Explain the meaning of winter solstice.

Winter solstice is one of the 24 solar terms. 1February 2 1 day, 22nd or 23rd in the national calendar, when the night is longest and the day is shortest in the northern hemisphere, the opposite is true in the southern hemisphere. Also known as "Winter Festival" and "Solstice Festival". One of the traditional festivals.

On the solstice of winter, the seasonal food in the south is glutinous rice balls, and the food in the north is wonton. There are also folk customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods. Winter's Volume 10 Dream of China in Tokyo, written by Song Yuanzhen and Meng: Winter in November. The capital attaches great importance to this festival. Although it is in the hands of the poor, it is easier to get new clothes, get ready to drink and enjoy the ancestors in a year. Officials let go of robots to celebrate exchanges, just like the Chinese New Year.

1February 22nd or 23rd, the night is the longest and the day is the shortest in the northern hemisphere, but the opposite is true in the southern hemisphere. Folk customs often sacrifice ancestors and gods on the same day; Tangyuan is eaten in the south and wonton is eaten in the north.