二十四节气之寒露和霜降

寒露

每年的公历10月7日至10月9日是寒露时令，随着这一时节的到来，气温逐渐下降，节气中也开始带上“寒”字。“寒”是个会意字，描绘的是古代临近冬季时人们躲避冰霜、藉草取暖的景象：在宝盖头“宀”的屋子里，人们正蜷卧在“”形的草堆中取暖，最下方的两点则表示屋外寒冷的冰霜。

The period from October 7th to October9th each year on the Gregorian calendarmarks Hanlu， or Cold Dew. During thisperiod， temperatures gradually decrease， andthe character  （coldness） becomes morefrequently used in solar terms. The character is an associative compound depictiondepicting ancient people’s avoidance of frostwhile seeking warmth with grass as winterapproaches： Under the roof represented by theradical 宀， individuals huddle together amonggrass symbolized by the configuration ， toretain heat. The two downward strokes at thebase signify the cold frost outside the dwelling.

寒露时节，中国大部分地区已经告别了炎热的暑气，南方秋意渐浓，而北方则已经步入深秋。（剩余6544字）