Is it snowing today?
Xiaoxue is the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms. 165438+1On October 22nd or 23rd, when the sun reaches 240, it is called the light snow solar term. Entering the light snow solar term means that there will be snowfall in North China. The cold air gradually brought the temperature below 0℃ in most parts of northern China.
Light snow solar terms, due to the cold weather, the form of precipitation changed from rain to snow, but at this time, because the ground is not very cold, the amount of snow is not enough, so it is called light snow. Xiaoxue solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during Xiaoxue solar term, namely temperature and precipitation. There is no necessary connection between the light snow in solar terms and the light snow in the weather. In fact, judging from the amount of snowfall, the snowfall in various places during the light snow solar term is generally small, which does not mean that it is about to "snow".
The custom of light snow solar terms:
1, bacon:
"Winter wax and wind pickling, storage cold". As soon as the light snow arrived, the temperature plummeted and the weather became very dry, which was a good time to process bacon. So many farmers began to cook sausages and bacon, which happened to be a good meal before and after the Spring Festival.
2. Eat a Ciba:
Some places in the south also have the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice. It is popular food in some areas of southern China, and it is also a traditional festival sacrifice in southern areas. At first, farmers used it to worship the cow god.
3, pickles, reserve winter vegetables:
In the light snow season, the weather in most places is already cold. You know, you can eat fresh vegetables in spring, summer and autumn, but you can't grow vegetables in winter, so you should reserve them in advance. Potatoes, Chinese cabbage, radishes, onions and other storable vegetables have become the main dishes on the table in winter. In addition, people will pickle all kinds of pickles for winter consumption.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiaoxue