Frost Festival

The Frostfall season is the 18th of the 24 solar terms, before the Lap Dong season and after the Han Lo season. The Frostfall season is the moment of changing seasons when the breath of heaven and earth gradually changes from Autumn to Winter. The early morning dew drops gently fall like a misty veil, covering the landscape with a peaceful and quiet beauty. This is the time when nature calms down, preparing for the cold of Winter, but still retains a bit of the gentle warmth of Autumn. During the Frostfall season, people feel more clearly the fragility and magic of all things, as a reminder of the constant change of time and life.

Knowing when the Frost season will begin in the year will help people avoid negative effects on their health as well as their work and life.

Frost Festival

The Frostfall season is the 18th of the 24 solar terms. is the last season of autumn when the air begins to turn cold with increasingly dense frosts appearing.

During the Frostfall season, Frost means the water vapor that appears due to the condensation of water from lakes, rivers, and streams, and Giáng means to fall, land, and gradually descend. The Frostfall season is when thick layers of fog will begin to cover everywhere.

Frostfall is the last season of autumn.

Frost time

Frostfall (Chinese: 霜降) is one of the 24 solar terms of the Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean calendars. It usually begins around October 23 or 24 of the Gregorian calendar, when the Sun is at 210° longitude (solar longitude equals 210°). This is a concept in the calendar making of East Asian countries influenced by ancient Chinese culture. The meaning of this solar term, for ancient China, is the appearance of Mist .

By convention, the Frostfall period is the period of time that begins around October 23 or 24 when the Cold Dew period ends and ends around November 7 or 8 in the Gregorian calendar in East Asian time zones when the Lap Dong period begins. The Frostfall period in the Southern Hemisphere lasts from April 20 or 21 to May 5 or 6.

The Chinese calendar, as well as the calendars in ancient East Asian countries including Vietnam, are mistaken by many people as purely lunar , leading to the misconception that the solar terms in general and Frostfall in particular are calculated according to the cycle of the Moon revolving around the Earth. In fact, the ancient Chinese calendar is a type of lunisolar calendar, in which the solar terms, since the time of Emperor Wu of Han, have been calculated according to the position of the Earth in its orbital cycle around the Sun. According to the modern calculation, with the Spring Equinox point being the origin with the Sun's longitude equal to 0°, the point where Frostfall occurs or begins corresponds to the Sun's longitude equal to 210°. The starting date of Frostfall is therefore calculated according to the calculation of the modern solar calendar and it usually falls on October 23 or 24 of the solar calendar depending on the year. The solar term immediately before Frostfall is Hanlu and the next solar term is Lap Dong.

Frost Christmas 2024 falls on October 23rd

Frosty Weather

At the time of Christmas, the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth receives temperatures, The light and daylight hours are higher than in the Northern Hemisphere and in the Northern Hemisphere there will be many dry and cold winds from the Siberian high pressure.

At the same time, the amount of water vapor from many lakes and land in the Northern Hemisphere will also evaporate more to balance the cold air mass, but due to the increasing appearance of cold and dry winds, it leads to the formation of dense fog over a large area.

Many plants will grow slowly during the Frosty season due to lack of light and temperature. Some animals will also lack food and may have to prepare for hibernation. People's farming or outdoor travel activities will be delayed.

Meaning of Frost Christmas

According to horoscopes , the month that begins the Frostfall season will be September, which is a prosperous month for the Earth element, so people of the Fire or Earth element will have a lot of luck and everything will always go as planned.

For health: The health of people of the Fire or Earth element will be stable, without many problems. Relationships from there are also stronger and closer, leading to smooth financial progress.

According to the Book of Changes, September corresponds to the Bac hexagram, which means that yin prevails over yang. When yin energy is stronger than yang energy, all things will be restrained and underdeveloped. People are more susceptible to illness, and work and life will encounter some difficulties.

The Bac hexagram in the I Ching represents the dominance of yin and the decline of yang.

What to do in Frost Christmas?

Eating persimmons: According to the customs in some rural areas, if you eat persimmons, especially red persimmons, during the Frost Festival, it will help repel colds, warm the body and moisturize the skin. The amount of vitamin C in persimmons will help increase the body's resistance effectively.

Crop and livestock preservation: For agricultural activities, farmers will have to pay attention to the best methods of crop and livestock preservation so that they have enough conditions to grow in frosty environments.

Limit going out, especially at night: Frost season is also the time when many infectious diseases through the respiratory tract appear, so everyone needs to limit going out, especially those with a history of respiratory or bone and joint diseases.

Exercise and sports: In addition, we need to exercise and play sports regularly to increase blood circulation and increase sweating to help release toxins from the body.

Supplementing essential nutrients: In addition, supplementing foods is also extremely important, especially foods rich in vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin A, etc. to develop physical strength and improve resistance.

Eating persimmons and exercising can help strengthen the body's resistance.