1, the origin of light snow solar terms

Light snow is a season that reflects weather phenomena. "Xiaoxue" is in the second half of the Gregorian calendar 1 1 month, and the second half of the lunar calendar in October. There is little snow and no snow on the ground, which is the original meaning of the solar term "light snow" The ancient book "Qunfangpu" said: "The light snow is cold and it will snow, and the ground is not even cold and the snow is not heavy."

That is to say, due to the cold weather, the form of precipitation changed from rain to snow on the "light snow" festival, but at this time, because the ground was not very cold, the number of snows was small and the amount of snow was not large, so it was called light snow. Therefore, light snow indicates the starting time and degree of snowfall. Light snow, like solar terms such as rain and Grain Rain, is a solar term that directly reflects precipitation.

2, eat soup.

Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "killing pigs and welcoming the new year", which added a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "planing soup" is the custom of Tujia nationality; In the folk activities of "Killing the Year Pig and Welcoming the New Year", the delicious food carefully cooked with the first-class fresh pork with hot air is called "planing soup".

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.

4. Cured bacon

There is a folk custom that "winter wax is preserved in the wind, and it is stored 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 just enjoyed the food during the Spring Festival. Hangzhou people often take advantage of this solar term to start pickling salted ducks and bacon.

5. Taste Ciba

In some places in the south, there is also the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. 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. There is a saying that "in October, Ciba Lu Lu Shao" refers to the sacrificial event.