Is the solstice in winter the coldest time?

The solstice in winter is not the coldest time.

The winter solstice is the beginning of the coldest period of the year, which we call "Sanjiu", which means that the coldest time of the year will come after the winter solstice.

Generally speaking, after the winter solstice, the temperature will get colder and colder, entering the coldest nine days of the year. The recent winter solstice solar terms mean that the coldest period of the year is coming.

Although the direct point of the sun gradually swings from the tropic of Capricorn to the north after the winter solstice, the weather trend in the northern hemisphere in the coming month is getting colder and colder because the energy received by the earth is far less than the energy lost. The solstice in winter, followed by the three solar terms of slight cold and severe cold, is the coldest time period in China, so people call these three solar terms "deep winter".

In the middle of winter, cold air goes south once every 5-7 days on average. Cold wave, freezing and blizzard are the three disastrous weather in the middle of winter.

Winter solstice custom

1, Cantonese people eat barbecue and ginger rice on the solstice in winter. On this day, most Cantonese people have the custom of "adding vegetables" to eat meat on the solstice in winter. In Chaoshan area, there is a folk saying that "Winter Festival Pills, once eaten, celebrate the New Year", commonly known as "Adding New Year". Hakkas believe that the taste of water is the most mellow in winter solstice, so it has become a custom for Hakkas to make wine in winter solstice.

2. People in Hangzhou eat rice cakes on the solstice in winter. From the late Ming and early Qing dynasties to the present, people in Hangzhou like to eat rice cakes on the solstice in winter. In winter solstice, you can cook rice cakes with different flavors, eat rice cakes in winter solstice and get old, which is auspicious. In Sichuan, it is the time to eat mutton soup from winter solstice. In the area around the two lakes, red beans and glutinous rice must be eaten on the solstice in winter.

In some areas in the south, it is more popular to eat the winter solstice ball, which means reunion. On the morning of winter solstice, every household grinds glutinous rice flour and makes winter solstice balls with sugar, meat, vegetables, fruits and shredded radish, which are not only eaten by family members, but also given to relatives and friends as a sign of blessing.

In fact, eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is a traditional custom in China, which is more common in Jiangnan. There is also a folk saying that "eating jiaozi is one year older".

In many places in the north of China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi every winter solstice.