When is the winter solstice in 2020?

The winter solstice in 2020 is 65438+February 2, 20201,and this day is Monday.

In ancient China, the winter solstice was also called "Winter Festival", which was once a very grand festival, and was called "Winter Festival and Chinese New Year". In the Zhou Dynasty, except Sunday (30th) and New Year's Eve, it was not on the last day of the year, but on the day before the winter solstice. At that time, the 24 solar terms were also headed by the winter solstice. After the winter solstice, the stars in the night sky are completely replaced by the winter stars. Starting today, they will enter the ninth. At this time, the southern hemisphere is in a hot summer.

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Winter solstice diet

1, mutton soup

Mutton is eaten everywhere from winter to Sunday every year. As the saying goes, "three nine supplements one, one supplements in winter", and warm mutton is regarded as a good tonic in winter. For ordinary people, eating mutton is one of the main ways to make up for the cold in winter. Traditional Chinese medicine and medicine pay attention to "four seasons and five supplements", among which "nourishing" in winter is a timely tonic method. Eating mutton on the solstice of winter is to keep out the cold and nourish.

2. Tangyuan

Winter solstice jiaozi, also known as Winter Festival Pill, Winter solstice meatball, etc. It is very old to eat glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter. After wrapping up jiaozi, you should worship the gods and ancestors, and then the family will gather together to eat jiaozi. This is the so-called "adding new year." The winter solstice group can be used to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends. There is a saying in Chaoshan that "one year later, we will eat the Winter Festival Yuan", among which "Winter Festival Yuan" is glutinous rice balls. Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is particularly popular in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a folk proverb "Eating jiaozi is one year older".