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What do you mean by being blessed?

The solstice of winter is the solstice of winter, and your blessing has arrived. This is a blessing.

The winter solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China lunar calendar and one of the traditional festivals in China. The ancients believed that since the winter of November, the sun be the spirit of heaven and earth began to flourish, which is the beginning of the next cycle. The winter solstice is a "good luck day", that is to say, the winter solstice is blessed. The ancients once said: "Every family makes glutinous rice balls, which shows that it is the winter solstice of the Ming Dynasty." . In some areas, there is also the custom of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors during the winter solstice.

Han Shu says: "The sun is the spirit on the winter solstice, and the monarch is long, so congratulations." It can be seen that the ancients attached importance to the winter solstice. Nowadays, many places still celebrate the winter solstice as a festival. After the solstice in winter, the days will get longer and the nights will get shorter. Although it is still in the cold season, it means that the pace of spring is approaching. In the bleak sky, there are waves of wind blowing from time to time, which also brings seasonal greetings.