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When does the weather begin to get longer after the solstice in winter?
The solstice in winter, also known as "One Yang Sheng", is an important solar term in China lunar calendar and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Dragon Festival" and "Asian New Year". The winter solstice is the year with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. After the solstice in winter, the days will get longer day by day. After the winter solstice, the climate everywhere has entered the coldest stage, which is often called "entering the ninth". In China, there is a folk saying that "it's cold in March, and it's dog days".
The custom of winter solstice:
Winter solstice is a rich festival. Every winter solstice of the Lunar New Year, whether rich or poor, jiaozi is an essential holiday feast. According to legend, the solstice in winter is the New Year's Day of the Zhou Dynasty in history, and it was once a very lively day. In today's Jiangnan area, there is another saying that eating winter makes you one year older, commonly known as "adding years"
The northern region has the custom of slaughtering sheep and eating jiaozi and wonton from winter solstice, while the southern region has the custom of eating glutinous rice balls and long noodles from winter solstice on this day. There is also the custom of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in winter solstice in various regions.
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