What is the holiday custom of winter solstice?

In winter solstice, different places have different customs, but most places have the custom of eating jiaozi in winter solstice. In many parts of northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi every winter solstice. North China will eat jiaozi on this day, because jiaozi means "dispelling cold". Up to now, there is a folk proverb that "on the solstice of winter, jiaozi bowls are improper and nobody cares about frozen ears".

However, many places in southern China also celebrate the winter solstice. Winter solstice is one of the eight major festivals in a year, and there is a tradition of worshipping gods and ancestors in southern China. Due to different local customs and habits, the forms of ancestor worship are also different. Usually there is a banquet after worshipping the gods and ancestors. ?

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The temperature around the winter solstice

As far as astronomical and climatic characteristics are concerned, the days from winter solstice are short, but the temperature from winter solstice is not the lowest; It won't be very cold before the winter solstice, because there is still "accumulated heat" on the surface, and the real winter is after the winter solstice; Because of China's vast territory and great differences in climate, this astronomical climate feature is obviously late for most parts of China.

In winter solstice, the average temperature in most parts of northern China is generally below 0℃, while the average temperature in most parts of southern China is only about 6℃ to 8℃. The northeast land is frozen for thousands of miles, and Joan wears jade clothes; Huanghuai area is often wrapped in silver; Winter crops in Jiangnan area continue to grow; In winter solstice, the average temperature along the coast of South China is usually above 10℃.

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