What does the solstice mean in winter?

Winter solstice, also known as short day, winter festival, year-end, winter worship. The solstice of winter means that cold is coming. The winter solstice has the shortest day, but the nights are longer.

The winter solstice has always ranked first among the 24 solar terms, and there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year", which is called "divided year". Celebrations have been held since the Han Dynasty. At the peak, the court has a three-day holiday, so you don't listen to politics. People closed the city for three days to celebrate the festival. It is as lively as the Chinese New Year.

The ancients believed that by the solstice of winter, although it was still in the cold season, spring was not far away. Everyone who goes out at this time will go home for the winter vacation, which indicates that there will be a home at the end of the year. People in Fujian and Taiwan believe that the annual winter solstice is a festival for family reunion, because it is a day to worship ancestors. Going out and not coming home is a person who denies his ancestors.

Winter solstice custom

Drink mutton soup. In Tengzhou, Shandong Province, the solstice in winter is called Fu Jiu, and mutton and other gifts are given to elders before the festival. In Fu Jiu, every household drinks mutton soup. Eating glutinous rice: In Jiangnan and Guangdong, it is a custom for the whole family to get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice on the night of winter solstice.

Sacrifice. This is a traditional festival in China. There is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year", which has always been valued by the court and the people. Sacrificial activities have existed since the Zhou Dynasty.

Eat jiaozi. Eating dumplings is a traditional custom from winter solstice, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. "Tangyuan" is an indispensable food in winter solstice, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection". Eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter is also called "the solstice in winter".