Slight cold, the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, is also the fifth solar term in winter, marking the official start of the season and winter. When the sun reaches the longitude of 285 (slight cold), it marks the arrival of the coldest day of the year in China.

Northeast slight cold

Ciba is one of the special delicacies in many areas of Northeast China, which has a history of more than 3,000 years. It was transformed from the royal food of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, it was made of dates and rice, and it was called crystal dragon and phoenix cake.

Northeast Xiaohan eats Laba porridge. Because the solar terms of slight cold are very close to Laba Festival, there is a custom of eating Laba porridge in many places. The main raw materials of Laba porridge are glutinous rice, rice, millet, red beans and chestnut. But the raw materials used to make it are different in different regions.

Northeast Xiaohan eats mutton, which belongs to sexual hot food. Because the slight cold is the coldest period in a year, it is easily affected by the cold, so people will eat mutton in the slight cold season, which is not only not easy to get angry, but also can help the human body resist the cold.