areas. People should pay attention to keeping warm and preparing for winter.

Little Snow, on the other hand, usually occurs in the middle to late October of the lunar calendar, signaling that the weather is getting colder, but not yet at its coldest. Snow may start to fall in northern areas during the Little Snow Festival, but the amount of snow is usually small, while rainy weather still dominates in southern areas. The light snow reminds people to pay attention to weather changes and add clothing in time to prevent colds.

The two festive seasons, Daxue and Xiaoxue, both mark the beginning of a cold winter. The proverbs "Da Xue" and "Xiao Xue" are two of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms used to describe weather changes and the progression of the seasons. Both of them are summarized by Chinese farmers in their long-term production practices, and are of great significance in guiding agricultural activities and daily life.

Little Snow Weather Changes

Little Snow is a festival that reflects precipitation and temperature, and it is a festival with a high frequency of cold waves and strong cold air activity. The Little Snow festival, indicating that East Asia has established a relatively stable meridional circulation, the Siberian low pressure or low trough eastward, there will be a large-scale cold air southward, which will bring a wide range of windy and cooling weather.

The festival of light snow and the weather of light snow is not necessarily linked to the festival in the "light snow" and daily weather forecasts said the "light snow" meaning is different, the light snow festival is a climatic concept, reflecting the temperature and precipitation. The "light snow" in the weather forecast refers to snow that falls with less intensity. Meteorology of the snow when the horizontal visibility distance is equal to or greater than 1,000 meters, the ground snow depth of 3 centimeters, 24 hours of snowfall in the 0.1 - 2.4 millimeters between the snowfall is called "light snow".

Small snow festival is not necessarily snow, in fact, the largest amount of snow throughout the year is not in the small snow, snow festival, such as the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and its nearby areas throughout the year, the largest snow festival, neither the "small snow, snow", and more than a "small cold, cold!

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Little Snow