Twenty-four solar terms from winter to solstice

The winter solstice is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms.

The solstice of winter means that the cold winter is coming. In winter solstice, the longitude of the sun is 270 degrees. On the solstice of winter, the sun shines almost directly on the tropic of Capricorn. Our northern hemisphere has the shortest day and the longest night, and it has begun to enter several cold days.

Astronomy stipulates that this day is the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. After the winter solstice, the direct sunlight gradually moved northward, and the days in the northern hemisphere gradually became longer. As the proverb goes, eating noodles on the solstice in winter will make the day longer. In ancient times, winter solstice was also called "short day" or "short day".

During the winter solstice, the days in the northern hemisphere are the shortest and the nights are the longest. After the winter solstice, the days begin to get longer and the nights get shorter. From the beginning of the winter solstice solar term, the climate all over the country will also enter a coldest stage, that is to say, it will start counting nine.

Characteristics of winter solstice:

1, jiaozi: On this day from the winter solstice, people are used to eating jiaozi, which means that the financial resources are rolling in. When wrapping jiaozi, people often put coins or red dates in it to pray for good luck in the coming year.

2. Tangyuan: Tangyuan is a traditional food from winter solstice, which means reunion and happiness. When making glutinous rice balls, people usually wrap all kinds of fillings in glutinous rice balls, then cook them, and finally add ingredients such as brown sugar and peanuts to enrich the taste.

3. Worship ancestors in winter solstice: In winter solstice, many families will hold ancestor worship ceremonies to express their respect and gratitude to their ancestors. Sacrificial ceremonies usually include offering incense, wine, fruit, rice, etc. To show filial piety and pray for ancestors' blessing.