What is the meaning and customs of the heavy snow solar term?
The heavy snow solar term is one of the twenty-four solar terms , belongs to the third solar term in winter, which means that the precipitation increases and the weather becomes colder.In the folk, whenever the heavy snow and the solar term come, there are the customs of marinating meat, watching river closures, drinking sweet potato porridge, and taking supplements.
Introduction to the heavy snow solar term
The heavy snow is the 21st solar term in the 24 solar terms.The arrival of heavy snow on the solar term means that the weather will become colder and colder, and the precipitation will gradually increase.Heavy snow, like light snow, rain, Grain Rain, and Xiaoman, are solar terms that directly reflect precipitation."The Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order" said:"Heavy snow is the November festival.The big ones are full.So far, the snow is full." The explanation for "heavy snow" in the book is that the weather is colder and the possibility of snowfall It is bigger than the light snow, but it does not mean that the snowfall must be very large.Due to global warming, the snowfall in parts of southern my country is relatively small in winter, while it has been frozen for thousands of miles in the north.
Meaning of the Heavy Snow Solar Terms
The Heavy Snow Solar Terms is a climatic concept, which represents the climatic characteristics during the heavy snow solar terms, namely temperature and precipitation.The heavy snow in the solar term is different from the heavy snow in the weather forecast.In fact, the snow in the heavy snow solar term is often not as big as the light snow solar term.For example, the most snowy solar term in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and its surrounding areas throughout the year is neither "light snow, heavy snow", nor "minor cold, big cold", but the "rain" solar term in spring.
Folk Customs of the Heavy Snow Festival
Cured Meat
There is a saying in old Nanjing, called "Little Snow Pickled Vegetables, Heavy Snow Cured Pork".As soon as the heavy snow season arrives, every household is busy pickling "salty goods".Add salt, star anise, cinnamon, pepper, sugar, etc.into the pot and fry until cooked.After the fried pepper and salt is cool, apply it to the inside and outside of fish, meat and light poultry, and rub it repeatedly until the color of the meat changes from fresh to dark, and there is liquid seepage on the surface.When it comes out, put the remaining salt of the meat into the jar, press it with a stone, and put it in a cool and backlit place.After half a month, take it out, put the marinated marinade in a pot, add water to boil, skim off the foam, and put it in the pot.Put the dried poultry and livestock meat into the tank layer by layer, pour the brine, and then press the big stone.After ten days, take it out and hang it under the eaves of the rising sun to dry in the sun to welcome the New Year.
Watching the closed river
"Little snow seals the land, heavy snow seals the river", in the north there is the natural landscape of "thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting", and the south also has the charming "snowflakes flying, silvery sky" picture.When the heavy snow comes, the ice in the river is frozen, and people can skate and play as much as they want.
Drinking sweet potato porridge
There is a folk saying in northern Shandong that "the porridge is over the door, just drink red sticky porridge".The sweet potato porridge is so delicious.
Tonic
Heavy snow is a good time to "supplement".Winter tonic can improve the body’s immune function, promote metabolism, and improve the phenomenon of chills.Winter tonic can also regulate the metabolism of substances in the body, so that the energy converted from nutrients can be stored in the body to the maximum extent, which is helpful for the rise of yang in the body.At this time, it is advisable to warm the yang, nourish the kidney and strengthen the bones, and nourish the yin and essence.
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