Does beginning of winter mean winter?

Not exactly. According to the custom of China, beginning of winter is the beginning of winter and the first solar term in winter. Because the weather is not too cold, this day is not winter. People are used to calling a day of winter solstice winter, because after the winter solstice, the climate everywhere will enter the coldest stage, so winter should refer to the day of winter solstice.

Does beginning of winter mean winter?

Beginning of winter is not only the first solar term in winter, but also one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" in ancient society. Many places in China have the custom of eating jiaozi, drinking grass root soup and eating chicken, duck, fish and mutton soup to make up for winter.

Beginning of winter and the winter solstice are one of the 24 solar terms, in which the date in beginning of winter is between165438+1October 7-8, while the date of winter solstice is 65438+February 2 1, 22 or 23.

Twenty-four solar terms refer to beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Chufrost, beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, slight cold and severe cold.