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关于大寒你不知道的6件事The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold (Chinese: 大寒), the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on Feb 2.中国传统的农历把一年分为24个节气。大寒（Major Cold）是其中第24个节气，今年的大寒从1月20日开始，到2月2日结束。Major Cold is the last solar term in winter and also the last solar term in the annual lunar calendar. In this period, snow, rain and icy cold weather exert a big influence on peoples lives.大寒是冬天最后一个节气，同时也是农历一年中最后一个节气。在此期间，雨雪冰冻天气对人们的生活造成了很大影响。Here are six things you should know about Major Cold.以下是关于大寒你应该知道的6件事。Cold current一、寒流袭来。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 Minor Cold, the lowest temperatures of the whole year still occur in the Major Cold period in some coastal areas.在大寒期间，随着寒流向南移动，天气会非常地冷。虽然现代气象观测表明，中国某些地区大寒的天气没有小寒冷，但一些沿海地区全年最低气温仍然出现在大寒期间。Eating dispelling cold cake二、祛寒暖身糕。During Major Cold, People in Beijing have a habit of eating dispelling cold cake, a kind of rice cake. Sticky rice, the cakes main ingredient, contains more sugar than rice, which can make people feel warm all over their bodies. In Chinese the word rice cake has the same pronunciation with the word higher in a new year, which symbolizes good luck and continual promotion.在大寒期间，北京习惯吃“祛寒糕”这是一种年糕。制作祛寒糕的主要材料是糯米，糯米的含糖量比普通的米更高，可以使人全身都感到暖和起来。在汉语里，“年糕”和“年高”发音相同，寓意好运和不断进步。Buying sesame straw三、芝麻秸秆。Major Cold always coincides with the end of the year in lunar calendar. In some areas of China, people always fall over each other in eagerness to buy sesame straw during this period because of the old saying, Rise joint by joint like sesame flowers on the stem. This saying is used to describe either ever-rising living standards or making steady progress in thought, studies or skills.大寒总是在农历年底。在中国一些地区，人们总是在此期间争相购买芝麻秸秆，因为中国有一句老话说得好“芝麻开花节节高”。这句话通常用来形容不断提高的生活水平，或者人们在思想、学习和技能上的不断进步。Eating fried spring roll四、香脆春卷。In Anqing of Anhui province, people traditionally eat fried spring rolls during Major Cold. They use a round, cooked, thin pancake to wrap stuffing in a thin roll. Then it is fried in a pan with oil until it turns yellow and floats to the top. The stuffing inside the spring roll contains meat or vegetables and the flavor can be salty or sweet.在安徽安庆，按照传统人们会在大寒期间吃炸春卷。他们用薄薄的圆形熟煎饼把馅料裹成一个薄卷儿。然后把春卷放在油锅里炸，直到春卷变成黄色、浮在油面上为止。春卷的馅料里有肉有蔬菜，味道可咸可甜。Drinking stewed soup五、老火煲靓汤。Residents in Nanjing of Jiangsu province like to drink stewed soup during Major Cold, which can make people feel warm from head to foot. They always stew the aged hen soup with ginseng, matrimony vine and black fungus.江苏南京的人们喜欢在大寒的时候喝汤，这能让人从头到脚都暖和起来。他们一般都把老母鸡和人参、枸杞、黑木耳一起炖。Doing winter sports六、冬季运动。There is a saying that goes, Dripping water freezes during Minor and Major Cold. In various regio