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today
We have the last solar terms of winter
It is also one of the twenty-four solar terms
The last solar term – the Great Cold
During the coldest season of the year
The wind is fierce, and the snow is cold
The solar cycle took a turn
Prepare to start the new year's reincarnation
On January 16, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, the cold festival is coming, and the ancient Huaihe Wetland Park is full of southern bamboo, and the red leaves are very gratifying. Image source: Visual China
Wait for five days
The ancients divided the great cold into three seasons
"One waits for the first breast of the chicken; the second waits for the bird to be sick; the third waits for the water to be strong"
At this time
The hens begin to hatch their chicks
Falcons and other birds hunt quickly
The ice in the waters is thick
Of course, things are bound to be reversed
Freezing to the extreme also means ablation
"Little cold, big cold, another year"
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At the end of the year in the cold
There is a folk saying that "the great cold greets the New Year"
People carry out all kinds of family activities
Warm up the cold days
Prepare for the New Year
On January 11, at the Dongjiangyin Street Vegetable Market in the old town of Huangpu District, Shanghai, a variety of wax flavors came into view, full of New Year's flavor. Image source: Visual China
In Foshan, Guangdong
People would cook sticky rice in a clay pot
Achieve the effect of cold and nourishment
There is also a custom of eating cold cakes in the Beijing area
As a kind of rice cake
Both can warm the wind and cold
Eating on this cold day also has the meaning of "high age"
It means that every year is safe and ascends step by step
In addition, it is the cold season
People also compete to buy sesame straw
Chinese New Year's Eve night
Children crush sesame stalks that have been spread on the side of the road
Harmonic "stepping on the age"
It has the beautiful meaning of "sesame blossoms are getting higher and higher"
Scarlett the giant panda is active in the outdoor venue of the Panda Pavilion (infographic). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Song
In the last solar term
Let's walk through the cold together and embrace the warmth
Looking forward to the approaching Chinese New Year
Looking forward to the surprises of the coming year
Source: People's Daily News
Editor-in-charge: Li Liang, Song Chao