大寒是二十四骨气的最后一个骨气。。！！４蠛窘诤蹦舷缕等，，此时风大、、、气温急剧降落、、、地面积雪不化，，是无数地域一年之中最冷的时期。。！！＝衲甑拇蠛加1月19日。。！！

民间有“过了大寒、、、又是一年”的说法，，因而此时的民俗多有浓重的“年味”。。！！Ｇ叭擞性诶鞍耍磁├俅撼醢耍┘漓胱嫦群蜕窳、、、祈求丰登吉祥的传统。。！！６嗟卦诶鞍私诘比沼泻劝酥治骞仍恿赴局贫傻睦鞍酥嗟南肮，，华北地域有腌制腊八蒜的风俗。。！！＞墒，，大寒季节的街上常有人争相采办芝麻秸。。！！３σ，，人们将芝麻秸洒在路上供孩童踩碎，，取其谐音“踩岁”，，寓意“岁岁安然”，，求得新年好彩头。。！！

除夕之夜，，人们要鸣放烟火爆竹、、、焚香燃纸、、、敬迎众神。。！！Ｒ鼓唤狄皇，，每家每户灯柱通明、、、全家欢聚，，聚在一路守岁，，喜迎新的一年的到来。。！！

大寒季节与尾牙祭重叠。。！！Ｎ惭涝醋杂诎莸仄す“牙”的风俗，，到了农历十仲春十六日正好是尾牙。。！！３源罕戏浇腥蟊┦俏惭赖姆缢字。。！！Ｔ谀戏娇泶蟮赜，，有大寒吃糯米的习惯，，虽听来单一，，却蕴含着前人在生涯中堆集的生涯经验，，由于进入大寒气象极度寒冷，，糯米是热量极度高的食品，，有极佳的御寒功效。。！！

Major Cold

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major cold, the 24^th solar term, is the last solar term in the lunar calendar. Major cold begins on Jan 19 this year.

A folk saying goes:” A new year begins after major cold.” Many of the fold customs during this period are closely related to the lunar new year. Laba festival, celebrated on the 8^th day of the twelfth lunar month, falls during major cold. It is custom to have Laba porridge, made from 8 types of grains, on this day to pay respects to ancestors and gods.

In the old times, people rushed to buy sesame stalks during major cold. The stalks were laid on the ground for kids to crush with their feet (cai sui) on new year’s eve, homophonic to “ wishing a safe and sound coming year.”

Chinese people like to fire fireworks and burn incense paper to pay respects to the gods and welcome the new year. The whole family would get together well into the night on New Year’s Eve to wait for the arrival of the New Year.

Major Cold coincides with the time of end-of-year offerings, which falls on 16^th day of the twelfth lunar month. Eating spring cakes, usually stirfried julienned vegetables wrapped in thin pancakes made from flour, is a custom in many parts of China.

Those in South China like to eat glutinous rice during major cold. This custom, though simple, shows the wisdom of Chinese ancestors. Glutinous rice is high in calories compared to other grains, which made it a suitable staple during the harsh cold winter in the old times.(中英文+书法  ASP公司 程成)