What is the name of the winter from the ancient solstice?

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, child year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China.

The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in the "24 solar terms", and the solar calendar reaches 270 degrees. Every year, the festival is held on 65438+February 2 1-23 in the Gregorian calendar. 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 elevation angle of the sun is the smallest. In all parts of the northern hemisphere, the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest.

Around the winter solstice, the earth is located near the perihelion, which makes the time of the sun in the southern hemisphere about 8 days shorter than that in the northern hemisphere, so the winter in the northern hemisphere is slightly shorter than that in summer.

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On the solstice after winter, the height at which the sun rises is not the yang spirit in the concept of "yin and yang". The solar terms from the winter solstice reflect the deviation law of the direct sunlight point on the earth's surface. The arrival of the winter solstice solar terms indicates that the height of the sun is the smallest and the day is the shortest in all parts of the northern hemisphere, which is not the day with the highest concept of yin and yang.

There are different customs in winter solstice in the north and south of China, and through historical development, a unique seasonal food culture has been formed. Some places in southern China have the custom of eating and drinking in winter solstice.

In most places in the north, there is a custom of eating jiaozi from winter solstice, and eating jiaozi has become the custom of most northerners in China from winter solstice. The ancients celebrated the winter solstice, which is one of the "eight major festivals of the year". There are many kinds of food in the winter solstice festival.