What day is the lunar calendar in winter?

The winter solstice in 2023 is the tenth day of November of the lunar calendar.

The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term among the 24 solar terms, with a solar calendar of 270 degrees. It is celebrated every year on the Gregorian calendar of 65438+February 2 1-23. The winter solstice in 2023 is 65438+ February 22nd of Gregorian calendar, and the lunar calendar 1 1 month 10.

The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it is considered as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. The solstice in winter is the extreme point of direct sunlight spreading to the south. From winter to the sun, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is most inclined to the northern hemisphere, and the solar altitude angle is the smallest. In all parts of the northern hemisphere, the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest.

The solstice in winter is also a turning point for the sun to return directly to the north. After this day, the direct point of the sun will go back. The direct point of the sun will move northward from the Tropic of Capricorn (23 26' s), and the daylight in the northern hemisphere (China is located in the northern hemisphere) will increase day by day.

The custom of winter solstice

1, ancestor worship

Sacrificing ancestors is a common custom in many festivals in China, and winter solstice is one of them. Sacrificing ancestors is to show respect and gratitude to ancestors, and it is also a way to inherit family and state power. Through ancestor worship, people can feel the significance of ancestors to the family and inherit the blood and cultural traditions of the family.

Step 2 eat barbecue

Some places in the south want to eat barbecue on the solstice in winter. On the solstice of winter, roasted meat becomes an indispensable delicacy on the table of Guangdong and Guangxi people, which means adding vegetables to add new year.

Step 3 Eat jiaozi

In many parts of northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi every winter solstice. North China will eat jiaozi on this day, because jiaozi means "driving away the cold". So far, there is a folk proverb that says "no one will care if you freeze your ears on the winter solstice".

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