The date of the first frost in 2023
The first frost is the eighteenth of the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term in autumn. Fight with your fingers; The solar calendar is 210; Celebrate every year on Gregorian calendar 10 year1October 23rd-24th. After entering the first solar term in first frost, the scene of late autumn is obvious, and cold air moves southward more and more frequently. The first frost does not mean "frost", but refers to the sudden drop in temperature and the large temperature difference between day and night. On the national average, "first frost" is the season with the largest temperature difference between day and night in a year.
In the first frost season, it's all over. From the morning, the sun went down to the ground, Yin Qi began to condense, and the first frost weather became colder and colder. Because "frost" is a manifestation of cold weather and large temperature difference between day and night, it is named "first frost", which means "sudden drop in temperature and large temperature difference between day and night". The first frost solar terms are characterized by cold weather in the morning and evening, hot weather at noon, large temperature difference between day and night, and obvious autumn dryness. The solar terms in the first frost mainly include the customs of enjoying chrysanthemums, eating persimmons, climbing high and overlooking, and tonic.
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In agricultural production, the first frost season is an important period for harvesting and storing autumn grain. Farmers will seize the time to harvest crops to avoid losses caused by bad weather. At the same time, in order to ensure sufficient supplies in winter, people will pick persimmons, apples and other fruits and make dried persimmons, applesauce and other foods for winter needs.
In some areas, there is also the custom of eating persimmons in the first frost. People think that eating persimmons in the first frost can keep out the cold, moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm. At the same time, persimmon is also a symbol of good luck.
In addition, the first frost season is also a time to celebrate some traditional festivals, such as the Double Ninth Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. These festivals have a long history and rich cultural connotations. People will celebrate these festivals to promote traditional culture and enhance national identity.