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Ancient poems describing the winter solstice

The ancient poems describing the winter solstice are as follows:

Handan Winter Night Thinker [Author] Bai Juyi [Dynasty] Tang

Every winter solstice, I am accompanied by the shadow in front of the knee lamp. If you want to sit at home late at night, you should also talk about travelers.

As small as [Author] Du Fu [Dynasty] Tang Dynasty

The days and personnel change quickly every day, and then the winter solstice, after the winter solstice, after the weather gets warmer, spring comes back. Because of the long days, female embroiderers can embroider several colorful silk threads, and the torch vehicle has flown over Jia Pass. The river bank seems to be waiting for the last month to pass, so that the willows can stick out their branches and take out new buds, and the mountains can break through the cold so that the plum blossoms can bloom. Although I am in a foreign land, the scenery here is no different from my hometown, so let the children pour wine and have a drink.

Winter lodge Yangmeiguan [Author] Bai Juyi [Dynasty] Tang

From the middle of 1 1 to the evening, people travel 3,000 miles. A person staying in Yangmeiguan will have a cold pillow, a single bed and a sick body.

Later [author] Du Fu [Dynasty] Tang Dynasty

From the solstice of winter to the beginning of the next day, it is far away in Luoyang, where Nansi is built. What does a white horse mean by wearing a blue robe? Jingu bronze camel is not his hometown. Plum blossoms are unconscious, and calyx always looks at each other. Sorrow takes poetry as the body, and poetry turns desolate.

[Author] Qing Xue [Dynasty] Tang

In spring, there is no ice, and in winter, it snows in Chu Qing. Feng Nianrui has become a robe reporter.

After the winter, he was recruited by the scholar [author] Wang Jian [Chao] Tang.

The sun is near the mountain, red and hot, and the sun enters Yugou Spring first. I'll come back as soon as I have time, take a bath next year and weigh myself.

Extended data

The winter solstice is an important solar term in the China lunar calendar, which usually appears on the 20th or 22nd of the Gregorian calendar+February 265438. It marks that the point of direct sunlight has reached the tropic of Capricorn. The sun in the northern hemisphere has the lowest height, the shortest day and the longest night. As a traditional festival, Solstice has a long history and rich cultural connotation in China. People usually hold a series of celebrations and customs on this day, the most representative of which are eating glutinous rice balls and racing dragon boats.

Eating glutinous rice balls is one of the traditional foods from winter solstice, which means reunion and completeness. On this day, families will get together to taste glutinous rice balls, which symbolizes affection and harmony. Dragon boat race is also a traditional custom from winter solstice, which is mainly popular in Jiangnan area. People will race dragon boats to welcome the growth of sunshine and the arrival of spring. Dragon boat race is not only a competitive sport, but also a symbol of teamwork and courage.

In addition, there are some customs related to health preservation from winter solstice to Sunday. For example, eating jiaozi and mutton in winter solstice is because the temperature is cold in winter solstice, and people need to take supplements to keep warm. At the same time, there is another saying that winter solstice lasts for 30 days, which means that during the period from winter solstice to the end of severe cold, we should pay attention to diet, make proper supplements and keep healthy.

Generally speaking, the winter solstice, as an important solar term, not only affects the changes in nature, but also contains rich cultural connotations. People feel and inherit the significance of this festival through celebrations and customs.