The origin and custom of winter solstice

A: Origin: Twenty-four solar terms were discovered during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the winter solstice was one of them. Custom: Eat jiaozi.

Origin: Due to the gap between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar, the winter solstice season in China is generally around 12, 2 1 ~23 every year, and the night from winter solstice is very long. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 24 solar terms were used to guide the agricultural season, and the average time method was mainly used to divide the solar terms, so the date between the winter solstice and the winter solstice of the following year was called Zhongqi. In ancient times, people thought that the winter solstice was a natural transformation of Yin and Yang, and everyone should hold a ceremony to celebrate winter. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was in the East, and it was necessary to worship the heavens and ancestors.

Custom: In order to commemorate Zhang Zhongjing and drive away the cold, most families will have a hot jiaozi on the solstice of winter.