What is the winter solstice festival?

The winter solstice is the last solar term and the last day of the Lunar New Year. The winter solstice refers to the day when the sun reaches the lowest latitude on the equatorial plane of the earth. The date of winter solstice is usually between 1 1 month and1February in the lunar calendar, and the specific date varies from region to region.

There are many traditional customs on the solstice in winter, and we probably have these:

Eat Winter Solstice: In China, a dish called "Winter Solstice" will be eaten on Winter Solstice. Winter solstice dish is a steamed dish made of black beans, red beans, soybeans, mung beans, lentils and black sesame seeds, which is considered to have the functions of warming the body, tonifying kidney and nourishing yin. Drinking Winter Solstice Wine: In China, people also drink Winter Solstice Wine on Winter Solstice Day. Solstice wine in winter is considered to have the effects of warming the body, dispelling cold and keeping warm. Dragon Dance on the Winter Solstice Festival: In Yunnan Province, southwest of China, many villages will hold dragon dance activities during the Winter Solstice Festival. People put on dragon costumes and danced to celebrate the winter solstice. Cold food stickers on winter solstice: In many areas of China, people will stick cold food stickers on winter solstice. Cold dish paste is a kind of cake made of bamboo shoots, lotus roots, lettuce, taro, melon and other materials, which is considered to have the effects of warming the body, strengthening the stomach and tonifying the kidney. The traditional custom of sticking cold food stickers on the winter solstice has a history of thousands of years. Burning paper money during the winter solstice: In China, people also burn paper money during the winter solstice. Paper money is a kind of counterfeit money made of colored paper. During the winter solstice, people burn paper money at home or in cemeteries to pray for wealth and family security. Hanging Cornus officinalis on the winter solstice: In many places in China, people will hang Cornus officinalis on the winter solstice. Cornus officinalis is an ornament commonly used to celebrate the winter solstice, which is considered to have the functions of warming the body, preventing colds and keeping warm. These are common customs of the winter solstice festival. There are many other winter solstice customs, such as placing winter solstice garlands and lighting winter solstice lanterns during the winter solstice festival. These customs are different in every region, and the specific customs will be different.

Do you have any special customs?