When is the beginning of winter in 2023?

The start time of beginning of winter in 2023 is165438+1October 8th.

Beginning of winter ended on1October 22nd, 2023: 165438+22:02:29. Beginning of winter is the19th solar term among the 24 solar terms, with bucket handle pointing northwest and the longitude of the sun reaching 225. Gregorian calendar165438+1beginning of winter on October 7-8 is a solar term, indicating that it will enter winter from now on. Build, build, and in winter, everything is collected. The beginning of winter means that anger is turned off and everything is restored. Its climate has gradually changed from dry in autumn to rainy and cold in winter.

The traditional division of the four seasons in China is based on the "four stands" among the 24 solar terms as the beginning of the four seasons. Winter begins in winter and ends before the next spring begins. Winter, that is, the meaning of "finally, everything is collected"; Beginning of winter means that anger begins to close and everything enters a state of recuperation.

Introduction of traditional customs in early winter

1, heater meeting

After the first frost, the cold is already heavy, so the furnace opening date is generally in the early October of the lunar calendar. Generally, in Peiping, a furnace is set up to heat the kang on the first day of October, which is called the furnace opening festival, and the heater is not removed until the first day of February of the following year. Heaters are usually made of a refractory mineral, which is whiter, lighter, warmer and stronger than rocks. Later, the heater was made of thin iron. On the first day of October, Beijingers roast large pieces of meat in the stove and drink around the stove.

Kunshan, Jiangsu, Taiping, Anhui, Zhongxiang, Hubei and other places also ate at the beginning of the month, called "heaters", and began to use fire to keep out the cold. During this period, cakes were sold as food and wine was used to hold heater parties.

2. Fried food.

Vanilla is an aromatic grass. With a wave of your sleeve on the grass, it will give off fragrance and can be sewn into sachets to wear. Whelan and other plants also belong to vanilla, which are all irritating things and have the spirit of spreading.