The cold is reversed and the cycle is about to begin
The Great Cold is the last of the twenty-four solar terms and is celebrated from January 20th to 21st every year. Dahan, like Xiaohan, is a solar term that indicates the degree of cold weather. Dahan means that the weather is extremely cold. The Great Cold is between March and April, when cold waves move south frequently, causing strong winds and low temperatures to intensify. As the snow on the ground does not melt, it presents a severe cold scene of ice and snow, and freezing temperatures.
Folk custom activities
Eating glutinous rice
On the day of the Great Cold, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice in Guangdong. Eat Nuo, that is, eat glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is sweet in taste and warm in nature, and it has a nourishing effect against cold when eaten. On the eve of the Great Cold, every household will cook a pot of fragrant glutinous rice, mixed with preserved meat, dried shrimps, dried squid, mushrooms, etc. to welcome the arrival of the Great Cold.
Preparing for the New Year
Every time when the cold season comes, people start busy preparing for the New Year. They go to the New Year market, buy New Year goods, write Spring Festival couplets, prepare various foods, sweep dust and clean things, remove the old and cloth, pickle sausages and bacon, and welcome the Lunar New Year. 's arrival
Eating cold-reducing cakes
The custom of eating cold-reducing cakes in the Great Cold has a long history in Beijing. Xiaohan cake is a type of rice cake made from glutinous rice. After eating, it has the effect of warming up wind and cold, moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen. People eat rice cakes on the Great Cold Day, which also means "new year" and auspicious meaning.
Drink chicken soup
In the cold winter months, Nanjing people have added stews and soups to their daily diet. The Great Cold is around the 49th day of the lunar calendar. In Nanjing, the traditional food custom of "one chicken on the 19th day" is still respected by many families. On the day of the Great Cold, people will add ginseng, wolfberry, black fungus, etc. to stew chicken soup to drink.
The first cold wave this year is coming
The first cold wave in 2024 is getting ready. It is expected that the cold wave will bring severe cooling to the central and eastern regions from the 20th to the 23rd. After penetrating into the south, it will also bring heavy snowfall over a large area.
20, the rain and snow weather briefly weakened, and it was mainly rainy in most of the south. On the 21st, the south entered blizzard mode, with severe to heavy snowfall and local heavy snowfall in some areas in the eastern part of the Western Sichuan Plateau, southwestern Hubei, northwestern Hunan, eastern Chongqing, and northeastern Guizhou.
Meteorological experts reminded that in the next week, there will be frequent rain and snow in the central and eastern regions, and the temperature will fluctuate greatly. Even South China, which has rarely been favored by cold air, will also experience severe cooling. The temperature in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian will drop below 10℃. , the lowest temperature in Nanling will drop to freezing point.
Safety tips
During the cold season
Strong winds, rain and snow are frequent
Pay attention to road traffic safety when traveling
When heating at home
Pay attention to the safety of fire, electricity and gas
Beware of accidents caused by improper use of heating equipment
Affected by seasonality
The probability of some accidents will increase.
How to prevent accidents during winter production?
Look at the picture to find out!
Solar terms poster drawing: Yin Yanbo
