Is the winter solstice the same day as the off-year

Winter solstice and off-year are not the same day. In ancient times, people would regard the winter solstice as a small year, but now it is different from a small year. Now the Lunar New Year is celebrated on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and the solar terms of the winter solstice are between 65438+February 2 1-23 on the Gregorian calendar, with a difference of about one month. In the past, the winter solstice was a small year because of the change of our calendar.

A long time ago, in the Zhou Dynasty, the winter moon (November of the lunar calendar) was the first month, and the winter solstice solar terms began to celebrate the New Year. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the first month was separated from the winter solstice, and then the "Winter solstice festival" was officially celebrated. In ancient times, the solar terms from the winter solstice were very important. In addition, after the solar term from the winter solstice, the end of the year is coming, and there is not much time saved in a year. So at that time, the winter solstice was also called "Winter Festival" and "Asian Year".

The winter solstice solar terms are not off-year, they are different. Off-year time is a little later than the winter solstice solar terms. Off-year usually falls on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month. However, in ancient times, the solar term from the winter solstice was a very important festival. There was a folk saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year, and the winter solstice was called "winter festival" and "sub-year", which meant off-year here. This change is mainly due to the fact that solar terms from winter solstice are not paid as much attention as in ancient times. However, few places still regard the winter solstice solar term as a small year.