Chinanews client, Beijing, October 23 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) "Withered grass and white frost, cold windows and new shadows." Frost is the last solar term in autumn.
After the frost, the freezing winter in the north is approaching.
In this seemingly bleak time, there are also many warm childhood memories.
"Frost and frost, move flowers into the house"
As early as the spring and autumn, people have used the method of Tugui to measure the shadow of the sun to determine the four solar terms of the spring equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice.
During the Warring States Period, the twenty-four solar terms had already appeared, but the names and positions of individual names were different.
Data map: With the arrival of the frosty solar terms, the red leaves of Fragrant Mountain have also entered the best viewing season when the forests are full of layers, the mountains are red, and the mountains are in full swing.
Photo by Jin Shuo, China News Network reporter
During the year, in chronological order, frost is the last solar term in autumn.
For many parts of the country, frost is the day when the cold arrives. The folk saying goes "Frost and frost, move flowers into the house."
People generally call the first frost that appears in autumn "early frost" or "first frost".
There is also a saying that Zaoshuang can also be called "chrysanthemum frost" because it happens to be in full bloom at this time.
For the workers, the autumn harvest is still not over.
As the saying goes, "the frost will see the frost, and the rice grains will be full of warehouses." In many places, people can still be seen busy in the countryside and fields.
Frost falls, does not necessarily mean "frost falls"
Although the frosty solar term has arrived, it does not mean that entering this solar term will definitely "fall frost."
Here, the name "frost" is more to mean that the temperature drops sharply during this season, and the temperature difference between day and night increases, and people will also feel that it is colder in the morning and evening.
The impact of temperature changes on the natural world is obvious.
In the past, the Frost Festival was considered to be the transition from the Yang Qi to Tibet, so there is also the saying that "frosts kill all herbs". After the frosts, many plants gradually lose their vitality, and the world becomes bleak.
Data map: The golden persimmons are full of the front and back of the house, and there is a bright yellow color.
Photo by Wang Xiaoyong
Persimmons, mutton...what can you eat tonic?
In some places, persimmons are eaten during frost.
For example, there is a proverb that "shuangjiang eats Ding persimmon will not have a runny nose."
Some people say that they have to eat fungus on this day of frost, otherwise their lips will crack throughout the winter.
The weather is getting colder and the body needs more energy. There has always been a saying in the folk that "replenishing winter is not as good as replenishing frost", and the food customs are quite distinctive.
During the frost season, there are folk customs of "potting lamb", "potting lamb's head" and "welcoming frost rabbit meat".
It is mentioned in "Twenty-Four Solar Terms and Folk Customs" that the northern folks ate Yingshuang rice dumplings and Yingshuang rabbits during the frost in the Qing Dynasty.
Yingshuang Rabbit is a hare. In the Ming Dynasty court, it was combined with Double Ninth Festival to eat Deng Gao Yingshuang spicy rabbit.
In addition, due to frost is the last solar term in autumn.
In the past, people also attached great importance to it. In some places, there were customs such as killing off evil and tomb sweeping. The main purpose was to pray for good weather and safe life.
Warm memories of childhood
Autumn is the season when everything is dead, especially when the frost falls, and winter is about to come. When the yellow leaves are withered, people's emotions are often not very high. The ancients used the sentence "Who is drunk in the frost forest? ".
Data map: During the frost season, Qingshui County, Tianshui City, southeast Gansu, is covered with red mountains and full of forests.
Photo by Yang Zhaokang
However, Frost also had many trivial and warm things to do.
After the frost arrives, the weather becomes cold. In the north, people have to start preparing for the winter. For example, in terms of heating, it is necessary to check whether the chimney of the stove is damaged and repair it if it is broken.
In the past, there were relatively few fresh vegetables in winter. People would buy vegetables that are easy to store in advance, such as Chinese cabbage, etc., or pickle some pickles, add ginger, pepper or other seasonings, which are quite delicious.
In your childhood memories, what warm memories do you have when the frost comes?
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