Every year, on February 7th or 8th of/kloc-0, when the solar meridian reaches 255 degrees, it is a "heavy snow" which is one of the twenty-four solar terms. Heavy snow, as the name implies, has a large amount of snow. The ancients said, "The great one is prosperous, and the snow is prosperous at this point.". At this time, the snow often falls heavily and widely, hence the name heavy snow.

The custom of heavy snow and solar terms

1, enjoy the snow

In the northern region, whenever it snows, many people have the habit of enjoying snow, stepping on snow and making snowman.

2. Skating

Skating is the pomegranate ice, which is one of the winter games. It was called ice play in ancient times.

3. Festival of Sacrifice to God

Sacrificial festivals are held on November 12th of the lunar calendar every year. It is in the snow season at this time. Every morning on this day, every family in the village prepares a hearty breakfast. The most important thing is to cook a pig heart as a special sacrifice to the "animal husbandry god" before meals.

Other solar terms

Beginning of spring, long summer, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter: It is the way that the ancients divided the four seasons. It means the beginning of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The date of beginning of spring is around February 4 of the Gregorian calendar every year; Long summer is around May 6th of the Gregorian calendar every year; Beginning of autumn is around August 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year; Beginning of winter is around the 7th of the Gregorian calendar 1 1 month every year.

Equinox, autumnal equinox: It means that day and night are equally divided. These two days are equal in length, and at the same time, the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox divide spring and autumn into two sections. Spring is divided into March 2 1 calendar year; Autumn is divided into years around September 23rd of Gregorian calendar.

Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice: It means that hot summer and cold winter have arrived. Because the days on the summer solstice are the longest and the days on the winter solstice are the shortest, the ancients called them long days and short days respectively. The summer solstice is around June 22nd of the Gregorian calendar every year; The winter solstice is around the Gregorian calendar1February 22nd every year.

Rain: refers to the drought period has passed, and the rainfall began to increase gradually. Rainwater is around February 19 of Gregorian calendar every year.

Sting: Animals hibernate and wake up. The ancients thought that it was the thunder in spring that woke the hibernating animals, so it was called sting. The fright is around March 6 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Qingming: refers to the season when the weather is clear and clean, the vegetation turns green and spring returns to the earth. The Qingming date is around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Grain Rain: As the ancients said, "Rain gives birth to a hundred valleys". At this time, the rain increased obviously, which promoted the grain to grow sturdily. The date in Grain Rain is around April 20th of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Xiaoman: refers to the summer crops that start to ear, but the grains are not yet full and are maturing. Xiaoman is around May 2 1 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Ear seed: refers to crops such as barley and wheat with awns that are ripe for harvesting.

Summer heat, summer heat: both mean hot. Slight summer heat is when it just starts to get hot; The summer heat is the hottest time. The summer heat is around July 7 of the Gregorian calendar every year; Summer is around July 23rd of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Summer heat: refers to the cold weather, and the hot summer is over and hidden. Summer is around August 23rd of the Gregorian calendar every year.

White dew and cold dew: The temperature drops, and the fog at night can be condensed into white and crystal dew. The Millennium is around September 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year; Cold dew is around1October 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

First frost: It's getting colder and colder, and the water vapor condenses into granular frost. First frost is around Gregorian calendar1October 23rd every year.

Light snow and heavy snow: it begins to snow after winter, and light snow and heavy snow indicate the degree of snow falling. The more the weather in Leng Xue, the bigger it is. Light snow is around the 22nd of Gregorian calendar 1 1 month every year; The heavy snow is around the Gregorian calendar1February 7 every year.

Slight cold, severe cold: indicates the degree of cold. Slight cold refers to the early stage of cold; Great cold refers to the coldest day of the year. Slight cold is around the 6 th of Gregorian calendar 1 month every year; The severe cold is around the 20th of Gregorian calendar 1 month every year.