CCTV News: January 20 is the Great Cold solar term. In Shaanxi, the Great Cold solar term means that the countdown for the sacrifices to the Kitchen God and the New Year are entering. Folk activities related to the New Year such as steaming flower buns and spring talks about spring are in full swing.
During the Great Cold solar term, in Hancheng, Shaanxi, craftsmen have started the work of rushing the Spring Festival flower buns. Flower buns with various zodiac signs and auspicious elements such as snakes and lucky bags contain beautiful wishes for the New Year.
In Nanzheng, Shaanxi, the Great Cold Solar "Spring Gong Talks about Spring" is an intangible folk activity. Two people wearing bags, holding spring cows and spring posts said that spring artists played the role of "spring prostitutes" to travel to villages and households, using rap to send spring news to thousands of households and spread the farming season. At the same time, they printed spring posts into woodcuts to deliver them to the homeowners. The homeowners usually take out money and grain as rewards to seek a good start.
Wuxi, Jiangsu: Rice cakes are busy making and "food glutinous" is looking forward to the New Year
As the last solar term of the twenty-four solar terms, the Great Cold is not only a symbol of cold weather, but also carries people's expectations for reunion and the New Year. In Yangshan Town, Wuxi, Jiangsu, although it is the slack season, every family is busy welcoming the New Year, which is the custom of "Welcoming the New Year with the Great Cold".
On this day of the Great Cold solar term, the ancients in the Jiangnan area had the custom of eating food made from glutinous rice, which was called "food glutinous rice". People will skillfully make various glutinous rice dishes, such as rice cakes, which means that they have more than surplus every year and rise step by step. At the market, the most lively one is the stalls where rice cakes are made on site.
During the event, traditional art and modern performances appeared one after another. The folk performance parade brought by Yangshan Horse Lantern, Big Head Doll, Peach Blossoms and Waist Drum Teams leads everyone to immerse themselves in the unique charm of each area.
