The Origin and Customs of beginning of winter

Beginning of winter is the beginning of winter, and customs include eating jiaozi, brewing yellow wine and cooking scabs.

Beginning of winter is the first solar term in winter, representing the beginning of winter. All autumn crops in the early winter season have been harvested and put into storage. Spring ploughing in Xia Yun, autumn harvest in winter storage, and beginning of winter are the time to enjoy a bumper harvest and recuperate. Through winter rest, I look forward to the prosperity of life in the coming year. Beginning of winter is one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" in ancient society, and it is a very important festival.

Beginning of winter custom, starting to brew yellow rice wine on that day in beginning of winter, is a traditional Shaoxing wine-making custom. The low water cooling temperature in winter can effectively inhibit the growth of miscellaneous bacteria and make the wine form a good flavor in the process of low temperature and long-term fermentation. This is the most suitable season for wine fermentation. Therefore, Shaoxing people regard the next year's trip from beginning of winter to beginning of spring as the most suitable time to brew yellow rice wine, which is called "winter brewing" to pray for happiness.

The most obvious feature of solar terms in beginning of winter is the change of temperature. When entering beginning of winter, the solar radiation in the northern hemisphere where China is located is less and less, and some energy is still stored on the surface. Although it is not too cold at this time, the temperature will gradually drop. Therefore, the obvious drop in temperature is the biggest feature of solar terms in beginning of winter. At this time, we should pay more attention to cold and warmth.

In the past, at the beginning of winter, people in Henan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang also used various herbs, chrysanthemums and honeysuckle to soak in water, which was called "scabbing" to treat diseases and ensure healthy winter.