Anhui winter solstice custom

Anhui winter solstice custom: eat winter solstice noodles and drink old hen soup.

1, eat noodles on the winter solstice

In Hefei, Anhui Province, the custom of eating noodles from winter solstice is related to solar terms, climate and agriculture. From winter to the future, nine days are cold, and every nine days count as nine days. In the cold winter, eating a bowl of hot egg noodles is considered as the solstice of winter.

2. Drink old hen soup

The solstice of winter announced the real arrival of winter. In addition to eating noodles on the solstice in winter, drinking old hen soup is also a habit that has been circulating for many years. Because China has the habit of tonic from winter to day, old chicken soup has always been considered as nutritious. But now that the conditions are good, it is not uncommon to drink old hen soup on the winter solstice, but Hefei people still maintain the habit of drinking old hen soup on the winter solstice.

Winter solstice

The solstice in winter is commonly known as "Winter Festival" and "Sub-year-old". The ancients thought it was a gift from heaven, so they set it as the beginning of a year's festival, and there was a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year"

The solstice in winter is an auspicious day, so all kinds of celebrations are held from the emperor down to the people. Rulers of all ages have chosen to worship heaven on the winter solstice. "Sacrificing to Heaven" is an ancient "suburban sacrifice" ceremony, and it is a blessing ceremony that emperors of past dynasties must perform from winter to the sun. The night before the sacrifice, the emperor would fast and bathe, live in the fasting palace, and prepare to hold a sacrifice ceremony from winter to Sunday.

Among the people, there is a custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors from the winter solstice. At the same time, people have to provide shoes and socks for their parents and elders. This custom is still very popular now.