Is the solstice in winter an auspicious day?

The solstice in the winter of 2023 is not an auspicious day.

According to meteorologists, the winter solstice in 2023 is not an auspicious day, but the significance of the winter solstice is to make people get good luck on this day. Many people will choose to hold important ceremonies and weddings at this time. Even though the winter solstice is not an auspicious day, it is still regarded as an important solar term, and there are many phenomena worthy of our attention.

In winter, nature enters a dormant state, and everything begins to sink into a quiet state in winter. The solstice in winter is also the shortest day of sunshine, but from this day on, the daytime begins to get longer and the weather becomes colder and colder. The polar and alpine regions are in a cold climate, and the cold current moves south, and the snow in the northern region begins to turn white.

Of course, in addition to weather changes, there are many phenological phenomena related to life in the winter solstice solar terms. For example, there will be "winter solstice bacon" in Jiangnan. At this time, people will cook many delicious foods, the most famous of which is bacon. At the same time, the winter solstice is also the node of many folk activities. For example, in the south, people will go to Hengshan Mountain in Hunan Province to worship their ancestors and hold a grand winter solstice festival.

Historical origin of winter solstice

China's astrological culture has a long history and is profound. The twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated on the basis of changing stars. In different seasons and at different times, the Big Dipper will point in different directions, that is, "bucket handle points to the East, and the world is spring;" Guide to barrel handle, it's summer in the world; Bucket handle refers to the west, and the world is autumn; The barrel handle refers to the north, and it is winter all over the world. "Twenty-four solar terms" is the product of ancient farming civilization, which is related to the time of dry farming and gossip and has a long history.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, the "Twenty-four solar terms" were absorbed into the taichu calendar as a calendar supplement to guide the agriculture in the northern Central Plains, and the "Twenty-four solar terms" were measured in the Yellow River basin by Tugui's solar shadow measurement method. The current "24 solar terms" are determined according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that is, on a 360-degree circle "ecliptic" (the apparent path of the sun on the celestial sphere for one year), there is a vernal equinox.