Among the 24 solar terms, what is the difference between beginning of winter and the winter solstice? What's the difference between beginning of winter and winter solstice?

Beginning of winter: Winter is the end, that is to say, the crops should be harvested after harvest. Winter begins on this day.

Solstice in winter: the sun shadow is the longest. On this day, the northern hemisphere has the shortest half-day and the longest night, and it began to enter the cold weather.

2. Different dates

Beginning of winter-indicates the beginning of winter, which is generally around Gregorian calendar 1 1.7.

Winter solstice-means that winter has arrived, and winter solstice usually falls on 65438+February 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

The climate is different.

As far as climate is concerned, beginning of winter was a symbol of China entering winter in ancient times. The solstice in winter is the shortest day in a year. Climatically, during the winter solstice, the average temperature in the northwest plateau is generally below 0℃, and the southern region is only about 6℃ to 8℃. In addition, the winter solstice begins to count to nine, and the winter solstice becomes the first day to count to nine.

Traditionally, beginning of winter's status is not as high as the solstice in winter, and it is said that it is "as big as a year".