Frost's Descent 霜降
Shuangjiang, or Frost's Descent, is autumn's last solar term; the weather grows colder and dew turns to frost. Leaves yellow and maples turn red, a season for maple-viewing and persimmons. A saying goes: eat a persimmon now and keep the sniffles away in winter.
Jackals lay out their preyFirst pentad
Grass and leaves turn yellow and fallSecond pentad
Insects crouch to hibernateThird pentad
Three pentads
- First pentadJackals lay out their preyJackals line up their kill as if making an offering before they eat; when the ancients saw this, they knew late autumn had come.
- Second pentadGrass and leaves turn yellow and fallGrass turns yellow, and leaves fall from the trees.
- Third pentadInsects crouch to hibernateInsects bow their heads and retreat into their burrows to hibernate.
Custom
Eat persimmons and admire the red maple leaves.
Start dates
- October 23, 2025
- October 23, 2026
- October 23, 2027