What is the focus of the winter solstice solar terms?

First of all, offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors:

Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been sacrificial activities about the winter solstice, and Li Zhouguan's Pure Application for Time: "With the winter solstice, gods and ghosts are caused."

On this day, many places will worship ancestors, and even the poorest families will take out their usual savings to buy new clothes and prepare sacrificial supplies.

Second, the traditional diet:

In winter solstice, every place has its own special cuisine, such as jiaozi in the north, Chaoshan Tangyuan, Southeast Mashi, Yuan Lei in Taizhou, Pumpkin Cake in Hefei, Ningbo Sweet Potato Soup, Tengzhou Mutton Soup, Jiangnan Rice, Suzhou Brewing and so on.

There is a custom of eating jiaozi in the north, which is to commemorate Zhang Zhongjing, a medical saint, who gave up medicine on the solstice of winter.

Liu Jiafan is from Chaoshan. I still remember when I was a child in my hometown. On the solstice of winter, my parents will put two winter festival circles on the doors and windows of my house. Some people even put them on tables, cabinets, ladders, beds and other conspicuous places.

Fishermen's bows, farmers' horns, pig houses for raising pigs and fruit trees planted by fruit farmers are no exception. This is a sacrifice to the gods of heaven and earth to protect the family.

Three, winter solstice health:

Winter solstice is one of the most important solar terms in health preservation, mainly because "winter solstice is a sunny day", so women and the elderly should pay special attention to keeping warm and cold on this day. At the same time, they can soak their feet at night, take appropriate supplements and eat some foods that nourish and protect the liver, such as spinach, celery and pig liver.

Fourth, family dinner:

The solstice of winter is also a day for everyone to get together. Many families who don't usually live together will have dinner. If they are far away from home and can't return, they must call their parents or relatives through WeChat.