Reading guide: "It's cold or not, it depends on the weather on August 8", tomorrow August 8, it's so cold that you cry this winter? Here comes the answer.
Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, a flash, tomorrow is the eighth day of the eighth month of the year of the dragon in Jiachen, this day is not simple, extraordinary, in traditional Chinese culture, August 8 is considered to be an auspicious day, because "eight" in Chinese culture symbolizes "hair", so this day is regarded as a day of doubling wealth and good luck, and August 8 is a special day.
In folklore, the eighth day of the eighth month of August is the Yao Chi meeting of the Queen Mother, at which a peach feast will be held and all the gods and goddesses will be invited. It is said that Yaochi is the place where the queen mother lives, and the peach can live forever and prolong life if eaten. Therefore, on the eighth day of August, heaven is very lively, and all the gods and goddesses have come to congratulate the birthday, and the scene is very grand and lively.
In addition to the above-mentioned folk legends, August 8 is also the busy season of farmers' autumn harvest and autumn planting, at this time, farmers not only timely harvest the mature autumn grain crops, but also to grab the autumn seeds, therefore, the weather changes on the eighth day of August have a great impact on the farmers' agricultural activities, and the ancestors have long been aware of the weather changes on this day in the long-term production practice and agricultural observation, and the weather changes on this day have a great impact on the trend of cold and warm weather in the subsequent autumn and winter.
Therefore, there are experienced old people in the countryside who attach great importance to the weather changes on the eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and remember that when I was a child, the old people in the countryside often said that "whether it is cold in winter depends on the weather on the eighth day of the eighth month of August", so what is the saying? Let's take a look at what the agricultural proverbs handed down from our ancestors say.
First, the weather was sunny on August 8, and the moon wore single clothes in the depths of winter.
This old saying means that if there is a sunny day on the eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it indicates that in the deep winter of the year, that is to say, in the coldest number nine cold days of the year, the weather will appear warm and dry, because the weather is not cold, it is warmer, so people wear single clothes again. This is what we now call the "warm winter" phenomenon of this year.
Second, it rained on August 8, and the wind and snow blocked the door in winter (north)
This old saying can be understood literally as: if there is rain on the eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it indicates that there is more rain and snow this winter, and the wind and snow are mixed all day long, and the snow is piled up.
Third, August 8 is so hot that it jumps, and there is no frost for 100 days after autumn.
The overall meaning of this old saying is that if the sun is shining on the eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and the weather is very hot, it indicates that the weather will be dry and rainless, because the weather continues to be dry, so the temperature is relatively docile, and the corresponding cold air is late, so that there is no autumn frost in the autumn of the whole three months, and the weather is not too cold after entering the winter. This also shows from the side that this winter is relatively warm, and it is a warm winter.
Fourth, the rain hits the head of August, and the cattle freeze to death in winter.
This old saying literally means: if there is rainy weather in the first few days of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it indicates that there is no good weather in the whole autumn of the following year, and it will rain all day long, and the rain will not stop, indicating that there is more rain in autumn, because of more rainfall, the weather is also relatively cold, indicating that this winter will come early, and the winter will be colder accordingly. Due to the unusually cold weather, the old cattle that are very resistant to frost also freeze to death.
In May, August 8 rained, and there was no scorched earth for eight months
This old saying can be interpreted literally as follows: if it rains on the 8th day of the first month of August, it indicates that the following eight months will rain frequently, and the rain will be too much, so the ground will be damp everywhere and it will be difficult to find dry soil, indicating that the rain will be abundant throughout the subsequent autumn and winter. I believe that there is a lot of rain and snow in winter, and the weather is cold, which also shows that this year is a cold winter.
It can be seen from this that from the above agricultural proverb, if there is a sunny day or the weather is very hot on the eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it indicates that the winter of this year is not too cold and it is a warm winter, and if it rains on this day, it indicates that the subsequent winter will be very cold, and this year is a cold winter.
However, the proverb handed down from our ancestors is only an empirical forecasting method, and it has geographical limitations, and it cannot predict the future trend of cold and warm weather with complete accuracy. Because climate change is affected by a variety of factors, the actual weather is unpredictable, whether it will be cold or not this winter? We'll have to wait and see!
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