Today is also the seventeenth of the twenty-four solar terms-cold dew.
Today is the first day after the National Day Golden Week. Many friends have not recovered from the long vacation, but the increasingly cold weather is still obvious.
Today is also the seventeenth of the twenty-four solar terms-cold dew.
What does the cold dew solar term mean? What is the date of the cold dew solar term?
In ancient China, the cold dew was divided into three stages: "The first stage was the swan goose; The second waiting sparrow is a clam; Three chrysanthemums have yellow flowers.
In this solar term, the geese move south in a line or herringbone queue; In the cold late autumn, all the birds disappeared. The ancients saw a large number of clams suddenly appearing on the seashore. The stripes and colors of shells were very similar to those of birds, and they thought they were birds. The third stage of "Chrysanthemum begins to blossom" means that the chrysanthemum has opened in a large area at this time.
Cold dew is a solar term reflecting the characteristics of climate change. Cold dew, white dew and first frost all indicate the phenomenon of water vapor condensation, and cold dew is a transition from cold to cold.
After the cold dew, the dew increases and the temperature is lower.
In China, cold dew is traditionally regarded as a sign of cold weather.
From the calendar point of view, the cold dew is the end of the full moon in the dry calendar and the beginning of the full moon, usually on June 8 or 9 of the solar calendar 10, when the sun reaches 195.
65438+ Beijing time122: 06 on October 8, ushered in the "cold dew" solar term.
What are the traditional customs of rural cold dew?
Climbing high in the cold dew to enjoy the red leaves: For many people, the autumn is thick and the weather is fine, which is suitable for going out to enjoy the autumn, especially for climbing high and overlooking the mountains.
Eating pears in cold dew: After cold dew, fruits from all over the country are listed. As the weather becomes dry in autumn, it is easy to get angry. Therefore, in many rural areas, the elderly have the habit of telling their children to eat pears; For some middle-aged and elderly people, a cup of chrysanthemum tea or a mouthful of chrysanthemum wine is also a good choice.
Cold dew eats flower cake: after cold dew, leaves fall in autumn, flowers and trees wither gradually, and cold dew eats flower cake, which means "staying green"
Moreover, flower cakes are said to be promoted step by step, so they are often used as a diet of cold dew and solar terms.
Farming custom: The cold weather with dew is very beneficial to the autumn harvest. There is an agricultural proverb: yellow fireworks should also be collected, and lotus roots should not be collected until the fish is caught.
Soybean is harvested in the cold open air, pomegranate and hawthorn are picked.
Cold dew peach is a late-maturing peach variety in the north, and its maturity is around cold dew peach, so it is named "cold dew peach".
To sum up, this is some introduction of the cold dew solar terms. If you still have some special customs or taboos, please leave a message to share.