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20 19 when is the winter solstice in beginning of spring?

Beginning of spring in 20 19 is February 4th, 20 19, and the winter solstice is February 22nd, 20 19.

Beginning of spring is "the beginning of a year". In ancient times, people needed to hold a grand ceremony to welcome the Spring Festival and bring back Ju Mang, the god who was in charge of farming in spring, not only to persuade farmers to farm, but also to remind people to cherish glory. Beginning of spring is approaching the Spring Festival, and many places have the custom of ancestor worship.

The winter solstice is one of the eight festivals in a year. In ancient times, there was a custom of "eight festivals" to worship the gods and ancestors. The winter solstice is regarded as a big holiday in winter. There is a folk saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year, so the ancients called it "sub-year" or "off-year". In some coastal areas in the south of China, the traditional custom of ancestor worship on the winter solstice is still continuing.

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First, the customs of beginning of spring:

In the early spring, people have the custom of "biting spring". Beginning of spring's eating spring cakes is a good blessing to "spring is a year's plan", while "biting spring" takes the meaning of the ancients, "biting grass roots can do anything".

On this day in beginning of spring, many places still want to "beginning of spring", which is also called "whipping spring cattle". Cattle are made of soil, stuffed with grain, concealed, broken, robbed of soil and picked up grain, which is called grabbing spring and grabbing the bull's head.

Second, the custom of the winter solstice:

Many places in southern China celebrate the winter solstice. Some coastal areas in the south continue the traditional custom of ancestor worship. Every household is dedicated to ancestor statues, memorial tablets, etc. Go to the hall at home, place an altar, set up incense burners, offerings, etc.

In many parts of northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi every winter solstice. According to legend, Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, saw a frozen person when he retired in his later years, so he wrapped mutton, some cold-dispelling herbs and dough into the shape of ears, made a medicine called "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" and gave it to the people. Later, on the winter solstice, people imitated eating and formed a custom.

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