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Xiao Xue Day Is It Auspicious?

Whether the day of Xiao Xue is auspicious or not depends on the traditional calendar!
Xiao Xue is the 20th solar term in the 24 solar terms, and the second solar term in winter. It occurs on November 22 or 23 every year when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the ecliptic.
2022 Xiao Xue Traditional Calendar Query:
Gregorian calendar date: November 22, 2022 (Xiao Xue)
Lunar calendar date: the 29th day of the tenth lunar month in 2022
[Today's Traditional Calendar]
Today is a day of great expenditure; major matters should be avoided.
[Beneficial Deities That Should Be Invoked]
The Moon's Virtue, Yin Virtue, Three Combinations, Military Goodness, People's Day, Prosperous Day, Heavenly Blessing, Heavenly Splendor, Five Combinations, Six Instruments, People's Day, Mutual Day, God's Presence
[The Hundred Taboos of Pengzu]
Do not break a contract, two masters will die; do not dig a well at Mao hour, the spring water will not be fragrant;
[Malevolent Spirits and Avoidances]
Heavenly Prison, Heavenly Fire, Death Qi, Official Curse, Great Expenditure, Human Separation, Black Road of Xuanwu
[God of Wealth] Northeast
[Joyful Deity] Northeast
[Fortune Deity] South
From the above, it can be seen that the day of Xiao Xue in 2022 is not an auspicious day.

Will It Snow During the Xiao Xue Solar Term?

It may snow during the Xiao Xue solar term, or it may not snow, and the snow that falls during this time is usually the first snow, with a small amount of snowfall.
When talking about the first snow, the average first snow date in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area coincides with the Xiao Xue solar term. However, due to the inactive warm and humid air current at this season, even if it snows, the amount of snow is relatively small, and it melts during the day and freezes at night, making it difficult to form accumulated snow. At the Xiao Xue solar term, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have already entered winter, and snowfall usually comes a bit later, often bringing the first snow between the Great Snow and Winter Solstice.

The Origin of the Xiao Xue Solar Term

The reason why the Xiao Xue solar term is called "Xiao Xue" is because "snow" is a product of cold weather. During this period, the climate is not yet very cold, and the precipitation is not large, so "Xiao Xue" (light snow) is used as a metaphor for the climatic characteristics during this period. "Xiao Xue" is a metaphor, reflecting the active cold currents and increasing precipitation during this period, not indicating that there is only a small amount of snow during this solar term.