Why is the winter solstice "as big as a year"

The winter solstice is as big as a year for the following reasons:

In ancient times, there was a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year", and its holiday customs have been circulated for nearly three years, which is a valuable intangible cultural heritage. The ancients held a celebration ceremony on the solstice of winter.

During the winter solstice of the Zhou Dynasty, there was a grand ceremony of "The Emperor ushered in the new year with three officials and nine ministers"; The winter solstice in the Han Dynasty was listed as the "Winter Festival", and the government wanted to have a holiday and held a congratulatory ceremony called "He Dong". It is recorded in the Book of Jin that in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was praised by countries and bureaucrats from winter to the sun, and "it was inferior to Zheng Dan"; The winter solstice in Tang and Song Dynasties was more lively. According to the "Wulin 1 Day Event" carefully written by the Southern Song Dynasty, "Everyone pays attention to winter trading, and the horses and chariots are beautiful and fresh, and the Nine Streets have been filled with five drums. Women's and children's costumes are dazzling, just like the New Year "; During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the emperor would go to the "Ball Altar" in the Temple of Heaven on the solstice of winter to hold a grand ceremony to worship the heavens.

With the development of the times, many folk customs of winter solstice have disappeared today, and only the dietary customs of winter solstice have not been forgotten by contemporary people: on this day of winter solstice, northerners are used to eating jiaozi and wonton, southerners drink red bean porridge and dumplings, and some people like to eat hot pot on this day.