1, Mutton: The northern ethnic group is quite cold at this time. For example, there is a saying in Baotou that "light snow kills pigs and heavy snow kills sheep". When the snow season comes, it is the time to kill pigs and prepare for the new year. At this time, no matter who slaughters livestock, relatives and friends will come to help, and the owner will prepare food, wine and side dishes for banquets. Therefore, the light snow and heavy snow seasons are the time for family relatives and friends to catch up and contact their feelings.

2, against the sugar: whenever the "heavy snow" solar terms, there will be a scene of "against the sugar" on the street. The whole version of caramel made by caramel workshops in various places is provided to small vendors who specialize in carrying the burden of walking around the streets, commonly known as "candy customers" The "sugar customer" beat the sugar knife and shouted to sell sugar. Children are often attracted, so parents will exchange their copper scraps, copper coins and other items with "sugar customers" for caramel.

3. jiaozi: Shandong people like to eat jiaozi in the snowy solar terms. Choose pork, leek and other ingredients to make stuffing, wrap it in dough and cook it. It tastes delicious. There are various cooking methods in jiaozi, such as boiling, steaming, frying and baking. Since the Song Dynasty, there has been a custom of eating jiaozi on the winter solstice, and since the Ming Dynasty, there has been a custom of eating jiaozi on the first day of the first month.

Introduction of heavy snow solar terms:

Every year, around Gregorian calendar1February 7, when the sun reaches 255 degrees, it is the "heavy snow" solar term. Twenty-four solar terms are the product of agricultural civilization, and the climatic factors that affect agricultural production are mainly precipitation, temperature and light. Like light snow solar terms, the solar terms of heavy snow reflect the changing trend of temperature and precipitation, which is the reflection of agricultural culture on festivals.

Heavy snow is a solar term that reflects the climate characteristics. The climatic factors include precipitation, temperature and illumination, among which precipitation is an important factor. Meteorologically, rain, snow, hail and other water vapor condensation that falls from the sky to the ground are all called "precipitation". The arrival of heavy snow in solar terms means that the weather is getting colder and colder and the precipitation is increasing.

There is a saying in old Nanjing, which is called "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". At this time, pickled meat, sausages, salted fish and other pickled products will be hung on the door and window sill of every household, forming a beautiful scenery. If it coincides with the heavy snow, people will be keen to have snowball fights and enjoy the snow scene in the ice and snow.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Heavy Snow for the above contents.