What are the customs of the heavy snow solar term? The specific time of the heavy snow solar term this year
Heavy snow is the 21st of the 24 solar terms and the third in winter. The arrival of heavy snow in the solar term means that the weather will be colder and colder, and the possibility of snow will increase greatly. So what is the date of this year's heavy snow solar term and what are the customs in the north and south?
1、 Specific date of heavy snow solar term
Heavy snow, douzhigui, the sun reaches 255 degrees of the Yellow meridian, and the festival time is December 6-8 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
2、 Snow solar terms and customs in the South and North
Nanjing Bacon
In the snow solar term, Nanjing, China has always had the custom of "snow cured meat". In ancient times, the custom originated from preventing a monster called "Nian". Nanjing people have an old saying 'marinate the meat in the snow and fill the mouth in the new year'. It is said that if you are busy pickling meat during the snowy solar term, you can enjoy the delicious food during the Chinese New Year.
Wenzhou eats dog meat
As the saying goes, "sell dog meat by hanging sheep's head". In fact, Wenzhou people have always said that "fragrant meat warms the stomach in winter". This fragrant meat is dog meat. Cold winter is the best time to eat dog meat and tonic. There is a record in Daming materia medica that "yellow dog tonic benefits people, and the aftercolor is slightly tonic".
Wenzhou Tanger
"Sugar guest, take it slowly, and Xiao Xier follows a large class." Every time before and after the 'heavy snow' solar term, there will be a scene of 'mixing sugar' on the streets of Wenzhou. Local malt sugar workshops provide the whole page of malt sugar to small traders who carry the burden of walking through the streets, commonly known as' sugar customers'.