When is the date of the winter solstice in 2022?

The winter solstice in 2022 is 65438+February 22, and the lunar calendar 1 1 Thursday.

Winter solstice, also known as short solstice, winter festival and sub-year-old, has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk festival in China.

The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it is considered as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. The solstice of winter also means that the coldest season is coming.

Custom:

In the south of China, many places will celebrate the winter solstice. Sacrifice, eat roasted meat and ginger rice, eat rice cakes, eat mutton soup, and so on.

In northern China, every winter solstice, there is the custom of eating jiaozi, and there is also a folk proverb that "jiaozi bowls are improper in winter solstice, and no one cares about frozen ears".