What does Xiaoxue mean? Analysis of the origin of the Xiaoxue solar term!
Introduction: Different solar terms represent different climate changes, and the same is true for the Xiaoxue solar term. So what does Xiaoxue mean? Let’s analyze the origin of the Xiaoxue solar term! Follow the editor to learn more about it! Want to know more about the days in the tenth month of the lunar calendar in 2018? Please pay attention to our Shui Mo Xiansheng website’s special topic on the October lunar month!What does Xiaoxue mean?Every year on November 22nd or 23rd, when the sun reaches 240° of the ecliptic longitude, it is the Minor Snow. The "Collection of Explanations of the 72 Seasonal Changes" says: "In mid-October, rain falls but is thinned by the cold air, so it condenses into snow. The word "minor" means not yet severe." During this period, the weather gradually becomes colder, and the average first snowfall in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River basically coincides with the Minor Snow season. Although it has started to snow, the amount of snow is generally small and it freezes at night and melts during the day. If the cold air is strong and the warm and humid air currents are relatively active, heavy snow is possible. For example, from November 15 to 20, 1993, some winter wheat-growing areas in the north experienced heavy to severe snowfall.Analysis of the origin of the Xiaoxue solar term!"Xiaoxue" is a festival that reflects weather phenomena. "Xiaoxue" occurs in the second half of November in the Gregorian calendar and the second half of October in the lunar calendar. The snow is light and there is no snow accumulation on the ground. This is exactly the original meaning of the solar term "Xiaoxue". The ancient book "Qunfangpu" said: "The weather is cold and it is about to snow in Xiaoxue, but the ground is not very cold and the snow is not heavy." That is to say, by the "Xiaoxue" festival, due to the cold weather, the precipitation form changes from rain to snow, but at this time because "the ground is not very cold", it snows less frequently and the amount of snow is not large, so it is called Xiaoxue. Therefore, Xiaoxue indicates the starting time and degree of snowfall. Xiaoxue, like Yushui, Guyu and other solar terms, is a solar term that directly reflects precipitation.Analysis of customs of Xiaoxue solar term:Xiaoxue customs: pickled baconThere is a folk custom of "pickle food in winter to store for the winter". After a light snowfall, the temperature drops sharply and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time to process bacon. After the Minor Snow solar term, some farmers start making sausages and bacon so that they can enjoy the delicious food during the Spring Festival. Hangzhou people often take advantage of this solar term to pickle duck and bacon. Xiaoxue customs: tasting glutinous rice cakes In some places in the south, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice cakes in the tenth month of the lunar calendar. In ancient times, glutinous rice cake was a traditional festival offering in the southern region. It was originally used by farmers as an offering to the cow god. There is a saying "On the tenth day of the tenth month, glutinous rice cakes are burned", which refers to the sacrificial event. Xiaoxue customs: eating shaved soup Around the beginning of the first snow, the Tujia people started their annual folk activity of "killing the New Year pig and welcoming the New Year", adding a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "Pao Tang" is a custom of the Tujia people. In the folk activity of "killing the New Year pig and welcoming the New Year", the delicacy made by carefully cooking the high-quality fresh pork that is still hot is called "Pao Tang". Xiaoxue customs: drying fish During the light snow, fishermen along the coast of central and southern Taiwan will start drying fish and storing dry food. Schools of mullet will come to the Taiwan Strait around the time of Xiaoxue, along with swordfish, sandfish, etc. A Taiwanese proverb: The beans in October are so fat that you can’t see the end. It refers to the fact that in the Budai area of Chiayi County, you can catch “bean fish” in the tenth month of the lunar calendar. |
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