When is the winter solstice in Taoism?

The solstice in winter is a Taoist health festival.

The winter solstice, also known as the Winter Festival, is one of the 24 solar terms and a traditional festival in China. Health Festival is the Taoist name for the winter solstice, and in ancient times the New Year began from the winter solstice. As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, the sages had already measured the winter solstice with a soil gauge measuring instrument and worked out the earliest one of the 24 solar terms, also known as solar terms and solar terms.

The Winter Solstice Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has continued to this day. Mr. Lu once said that the winter solstice is as big as a year. Song Dynasty's Tokyo Dream records that it is easier to get new clothes, prepare meals and enjoy ancestor worship. This shows that the ancient winter solstice festival is very important. It is not only an ancestor worship, but also an auspicious day given by God, which should be celebrated.

Festival introduction

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty wrote: Around the Winter Solstice, gentlemen lived quietly, and hundreds of officials refused to listen to politics. They chose auspicious days and then saved trouble. So on this day, the emperor will give his ministers a holiday, the army will be on standby, the frontier fortress will be closed, and the business will be closed. Han and Tang dynasties have flourished. At that time, on the winter solstice, officials of the emperor and the poor people meditated, and relatives and friends would give each other food and visit each other to celebrate the winter solstice.

There is also an important content to celebrate the winter solstice, that is, offering sacrifices to the gods in the sky and relatives of ancestors of all ages. People may set up altars or roads in Taoist temples or invite Taoist priests to bathe and change clothes, and spend important days and a festival throughout the year. A solar term, also known as a festival, aims to use the aura of the god of heaven and earth to pray for good luck all the year round. This is a way for ancient ancestors to cross the winter solstice, and it is also a form to commemorate and celebrate the winter solstice.