The six solar terms in winter are Beginning of Winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Light Cold and Severe Cold.
The so-called "autumn harvest and winter storage" means that everything is closed in winter. Winter is the season to enjoy the harvest and recuperate, so the customs of winter solar terms are mostly related to eating and leisure life. In winter, in addition to tonic and rest, we should pay more attention to cold prevention and warmth preservation.
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1、 The 24 Solar Terms Start of Winter
Red leaves depart,stay line yellow flower
Yellow flowers with dew alone, red leaves have gone with the wind.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Winter, the 19th solar term of the year and the first solar term of winter, which means winter is coming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored up.
The Chinese traditional lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Beginning of Winter is the 19th solar term in a year and the first solar term in winter. This means that winter is coming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored.
Eating dumplings
Eat dumplings
A legend has it that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220), "Medical Saint" Zhang Zhongjing saved many people in Henan province from a typhoid epidemic and their ears from being frostbitten around Start of Winter.
It is said that around the beginning of winter in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing, the "medical sage", saved many people suffering from typhoid fever and ear frostbite in Henan.
Two Poems of Beginning of Winter
Qiu Yuan (Song Dynasty)
The rain is cold without frost, and the wood leaves in front of the court are half green and yellow.
It is not many days since Xiao Chun left here. Where does the plum blossom blossom.
Xiaoxue is the 20th solar term among the 24 solar terms, and also the second solar term in winter.
2、 How does Xiao Xue express it in English?
The 24 Solar Terms
The time point of light snow is between November 22 and 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
Minor Snow refers to the timewhen it starts to snow, mostly in China's northern areas, and the temperature continues to drop.
"Light snow" means that there is early snow falling in most parts of northern China, and the temperature continues to decline.
Mooring at Jingxi River at Night
(Tang Dynasty) Chen Yu
The light snow has cleared up and the reed leaves are dark. The long wave suddenly makes the crane hiss.
A lone boat sleeps in the flowing water overnight, watching the moon fall on the mountain.
3、 The 24 Solar Terms Major Snow
"If it is big, it will be full. So far, it will be full of snow." At this time, the snowfall is not necessarily the largest, but the probability of snowfall is gradually increasing.
The time point of heavy snow is between December 6 and 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
During Major Snow, the snow becomes heavy and begins to accumulate on the ground. The temperature drops significantly.
In heavy snow season, the amount of snow increases, the ground begins to accumulate snow, and the temperature drops significantly.
There is a saying among the people that "A timely snow promises a good harvest.". When snow covers the vast land, the overwintering pests will be killed by low temperature.
4、 The 24 Solar Terms Winter Solstice
This is a cold solar term - the day with the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere; The beginning of the "nine cold days", from the winter solstice to mild and severe cold, is the coldest period of the year.
There was a saying in ancient China, "The Winter Solstice is as significant as the Spring Festival."
In ancient China, it was said that the winter solstice was as big as the year.
The Winter Solstice is also known as the "small New Year" when people maintain customs such as ancestor worship and family reunion.
The Winter Solstice is also known as the "Little Year". People keep the customs of ancestor worship and family reunion on this day.
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5、 The 24 Solar Terms Minor Color
As the saying goes: Little cold and big cold, frozen into ice. The coldest season of the year has arrived.
During Minor Cold, most areas in China have entered the bittercold stage of winter. The ground and rivers are frozen. The coldair from the north moves southward continuously.
In the mild cold season, most parts of China have entered the cold winter. The weather is freezing, the river is frozen, and the cold air in the north continues to move southward.
Silk-Washing Stream
Shudan
Yanwai brothel has banned smoking, and Xiaohan is still thin.
Painting the bridge under the red sun swing, only the fragrance in front of the bottle means.
Should be drunk before flowers. The green window is still in the fifth watch.
6、 The 24 Solar Terms Major Cold
As the saying goes, "After the severe cold, it is another year."
The Great Cold is the 24th solar term in the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms and the last solar term in the lunar year. Corresponding to Xiaohan Minor Cold, Dahan is expressed as Major Cold in English.
At this time, it is already thousands of miles of ice outside the window, thousands of miles of snow, and people in the house are busy preparing New Year's goods, dusting, and the joy of reunion adds a lot of warmth to the cold winter.
During Major Cold, as the cold current moves southward, the weather becomes bitterly cold.
In the severe cold season, due to the cold wave moving southward, the weather becomes very cold.
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What are the customs of the cold solar term?
Eating eight-treasure rice pudding Eat Babao Rice
Eight-treasure rice pudding is a traditional festival food in Major Cold. It is famous all over the country, especially in regions south of the Yangtze River.
Eight treasure rice, a traditional food in the cold season, is popular all over the country, especially in the south of the Yangtze River.
Eating cold dispelling cake Eating Xiaohan Cake
Sticky rice, the cake's major ingredient, contains more sugar than rice, which can make people feel warm all over their bodies.
Glutinous rice is the main raw material of Xiaohan Cake. Its sugar content is higher than that of rice, which can make people feel warm all over the body.
Drinking stewed soup Drink stew
Residents in Nanjing of Jiangsu province prefer to drink stewed soup during Major Cold, which can make people feel warm from head to foot. They always stew the aged hen soup with ginseng, wolfberry and black fungus.
In Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, people like to stew soup in cold weather, which can make people warm from head to foot. People will often use ginseng, wolfberry and black fungus to stew old hen soup.
In order to remember the 24 solar terms, the working people created the "24 solar terms song".
Spring rain startles the clear valley sky in spring
sakata gintok
There is dew in autumn, and cold frost falls in autumn
Winter snow, winter mild severe cold
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