Which solar term is related to the winter solstice?

The positions of winter solstice and summer solstice are relative.

Winter solstice and summer solstice are two important solar terms in the 24 solar terms, which are located at the extreme positions of winter and summer respectively. Winter solstice is the last solar term in winter, and it is also the day with the shortest day and the longest night in a year. It marks the official start of the winter, and the direct sunlight point in the northern hemisphere reaches the southernmost tip of the Tropic of Capricorn. In winter solstice, the northern hemisphere has the shortest day and the longest night. After the solstice in winter, the days will get longer and the nights will get shorter.

Summer solstice is the first solar term in summer, and it is also the longest day and the shortest night in a year. It marks the official start of the summer heat, and the direct sunlight point in the northern hemisphere has reached the northernmost part of the Tropic of Cancer. On the day of summer solstice, the northern hemisphere has the longest day and the shortest night. After the summer solstice, the days will get shorter and the nights will get longer.

Winter solstice and summer solstice are two corresponding solar terms, representing the extreme positions of winter and summer in the northern hemisphere respectively. From the solstice in winter to the solstice in summer, the days in the northern hemisphere get longer and the nights get shorter. From the solstice in summer to the solstice in winter, the days in the northern hemisphere get shorter and the nights get longer. This seasonal change and alternation of day and night reflect the law of the earth's revolution and the movement of the direct point of the sun.

Winter solstice custom

1. Eating jiaozi in the North: Eating jiaozi on the winter solstice is an important custom in the North. Jiaozi symbolizes reunion and beauty, and also symbolizes the memory of Zhang Zhongjing, an ancient imperial doctor. According to legend, Zhang Zhongjing gave soup to the poor on the solstice in winter, and later people ate jiaozi on the solstice in winter to commemorate him.

2. Eating glutinous rice balls in the south: In the south, it is an important custom to eat glutinous rice balls on the solstice of winter. Tangyuan symbolizes reunion and family harmony.

3. Sacrifice: On the solstice of winter, there are sacrifice activities in many places. In some places in southern China, there is a traditional custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors during the winter solstice. Every household will worship statues and memorial tablets of their ancestors. Go to the hall at home, put a sacrificial table, set up incense burners, offerings, etc. In some places, while offering sacrifices to ancestors, they also offer sacrifices to gods, land gods and deities, so as to pray for good weather and prosperous families in the coming year.

4. Drink mutton soup: In winter solstice, some places have the custom of drinking mutton soup, especially in Tengzhou, Shandong. Mutton soup means dispelling cold and nourishing, and there is a folk saying that "three nine make up one winter".

Eating red bean rice: In some places, eating red bean rice on the solstice of winter is a traditional custom, which means praying for health, peace and good luck.