"Slight cold" and "Great cold" are both winter solar terms. Which period is colder in most cases?

In most cases, it will be colder during the slight cold.

According to the meteorological data for many years, the slight cold is basically the lowest temperature in a year, and only a few years have the great cold temperature lower than the slight cold. As soon as the winter solstice arrives, it enters the "Sanjiu", in which "Sanjiu" is the coldest time and always falls within the slight cold solar terms; There is also a folk saying that "a slight cold is better than a severe cold".

In the slight cold season, the direct point of the sun is still in the southern hemisphere, and the heat in the northern hemisphere is still in a state of loss. The heat absorbed during the day is still less than the heat released at night, so the temperature in the northern hemisphere continues to decrease.

After the winter solstice, the cold air frequently goes south, and the temperature continues to drop, and the temperature drops to the lowest during the slight cold and severe cold in a year. There is a folk saying that "it's 239 when it's cold, and it's shivering with cold", which shows the cold degree of solar terms.

The custom of slight cold

1, explore plum?

At this time, wintersweet is in full bloom and red berries are in bud. Choose the best scenic spot with plum blossoms and enjoy it carefully. There is a lonely and elegant fragrance in your nose, and your mind will be refreshed and excited.

2. Ice show?

In the northern provinces of China, people complain that the ice age after winter is very long, from 1 1 month to the following April. Between spring and winter, the river is frozen and thick, and people walk on the ice with sleds. The sled is pulled by a horse, a dog or a rider, who holds a wooden pole and pushes it forward like a gondola. In areas with extremely thick ice surface, most of them have ice beds for pedestrians to play with, and some even race on the ice with skates, which was called ice show in ancient times.

"History of the Song Dynasty" has: "The story stays in the house, but fortunately it is in the backyard, making an ice show." "Textual research on the old news of the Forbidden City" records: "West of Xihuamen is Xiyuanmen, which is called Xiyuanmen. The entrance is Taiye Pool. In winter, Chen Bing plays, studies and gains. "

According to the old custom of Beiping in Yiqingge Miscellaneous Copy: "Those who do good deeds in Jishuitan in Ming Dynasty must have more than ten beds, with a laundry list of wine vessels, and it is also fun to spread them on them and drink them in ice." ?

3. La Worship?

"Slight cold" is the solar term of the twelfth lunar month. Because the ancients held a La Worship to worship the gods in December, the December in which La Worship lived was called the twelfth lunar month. The wooden meaning of wax is "connection", which means the handover of the old and the new. La Worship is one of the ancient sacrificial customs in China, which was formed as far back as the pre-Qin period.

Han Ying robbed the "Pass". Righteousness says: "A wax hunter hunts animals to worship his ancestors. In other words, you say wax, you get it, and new things are handed in. So I will make great sacrifices to repay you. "

"La Worship" has three meanings. One is to show that you don't forget the origin of yourself and your family, and to express your reverence and nostalgia for your ancestors. The second is to offer sacrifices to the gods and thank them for their contribution to agriculture in the past year. Third, people work hard all year round, and at this time, farming has stopped, so have fun. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the custom of "La Worship" has been practiced for several generations, from emperors, governors to ordinary people, and everyone is no exception.