As one of the 24 solar terms, what customs of Xiaoxue solar terms are more concerned?

In our country, there is a saying, light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles.

There are many customs of Xiaoxue solar terms, among which the most common customs are pickling pickles, tasting Ciba, drying dried fish, eating slices of soup and brewing Xiaoxue wine.

Pickling vegetables in light snow solar terms is mainly a custom in northern China. Some places in the south have the custom of eating Ciba before and after the light snow.

Xiaoxue drinking soup is a custom of Tujia nationality, and it is a delicious dish carefully cooked with fresh pork. Xiaoxue wine is a new grain brewed after light snow, which is called October rice harvest. Therefore, it is a spring wine to celebrate longevity.

What solar term is light snow?

Light snow is the twentieth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the second solar term in winter.

Light snow is a solar term reflecting precipitation and temperature, and it is a solar term with high frequency of cold wave and strong cold air activity. The arrival of the light snow solar term means that the weather is getting colder and colder and the precipitation is gradually increasing.

During the light snow solar term, a relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia, and low pressure or trough often appears in Siberia. When moving eastward, there will be a large-scale cold air heading south, and there will be a large-scale gale and cooling weather in the southeast of China.