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CTOnews.com news on October 23, today is Frosts Descent in the 24 solar terms. Frosts Descent usually comes before October 23 of the Gregorian calendar. Cotton white ten thousand hectares of harvest busy, several condensation began Frosts Descent. Frosts Descent means that the weather is getting colder and the first frost appears. This is the last solar term in autumn, which means that autumn goes to winter.

To be exact, when the sun reaches the yellow longitude of 210 °, the dew condenses into frost, that is, Frosts Descent. In meteorology, the first frost in autumn is generally called "early frost" or "first frost". The "late frost" or "final frost" needs to wait until the last frost in spring. Between the end of spring and the beginning of autumn, it is called a frost-free period.

As a folk saying goes, "late rice is afraid of frost coming early." The earlier the first frost, the greater the harm to crops. Between the north and south of China, the time span of the first frost is also very large, the earliest is in the north of Daxing'an Mountains, the first frost will come at the end of August. In Shandong, the stronghold of CTOnews.com, frost can not be seen until early November. If you want to go to Guangzhou, you may not see the frost until early January.

▲ comes from the Cloud Calendar Express Edition Frosts Descent's origin "monthly order 72 weather collection solution": in September, the gas is dry and condensed, and the dew turns into frost. When the weather gets colder, the dew condenses into frost. In ancient times, people also divided Frosts Descent into three periods, namely: the jackals were sacrificed animals, the plants were yellow, and the stings were salty. The jackal began to catch its prey, sacrifice the beast, sacrifice the heaven with the beast, and sacrifice the meaning of autumn gold; the leaves of the earth were withered and yellow; the stings were all motionless and did not eat in the cave, and bowed their heads to go into hibernation.

Frosts Descent agricultural proverb in ancient times, people's labor production is mainly based on farming. At that time, people did not have modern high-tech methods for farming. In order to increase crop yields and to identify suitable seasons for farming throughout the year, 24 solar terms are divided. In addition, through years of experience, people have summed up many agricultural proverbs:

Shanxi Province

When Cold Dew grasps autumn ploughing, autumn harvest and autumn planting do not relax. Picking cotton, planing potato and stubble wheat combined with autumn watering can be carried out quickly. Irrigate the land and collect feed for afforestation, and change the seeds of yam in different places.

Hebei

Cold Dew Frosts Descent harvested soybeans. Pay close attention to the market and put it into storage in time. Late stubble wheat, surprise sowing. Harvest the mountain grass so that you can feed the cattle. Plant a few mu of spinach and rape. Next spring, you can get an early harvest.

Shandong

As soon as Frosts Descent arrived, the weather became colder and colder. Hold on to the harvest, sweet potato peanuts. Cut dried melons in the sun while the sun shines. Sweet potatoes go into the cellar and you can't relax. The situation of seedlings in the wheat field should be examined carefully. Lack of seedlings and break ridges, replant in time.

Xinjiang

Cold Dew and Frosts Descent in October, the autumn is crisp and the wind is cool. The first frost in northern Xinjiang was in the first ten days, while Frosts Descent in southern Xinjiang saw autumn frost. Pay close attention to autumn watering and winter irrigation, and the fruits of labor will be stored quickly. The livestock fattened and bred, and hauled the forage to the winter farm.

Jiangsu Province

Cold Dew had no green rice, Frosts Descent fell together.

Shanghai

Cold Dew picked up Frosts Descent in October. He was busy with autumn harvest, autumn planting, winter work, late rice threshing, cotton drying, fine harvest, fine harvest and good collection.

Anhui Province

After Cold Dew harvested, Frosts Descent turned the ground over.

Hunan

Cold Dew and Frosts Descent arrived in October to harvest late rice and dig potatoes.

Fujian

Cold Dew frost came in October, rice fragrance was yellow one by one, winter planting plans to accumulate enough fertilizer, and more tool rice appeared on the stage.

In late autumn, Frosts Descent has a high incidence of respiratory diseases. Eating more pears, apples, olives, ginkgo, onions, mustard, radish and other foods that have the effect of moistening dryness and relieving cough, rubbing both sides of the nose wings of Yingxiang acupoints, practicing the phonetic skills of "hiss", and so on, all help us to prevent respiratory diseases.

In addition, the gradual cold weather, improper local warmth of the body or increased metabolism of the human body to adapt to the stimulation of cold have led to an increase in the incidence of diseases such as chronic stomach disease and "old cold legs". In particular, people with a history of digestive tract ulcers should pay special attention to self-maintenance, adhere to the doctor's guidance for treatment, and avoid taking food and drugs that are irritating to the gastrointestinal mucosa.

Chestnut has the effect of nourishing stomach and spleen, tonifying kidney and strengthening muscle, promoting blood circulation and stopping blood, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, which is a good tonic at this time. Vegetables covered with frost, such as spinach and wax gourd, taste particularly delicious. Frost-beaten fruits, such as grapes, are sweet.

The ancients generally ate both mutton and rabbit in autumn. People in Fujian and Taiwan want to eat supplements on Frosts Descent's day. There is a proverb in southern Fujian that "it is better to make up Frosts Descent than to make up for everything in a year." Some places to eat tomatoes, think that this can protect against the cold, can strengthen bones and muscles. The saying of the old man in Quanzhou is: Frosts Descent eats Ding persimmon and will not have a runny nose. In some places, it is said that Frosts Descent should eat razor sticks on this day, otherwise his lips would crack all winter.

Frosts Descent custom appreciates chrysanthemum

Frosts Descent season is when chrysanthemums are in full bloom. At this time, the folk will hold a chrysanthemum meeting. To express love and respect for chrysanthemums. There is a small-scale chrysanthemum party held by rich and noble people, so they don't have to go out of their homes. A hundred pots of famous chrysanthemums were collected in front of Frosts Descent and placed in the Guangsha, the front porch was light, and the chrysanthemum tower was also built. Put good wine and food in front of the chrysanthemum tower, first the family according to the young and old order, bow and bow to worship the chrysanthemum god, and then drink and enjoy the chrysanthemum, write poems and splash ink. On the other hand, most of the scholars in Beijing held chrysanthemum meetings in Tianning Temple, Tao ran Pavilion, Dragon claw Huai and other places.

Eat persimmon

Frosts Descent is the last solar term in autumn. At this time, there is a custom of eating persimmons in many areas of the south. As the saying goes, "Frosts Descent won't have a runny nose when he eats persimmons." People believe that if Frosts Descent eats persimmons, he won't catch a cold and have a runny nose in winter. In fact, because persimmons are fully mature before and after Frosts Descent, persimmons in this season are thin-skinned, meaty, delicious and nutritious, so they are deeply loved by the broad masses of people. As a result, Frosts Descent formed the custom of eating persimmons in season. Frosts Descent season, when persimmons mature, in some parts of our country there is the custom of Frosts Descent season to eat persimmons. At this time, the weather turned cold, people think that eating persimmon can not only protect against cold and keep warm, but also repair bones and muscles, which is very suitable for Frosts Descent to eat in season. For example, in southern Fujian, as the saying goes, "it is better to replenish Frosts Descent than to make it through in one year." People think that if you eat persimmons in this season, you won't catch a cold and have a runny nose in winter.

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Frosts Descent is the last solar term in autumn. people also attach great importance to it, and there are also customs such as dispelling evil and sweeping graves, in order to pray for good weather and a happy and healthy life. For example, in some places such as Yantai, Shandong Province, on this day, people will go to the western suburbs to welcome the frost; in the brilliant areas of Guangdong, Frosts Descent had the custom of "sending taro ghosts". In Frosts Descent's season, people would pile up the Hanoi tower with tiles and put dry wood inside the tower to light it. The more prosperous the fire, the better until the tiles were red, and then the Hanoi tower would be pushed down and the taro would be hot with the red tiles. This is called "taro pot" locally, and finally the tiles would be thrown out of the village. This is the "taro delivery ghost". In this way, people seek evil and welcome auspiciousness.

Sweep the grave

In ancient times, people had to visit graves in Frosts Descent's season. According to the "Qing Tongli" records: "year cold food and frost fall festival, worship sweep expansion Quan, during the period of plain clothing to the tomb, with wine writing and diamond cutting tools; weekly service sealed trees, cut off bauhinia grass, so it is called tomb sweeping." Nowadays, Frosts Descent's custom of sweeping tombs is rare. However, Frosts Descent's "Cold clothes Festival" on the first day of October is still popular among the people. Cold clothes Festival, also known as "October Dynasty", "ancestor worship Festival", "Hades Festival", "Ghost Festival" and so on, together with Ching Ming Festival and Ghost Festival, is called the three "Ghost Festival". In order to avoid the ancestors' cold in the underworld, on the night of the Cold clothes Festival, people burn five-color (red, yellow, blue, white, black) paper with cotton outside the door, and pour the dumplings into a gray circle, which means that the weather is cold. Send clothes to the ancestors to protect them from the cold. The Cold clothes Festival places today's nostalgia and compassion for the dead, and it is also a day for relatives to send warm clothes to the people they care about.

Feed and supplement

In addition, there is a folk saying that it is better to make up for winter than to make up for Frosts Descent. Frosts Descent season, the weather is getting colder and colder, folk food customs are also very distinctive. People think that "tonifying Chongyang" first and then "tonifying Frosts Descent", and "autumn tonic" is more important than "winter tonic". Therefore, Frosts Descent season, there is a folk "stewed mutton", "stewed sheep head", "welcome frost rabbit meat" eating custom. As the saying goes, eat whatever you eat, it is said that eating stewed sheep's head is helpful to the treatment of diseases such as "head wind". There are also records in medical books that add "four treasures" and "eight treasures" tonic to cook mutton, which can assist in the treatment of lung disease and malaria. Yingshuang rabbit meat is frosted (that is, Frosts Descent) rabbit meat, at this time the rabbit meat taste delicious, high nutritional value.

Note: this article is originally from CTOnews.com "Frosts Descent Today: the West Wind strikes Dream, tomorrow morning Sun Red", slightly revised, the data come from the Internet and encyclopedia.

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