Introduction of winter solstice introduction of winter solstice

1, the winter solstice, is a very important solar term in China lunar calendar, and also belongs to the Chinese nation. The traditional festivals from winter to Sunday are commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Dragon Festival" and "Year of the Duck". As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, China had observed the sun with earth, and determined the most important winter solstice among the 24 solar terms. In most parts of northern China, it is also the custom to eat jiaozi and jiaozi on this day. There is a proverb: When winter solstice comes, we will eat jiaozi, and there are poems and films about this solar term.

2. The winter solstice is one of the 24 solar terms and one of the most important solar terms. There is heavy snow before the winter solstice (node on February 7-9, 65438), slight cold from winter to the future (node on October 4-6, 65438/kloc-0+February 2 1), and node on February 23, 65438+February 23.

The ancients said that the winter solstice is: when the cathode arrives, the yang begins to grow, the sun goes south, the day is short and the shadow is long, so it is called "winter solstice".