Heavy snow marks the official start of the mid-winter season; "twenty-four solar term" said: "Heavy snow, November Festival, so far and snow is also abundant." At this time, the snow often falls heavily and widely, hence the name heavy snow.
The most common solar terms in heavy snow are cooling, raining or snowing. According to statistics, the month with the most strong cold air in China is in the lunar calendar 1 1 month. After the strong cold air, the average temperature in most parts of the north1February is between -20℃ and -5℃, and there will be rain or frost in the south. Strong cold air can often bring rainy or snowy days.
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The custom of heavy snow: ?
1, cured bacon. "Light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". As soon as the heavy snow arrived, every household was busy pickling "salty goods". The reason for this custom is that it is not easy to keep fresh in ancient times. In order to welcome the arrival of the New Year, people choose to preserve meat products that are not perishable. ?
2. Watch the river closure. "The land is sealed with light snow, and the river is sealed with heavy snow". In the north, there is a natural landscape of "thousands of miles of ice are frozen, and the snow is floating in Wan Li". In the south, there are also charming pictures of "snowflakes flying and silvery all over the sky". In the solar term of heavy snow, the ice in the river is frozen, and people can enjoy skating and playing. ?
3. Drink sweet potato porridge. After the heavy snow, the temperature gradually became cold, and people put on winter clothes to prevent freezing and frostbite. There is a saying among the people in northern Shandong that "when the door is blocked, people only drink red sticky porridge", which means that it's cold and no longer visits, but only drinks warm sweet potato porridge at home. ?
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