What is the origin of the blizzard term
4hw.org: at 6:33 today, the blizzard solar term comes; blizzard, November Festival, so it's snowy; after the winter solstice, the basket water will not leak, and the lowest temperature in most areas will fall to 0 ℃ or below; 'auspicious snow heralds a good year': the snow can store the water needed for the growth of crops in the next year; 'take hot porridge in the morning, diet for dinner', drink more water, eat warm supplements, and often drink porridge Do you want to wait;
"Heavy snow" is the 21st solar term in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, and also the third solar term in winter, marking the official start of the midwinter season; it depends on the sun reaching 255 degrees in the Yellow longitude. "The moon makes seventy-two waiting for the interpretation" said: 'heavy snow, November Festival, so far and snow Sheng also. "Heavy snow means that the weather is colder and the possibility of snowfall is greater than that of light snow. It does not mean that the snowfall must be very large.
Heavy snow is on December 6 or 7 or 8 every year, when the sun reaches the Yellow longitude by 255 degrees. The custom activities include watching the river closure, salting 'salty goods', the custom food includes red date cake, etc., and the agricultural activities cultivate strong seedlings.
The origin of heavy snow term
Heavy snow solar terms, the sun's yellow longitude reaches 255 degrees. Heavy snow, as the name suggests, has a lot of snow. The ancients said: 'big, Sheng also, so far and snow Sheng also'. At this time, snow often falls in a wide range.
At this time, the lowest temperature in most areas of our country has dropped to 0 ℃ or below. Often in the front of strong cold air cold and warm air confrontation area, there will be heavy snow, or even blizzard. It can be seen that the term of heavy snow refers to the beginning time and amount of snow during this period. Like the terms of light snow, rain and grain rain, it directly reflects the term of precipitation.
There are three seasons in the snow season: 'one is when the bunting doesn't sound; the other is when the tiger begins to make friends; the third is when the litchi comes out. 'it means that the cold weather makes the trumpet bird no longer chirp; it's the peak period of Yin Qi. The so-called boom and bust, the Yang Qi has sprouted, and the tiger has begun to courtship behavior;' Liting 'is a kind of orchid grass, which feels the sprout of Yang Qi and draws out new buds.
It is often said that 'auspicious snow means a good year'. Winter snow covers the land, keeping the temperature around the ground and crops from falling very low due to the cold current. Winter crops create a good winter environment. When the snow melts, the soil moisture content is increased to meet the needs of crop growth in spring. The content of nitrogen compounds in snow water is 5 times of that in common rain water, which has a certain effect on fertility. There is a saying that "this year's wheat cover is made of three layers of quilt, and next year's bread is on the pillow".