When is the Cold Dew in 2020? What does it mean that the Cold Dew millet cannot be grown?

Cold Dew is one of the 24 traditional solar terms, and after Cold Dew comes Frost Descent. After Cold Dew, autumn is getting stronger across the country, and the temperature will be lower than during White Dew. Some places are about to enter winter. So when will Cold Dew fall in 2020?

When is the Cold Dew in 2020?

Cold Dew is the 14th solar term and the fifth solar term in autumn. It usually falls on October 8-9 of the Gregorian calendar.

The Cold Dew solar term in 2020 falls on Thursday, October 8 in the Gregorian calendar, August 22 in the lunar calendar, the Bingxu month, Jiashen day in the Gengzi year [Year of the Rat].

According to the old almanac, the official start time of Cold Dew in 2020 is 03:54:00 on October 8, and the end time is 06:59 on October 23.

What does it mean that the cold dew millet cannot be raised?

Millet cannot be harvested on the Autumnal Equinox, and cannot be kept on the Cold Dew. This is a proverb about the time when millet is ripe and ready for harvest. Simply put, if millet is harvested early on the Autumnal Equinox, it is not yet mature, and it is the right time to harvest it on the Cold Dew, so we cannot wait any longer. This proverb is actually only applicable to a certain region.

The White Dew in August is the Autumnal Equinox, and the Cold Dew and Frost Descent in September and September are the following months. The Cold Dew comes after the Autumnal Equinox, which is the mid-to-late autumn, when millet matures.

Millet cannot be harvested during the Autumnal Equinox. This means that during the Autumnal Equinox, millet is not yet fully ripe, so you should not rush to harvest it. It can grow longer before harvesting. Harvesting it too early will affect the yield. During the Cold Dew season, millet is fully ripe, so you should harvest it early and not let it grow any longer. If you don't harvest it and let it grow any longer, it will naturally fall off, which will also affect the harvest.

What to eat during the Cold Dew solar term in 2020

Chrysanthemum wine

The Cold Dew solar term is when chrysanthemums are in full bloom. The ingredients of chrysanthemum wine are simple, as long as chrysanthemums, glutinous rice and koji are brewed. It was called China's "longevity wine" in ancient times. It is sweet and delicious, and has the effects of clearing the liver, improving eyesight and nourishing the skin.

Crab

As the saying goes, "When the autumn wind blows, the crab's feet itch" and "The belly button is round in September and pointed in October." The crab roe and crab yellow of female crabs are particularly rich during the Cold Dew solar term.

Flower Cake

"Gao" is homophonic with "gao", so festival cakes are also called "Chongyang Flower Cake", which means "prosperity". Flower cakes mainly include "coarse flower cake", "fine flower cake" and "money flower cake".