What's the point of sacrifice from the winter solstice?

The stress of winter solstice sacrifice is that paper money cannot be bought in bundles, yellow paper should be used, paper burning should be divided into seven or eight points, and lighters should be prepared.

1. When buying burnt paper, don't buy piles of printed matter.

2. To buy yellow paper, you should touch the stamps on it from right to left and from top to bottom, and cover them line by line until the whole paper is covered.

3. Fold the burnt paper, divide it into seven or eight pieces with one knife, and fold it diagonally twice, otherwise a stack of paper will be very troublesome to burn, and it will be very convenient to fold and burn.

4. It is best to prepare a lighter and a stick before burning paper, so that it is convenient to pull up the pressed burning paper when burning paper, let the air circulate and burn easily.

The origin of winter solstice:

The winter solstice is recorded in the literature. As early as 2500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, people began to celebrate the winter solstice. According to records, in the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, November was the first month, and the solstice in winter was the beginning of the year. In other words, people celebrate the New Year on this day.

Hanshu said: "The sun is the spirit from winter to day, and the ruler is the dragon, so congratulations ..." In addition, there is a cloud: the ancients thought that the sun was the spirit of heaven and earth, and it was a "lucky day" from winter to day, that is, the next cycle.

There is also a saying that the winter solstice originated in the Han Dynasty as a festival. The winter solstice is a "winter festival", so it is regarded as a big festival. There is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year". The custom of winter solstice varies in content or details due to different regions. In southern China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and enjoying the winter solstice. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.