The Origin and Customs of Solar Terms in Solstice Winter

The origin and customs of the winter solstice solar terms are as follows:

1, the origin of winter solstice

Winter solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms and one of the most important solar terms. Winter solstice is a solar term divided by astronomy, which was called "short day" and "short day" in ancient times. From winter to the sun, the sun is located at 270 degrees of the Yellow Meridian, and the sun shines almost directly to the Tropic of Capricorn, which has the shortest day in the northern hemisphere. Accordingly, the daytime from winter solstice in the southern hemisphere is the longest in the whole year.

2. Winter solstice custom

Ancestor worship: among the people, there is a custom of ancestor worship in winter solstice. The ancestor worship ceremony from winter solstice is the same as New Year's Day. While offering sacrifices to ancestors, people should also pay homage to their parents and elders. Eating jiaozi: Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is a good deed of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in Quhan Joule Decoction. Up to now, there is still a folk song in Nanyang, which is called "jiaozi Bowl, and nobody cares about frozen ears." .

What do you want to eat on the solstice of winter?

Eat jiaozi, wonton, mutton, radish, eight-treasure porridge and other foods from the solstice in winter. Winter solstice, also known as short solstice, winter festival, year-ending, winter worship, etc., has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk festival in China. The custom of winter solstice varies in content or details due to different regions.

In southern China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and enjoying the winter solstice. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.