大寒节气是冬季的最后一个节气，但是却不是最冷的节气。大寒期间只有个别沿海温度会降低，但是大寒的平均温度比小寒要高;大寒期间的环流稳定，调整环流的时候会带来冷空气以及降雪;大寒接近年关，因此民间还有“过了大寒，又过一年”的说法。
大寒是二十四节气其中之一，是冬季的最后一个节气。大寒时节，除个别沿海地区会比较冷以外，其他地区的温度都比小寒高。一般南方的大部分地区在大寒时，平均气温为6℃～8℃，比小寒的平均温度高1℃～2℃，并且降雨量很少。
大寒期间的大气环流很稳定，周期一般约为二十天左右，在环流进行调整的时候，则会带来大量的冷空气以及降雪。大寒和小寒一样，其实是表示天气的寒冷程度，虽然在字面意思上看，大寒本应该比小寒更冷，但是其实小寒温度最低。
大寒是冬季结束、迎接春季的时间，并且将近年关，很多人已经开始除旧迎新，甚至还有“过了大寒，又过一年”的说法。在大寒期间的温度还是比较低的，尤其是我国北方应该还处于零下的温度，因此出门要注意御寒保暖。
今日大寒：关于大寒的知识和习俗你了解多少？
大寒到顶端，日后天渐暖。大寒是二十四节气中的最后一个节气。关于大寒，你了解多少？
Major Cold. [Photo/dpm.org.cn]
Cold current 寒流来袭
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，随着寒流一路向南，天气会变得非常寒冷。尽管现代气象观测显示，在中国的某些地区，大寒期间的天气并不比小寒更冷，但是在一些沿海地区，全年最低气温仍然出现在大寒期间。
"Dispelling cold cake". [File photo]
Eating "dispelling cold cake" 吃“消寒糕”
During Major Cold, People in Beijing have a habit of eating "dispelling cold cake", a kind of rice cake. 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.
在大寒节气，北京人有吃“消寒糕”的习俗。汉语中的“年糕”与“年高”发音相同，因此象征着好运气和不断高升。
Fresh sesame. [Photo/sipaphoto.com]
Buying sesame straw 买芝麻杆
Major Cold always coincides with the end of the year in the 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.
大寒节气恰逢农历岁末。在中国的部分地区，这个时候人们会争相购买芝麻杆，因为老话有云：“芝麻开花节节高。”这句俗语寓意生活水平不断提高或思想、学业、技能稳步前进。
Spring rolls. [Photo/sipaphoto.com]
Eating fried spring rolls 吃炸春卷
In Anqing of Anhui province, people traditionally eat fried spring rolls during Major Cold. The stuffing inside the spring roll contains meat or vegetables and the flavor can be salty or sweet.
在安徽安庆，大寒节气有吃炸春卷的传统。春卷里包着菜肉等馅料，口味可咸可甜。
Stewed soup. [Photo/sipaphoto.com]
Drinking stewed soup 喝汤
Residents in Nanjing of Jiangsu province like to drink stewed soup during Major Cold. They always stew the aged hen soup with ginseng, matrimony vine and black fungus.
江苏南京人喜欢在大寒时节喝汤。他们通常炖老母鸡汤，加入人参、枸杞和黑木耳。
A happy child walks in a snow field. [Photo/sipaphoto.com]
Doing winter sports 开展冬季运动
In various regions of China, Major Cold is the perfect time for winter sports such as skiing, ice skating and sledding.
在中国各地，大寒是开展滑雪、滑冰、滑雪橇等冬季运动的最佳时节。
英文来源：中国日报网
翻译&编辑：丹妮
来源：中国日报网
