2022-03-24

Cold current 寒流来袭

During Major Cold, as the cold current moves southward, the weather is very cold. Although modern meteorological observation shows that in some regions of China the weather during Major Cold is not colder than Minor1 Cold, the lowest temperatures of the whole year still occur in the Major Cold period in some coastal2 areas.

在大寒期间，随着寒流一路向南，天气会变得非常寒冷。尽管现代气象观测显示，在中国的某些地区，大寒期间的天气并不比小寒更冷，但是在一些沿海地区，全年最低气温仍然出现在大寒期间。

Eating "dispelling3 cold cake" 吃“消寒糕”

During Major Cold, People in Beijing have a habit of eating "dispelling cold cake", a kind of rice cake. In Chinese the word "rice cake" has the same pronunciation with the word "higher in a new year", which symbolizes4 good luck and continual promotion5.

在大寒节气，北京人有吃“消寒糕”的习俗。汉语中的“年糕”与“年高”发音相同，因此象征着好运气和不断高升。

Buying sesame straw 买芝麻杆

Major Cold always coincides with the end of the year in the lunar calendar. In some areas of China, people always fall over each other in eagerness to buy sesame straw during this period