What are the customs of winter solstice in Shaoxing?

Every family in Shaoxing worships their ancestors on the winter solstice, and some even go to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors, which is called "making the winter solstice". Generally, paper-cut clothes are made for men and women before the winter solstice, and sent to the graves of ancestors for incineration during the winter solstice, commonly known as "sending cold clothes."

The solstice of winter is also the beginning of "nine cold days", and the coldest season of the year is coming. Shaoxing is shrouded in rainy weather. On the rainy day, the humidity was very high, and with the warmth without sunshine, the feeling of wet and cold was biting.