In this season, nature is decorated with snow. Snowflakes fly all over the sky like butterflies. The earth is covered with thick snow, and the mountains and rivers are beautifully decorated. The arrival of heavy snow has brought people a fairy tale world.
The solar term of heavy snow not only brings beautiful scenery, but also has a lot of influence on people's lives. The roads are covered with snow, which brings great inconvenience to people's travel. However, heavy snow also makes the air fresh and reduces pollutants in the air. In rural areas, farmers can use this season to plow their fields in winter to prepare for agricultural production in the coming year.
In addition, the solar term of heavy snow is still a traditional tonic season. People can strengthen their physique and resist the cold by eating some nutritious food. Common tonic foods are mutton, dog meat, beef and other meats, as well as red dates, medlar and other medicinal materials.
The custom of heavy snow
1, ice storage
In ancient times, there were no refrigerators and electric fans. In order to enjoy ice cubes in hot summer, people store a lot of ice cubes during heavy snow, whether official or private. The custom of storing ice has a very long history. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ice bank in China was quite large.
2. bacon
As the saying goes, "Before the Chinese New Year, the eaves became fat first". It is said that during the solar term of heavy snow, people began to pickle meat, and many houses hung pickled meat, sausages, salted fish and other pickles on the doorways and windowsills, forming a very beautiful scenic line.
3. Watch the river closure
"Light snow seals the land and heavy snow seals the river". In the north, there is a natural landscape of "thousands of miles frozen, Wan Li snowing". In the south, there is also a charming picture of "snowflakes dancing and white clothes wrapped". Heavy snow and solar terms, the ice in the river is frozen, so we can start skating and playing.