What are the special winter solstice customs of Gusu people?

Gusu region attaches great importance to the solar terms of the winter solstice. There is a proverb in Gusu region: "The winter solstice is like a new year". Traditional Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice. Winter wine is a kind of rice wine, which is brewed with sweet-scented osmanthus and has a pleasant aroma.

Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice, and at the same time, they will serve all kinds of braised beef and braised mutton. In the cold winter, winter brewing can not only drive away the cold, but also entrust Gusu people with their good wishes for life.

The Winter Solstice Group is also called "Winter Solstice Pill". Winter solstice food. Popular in southern China. It is made by grinding glutinous rice flour, filling with sugar, meat, vegetables, fruits, cowpeas, shredded radish and so on. , and wrapped into balls.

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The ancients painted "Relief Map of Cold Region in 1999" to celebrate the winter solstice;

The ancients believed that it took nine "nine days" from the winter solstice, that is, 998 1 day, before the cold ended and the earth began to warm up, so there was a saying of "counting nine cold days". During this period, many people's activities were restricted because of the cold, especially the entertainment activities were less. Therefore, in order to eliminate the loneliness and cold in the long time from winter to spring, people invented the pastime method of "counting nine".

Since the Ming Dynasty, there has been a folk custom of drawing the "Nine-Nine Cold Map", also known as the "Nine-Nine Map". People draw a stroke every day to count these 8 1 day, expressing a warm heart to welcome spring. Among them, Sumeitu is a representative of poetics.