The writing of Xiaoxue in official script is shown as follows:

1. The meaning of Xiaoxue

Xiaoxue is one of the 24 solar terms in the China lunar calendar that indicate climate change and farming season.

Second, the origin of light snow

Light snow is the twentieth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, and it is a signal to enter winter. Its appearance also tells people that winter has arrived, and the weather has gradually turned cold. It is time to prepare for crops to keep out the cold and winter. During the light snow solar term, agricultural production in most areas of China has entered the stage of winter field management and farmland capital construction.

Xiaoxue's custom and examples including Xiaoxue

1. Xiaoxue's custom

1. Eating Ciba

Xiaoxue solar terms have the custom of eating Ciba in some places in the south. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, which is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in southern China, which was originally used by farmers to offer sacrifices to the cow god.

2. Cured meat

There is a folk custom of "curing in winter with wind and storing it to protect against winter". After a light snow, the temperature drops sharply and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time to process bacon. After the light snow festival, some farmers began to make sausages and bacon, and stored the excess meat in traditional ways until the Spring Festival.

3. Dried fish

During the light snow, fishermen on the seashore in south-central Taiwan Province will start drying dried fish and storing dry food. The mullet group will come to Taiwan Province Strait before and after the light snow, and there are swordfish and sand fish. Taiwan Province proverb: October beans are too fat to see their heads, which means that in the cloth bag area of Chiayi County, you can catch "bean fish" in October of the lunar calendar.

2. Examples including "light snow"

1. Light snow is fluttering, and I will send you a cotton-padded jacket, wishing you a happy smile; The light snow is long, sending you sunshine, wishing you a bright mood; It's raining with light snow, good luck to you, and wish you all the best; Light snow dance, send you blessings, may you be happy all your life!

2. The north wind rolls yellow leaves, and the heavy door locks the clear autumn ... Today, there is light snow. It's still early to snow. May you be warm in three winters and not cold in spring.

when light snow comes, winter begins to be beautiful. Light snow seals the land and heavy snow seals the river; Light snow closes the fields and heavy snow closes the boats. As a result, it is blocked into winter.

3. Ruixue is fluttering, and good luck and well-being always surround it; Snowflakes are surging, and happiness and peace are always accompanied; Light snow solar terms, snowflakes flying, willing to bring you unlimited happiness, longevity and well-being, happiness again and again, light snow happy!