What day is the Great Cold in the Gregorian calendar? When is the Great Cold?
Dahan is the last solar term among the 24 solar terms. So, which day of the Gregorian calendar is Dahan? When is the Great Cold? Let’s take a look at the following content!What day is the Great Cold in the Gregorian calendar?The Great Cold solar term in 2021 is on January 20, 2021 (December 8, the lunar year of Gengzi) at 4:36What are the customs of Dahan?1. "Eating glutinous rice"On this day of the Great Cold, it was popular among ancient people to eat food made from glutinous rice. 2. "Drink porridge" That is what the saying "drinking Laba porridge" refers to the custom of drinking porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. This porridge is made by boiling rice, beans, dates, lotus, peanuts, wolfberries, chestnuts, nuts, longans, raisins, walnut kernels, etc. 3. “Doing Teeth” Also known as "doing a tooth sacrifice", it was originally a ceremony to worship the God of Land. The common name of having a good meal as "doing a tooth sacrifice" comes from this. There are two kinds of teeth celebration: the first tooth and the last tooth. The first tooth is on the second day of the second lunar month, and the last tooth is on the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. The whole family sits together to celebrate the last tooth. 4. Dust Removal Also known as "removing the old" and "beating the dust". Dust removal is usually carried out on the 23rd and 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is the day of "worshiping the kitchen god". When cleaning dust, one should avoid talking and believe in "making fortune in silence". What is the significance of Great Cold?Dahan is the last solar term among the 24 solar terms and is the coldest day in most areas, especially in the south. In addition, the Great Cold also indicates that the Beginning of Spring is approaching, reminding people to prepare for farming. Therefore, Dahan has a very high status among the 24 solar terms. It even has the meaning of changing luck and fortune among folks. Therefore, every time the day of Dahan comes, folks have the custom of eating dumplings and worshiping the land. |
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