Ice and snow stain the colors of all things, outlining the edge of winter, the earth quietly warms up, and the news of spring is already on the way. Today at 10:39, we ushered in the last of the 24 solar terms.
Today's cold weather should be "cold" to an "extreme". Although there is rain and fog in Zhejiang, the temperature is always stubborn, and there is no intention of helping to cool down.
"Great Cold" appeared as the finale of the 24 solar terms, in addition to opening the expectation of the approaching New Year, it also brought a period of rainy weather.
Since January 21, Zhejiang has been rainy and rainy. The rain this weekend (22nd, 23rd) is more obvious recently, with moderate rain in some parts of Zhejiang and heavy rain along the coast.
On January 23, the weak cold air slowly moved south, and the province was cloudy and rainy, and the rainfall in some areas was moderate. Until around the 25th, Zhejiang will still maintain this rhythm of overcast and sometimes light rain.
Throughout the weather stage in late January, I am afraid that the rain will sit firmly in the "main coffee", and the sun can only stand on the side as a small supporting role. Fortunately, the temperature pressure is not large, there will be ups and downs, the overall is still high, but the wet and cold feeling created by the rain may linger.
Let's take a look at the weather conditions for the next week
Weekly weather forecast
Today's noon to night: the province is cloudy to cloudy, of which there is sporadic light rain in the southwest region of Zhejiang.
Tomorrow: There will be light rain in the cloudy part of western Zhejiang, and there will be light rain in other areas; there will be light rain in the cloudy part of the province from the middle of the night.
The day after tomorrow: The province is cloudy with light to moderate rain.
January 23: The province is cloudy and rainy, with moderate rainfall in some areas and 8 northerly winds on the coastal sea.
24 January: The province is overcast and sometimes has light rain.
25 January: Light rain in the overcast part of the province.
Night of January 25 to 26: Rainy across the province.
The cold often coincides with the end of the year, the taste of the year is getting stronger and stronger, and every household is preparing for the New Year.
In the north, when it is cold, there is a custom of eating cold cakes. Sweet glutinous rice is made into soft rice cakes, hoping for peace and prosperity every year.
Some southern families will boil delicious chicken soup, drink it warmly, and the cold air seems to disappear.
In addition to the above customs, what else do people do in the cold season?
Small cold big cold
Kill pigs for the New Year
In addition to doing farm work in accordance with the festival, people began to buy New Year paintings, lanterns, firecrackers, incense, slaughtering pigs, filling sausages, cured bacon – in preparation for the Spring Festival.
Sacrifice stove
Sugar sticks to the mouth of the king
During the Great Cold, the twenty-third day of the lunar month is the Festival of Sacrifice Stoves. When the stove is delivered, people put candy, water, beans, and grass on the table in front of the statue of the king of the stove, of which the last three are prepared for the mount of the ascension of the king of the stove. When offering the stove, the Kanto sugar was also cremated and smeared on the mouth of the stove king, in order to prevent the stove king from saying bad things.
The commonly used Vesta God Association often writes words such as "Heaven says good things, returns to the palace to descend auspicious" and "Heaven says good things, and the netherworld guarantees peace".
Tail teeth
Buyers and sellers set up banquets
Tail teeth originate from the custom of worshipping the land as "teeth". The so-called February 2 is the cephalic teeth, and after that, every second and sixteenth day of the first month must be done as "teeth", and the sixteenth day of december in the lunar calendar is exactly the tail teeth.
Tail teeth are eaten with spring cakes like the second of February, and on this day the traders have to set up a banquet, and the white chopped chicken is an indispensable dish at the banquet. It is said that who the chicken head is facing, it means that the boss will fire whom the next year. Therefore, some bosses generally turn their chicken heads towards themselves so that employees can enjoy the food with confidence and have a safe new year when they return home.
Small cold, big cold, no wind and self-cold. At this time, it is necessary to pay attention to continuous warmth and avoid colds, especially in the elderly who suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, chronic bronchitis or emphysema.
In terms of diet, the amount of supplements can be gradually reduced, and the number of radishes, onions, lotus roots, etc. can be moderately increased; cereals and fruits and vegetables with healthy spleen, stomach protection and qi can also be used to regulate the spleen and stomach and prepare for the upcoming spring.
At this time, the weather is cold and dry, the skin is often dry and itchy, in addition to paying attention to skin warmth, you can also massage often; drink more water daily to avoid bathing too frequently. When there is plenty of sunlight, attention should be paid to ventilation.
After the great cold, it is the spring of the new year
We can already glimpse the signs of spring
Winter is just around the corner
Spring is coming to us...
The content is synthesized from People's Daily, Zhejiang Weather, etc