Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Is the "winter solstice" called Ghost Festival?

Is the "winter solstice" called Ghost Festival?

The solstice in winter is not Halloween.

There are four ghost festivals in China, Tomb-Sweeping Day, March 3rd, July 15th and October 1st. Western Ghost Festival includes Mexican Ghost Festival, Thai Ghost Festival and Halloween.

Introduction:

China's astrological culture has a long history and is profound. The twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated on the basis of changing stars. In different seasons and at different times, the Big Dipper will point in different directions, that is, "bucket handle points to the East, and the world is spring;" Guide to barrel handle, it's summer in the world; Bucket handle refers to the west, and the world is autumn; Bucket handle refers to the north, and it is winter in the world. " .

"Twenty-four solar terms" is the product of ancient farming civilization, which is related to the time of gossip and has a long history. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, the "twenty-four solar terms" were absorbed into the taichu calendar law as a supplement to the calendar to guide the agriculture in the northern Central Plains, and the "twenty-four solar terms" were measured in the Yellow River basin by the method of Tuguiriying.

The current "twenty-four solar terms" are determined according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that is, on a "ecliptic" with a circumference of 360 degrees (the apparent path of the sun on the celestial sphere for one year), the spring is divided into 0 degrees, and every time the sun runs on the ecliptic, 15 degrees is a "solar term". In the process of inheritance and development, the 24 solar terms have been incorporated into the lunar calendar and become an important part of the lunar calendar.