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Lebo narrator -- Hanna

The twenty-four solar terms "author | ying-jie song

Major Cold is the last solar term in the 24 solar terms. It occurs around January 20 when the sun reaches the longitude of 300°. Major Cold means the weather is extremely cold. "Shushi Tongkou · Tianshi" quoted "Three rites Yi Zong" :" Major cold for the middle, the shape of the minor cold, so it is called big...... The opposite pole of cold is called the Great Cold.

As a popular saying goes, "Minor cold is not as good as major cold, and the day gets warmer after the major cold." Major Cold is an important time of the year when Yin and Yang change and the turning point when winter ends and spring comes. In the first hou, chickens begin to milk. The cold never hinders the reproduction of life. Chicks break out of their shells and take baby steps. Two signs of birds, eagle circling in the air, sharp eyes staring at the earth looking for a new harvest; Three Hou water Ze belly firm, frozen thousands of rivers, but under the ice is the flow of water.

After the Big Cold, the Lunar New Year will open its arms to us. At this time, every family begins a "busy year" : catching up on the New Year's gathering and preparing New Year's goods. Buy new clothes, write New Year couplets, the flavor of the New Year is also accompanied by memories of the hometown of every corner quietly come to you and me.

Major Cold is also a "food festival", a feast for the taste buds of "foodies". The custom of eating "dispellingcold cake" has a long history in Beijing. "Eliminating Cold cake" is a kind of rice cake. Eating rice cake on the day of Major Cold means "New Year high", with good luck, peace and promotion every year. Different Big Cold foods are popular all over the country, but there is one common flavor that haunts people day and night -- "hometown flavor".

Poster production and editing by Xin Jiaying

Video production: Wang Minghui

Photo: Lobo Gallery

Final adjudication: Li Shiqing, Sun Li

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