The winter solstice is the starting point for the ancients to calculate the 24 solar terms.

The winter solstice is in the middle of November of the lunar calendar. "solstice" means extreme, and the spirit of winter storage is so extreme. It contains three meanings: the yin is cold to the extreme and the weather is coldest; The sun is the spirit, forcing the weather to be cold; The sun moves to the southernmost tip, so the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest.

The solstice of winter begins with the delivery of shoes, the end of hiding and the beginning of life, so it is also called "Asian Year", and its importance is second only to New Year's Eve. Time goes by, so we welcome auspiciousness when we are young, celebrate when we are long, and send shoes for more auspiciousness.

On the winter night of solstice

According to the ancients, the solstice in winter is a quiet festival.

This is to adapt to the geographical time when the sun's spirit just sprouted-it was weak when it just sprouted, and it needs everyone's common care to help the micro-gasification turn into everything and jointly create a healthy and beautiful spring.

So close the city gate, close the market, stop fighting and stop making noise. Therefore, winter solstice is the quietest long night in a year.

Winter solstice greetings

According to southern customs, the winter solstice is as important as Tomb-Sweeping Day, and all people should pay homage to the dead. In this way, New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day, July 15th and Winter Solstice will be held four times a year. Remembering the lost relatives and the warmth of the past deeply engraved in our hearts has increasingly become a sustenance in our hearts.

After coming home from work, I will attend the memorial service in the evening and extend winter solstice greetings to my isolated relatives, so that they can spend a warm winter night.

Three stages of winter solstice

Earthworm knot: "Earthworm knot" on the day of winter solstice, the earthworm feels Yin Qi curling up and Yang Qi stretching, and when the cathode is cold, it is corrected to knot.

Elk horn solution: the "Elk horn solution" on the fifth day after winter solstice. Deer belong to the beast of Yanghe Mountain, and they think it is related to the horns on relieving summer heat. Elk is a shiny animal. It feels sunny, so it can shed its horns on the solstice in winter.

Spring movement: On the fifth day, the spring moved. Water was born in the sun at first, and now the sun is born. Therefore, the spring has been secretly flowing.