Which solar term is beginning of winter? Is beginning of winter the winter solstice?

Which solar term is beginning of winter?

Beginning of winter is the 19th of the 24 solar terms and one of the traditional festivals of the Han nationality. The time point is between the Gregorian calendar165438+1October 7-8, that is, the sun is located at 225. At this time, the sun is located at declination-16 19', and the height of the sun at noon in Beijing is only 33 47'. After beginning of winter, the sunshine time will continue to shorten, and the height of the sun will continue to decrease at noon. During the period of beginning of winter, the Han people regarded winter solstice as beginning of winter. In order to spend the severe winter, it is necessary to supplement the dietary customs.

Is beginning of winter the winter solstice?

First, the time is different.

Beginning of winter, one of the 24 solar terms, is also the end and the beginning of the full moon in the official calendar. The time point is between the Gregorian calendar165438+1October 7-8, that is, the sun is located at 225.

The winter solstice usually falls on the Gregorian calendar 65438+February 2 1 or 65438+February 22. Because the winter solstice is not fixed on a certain day, it is called "live festival" like Qingming.

Second, the meaning is different.

Beginning of winter: It means the beginning of winter, and "Li" means the beginning; At this time, the weather began to change from cold to cold. The Gregorian calendar is generally around 1 1.7 every year.

Winter solstice: it means that winter has arrived, and the meaning of "to" has come; It's getting cold at this time. The winter solstice is generally around 65438+February 22nd in the Gregorian calendar every year.

Third, the climate is different.

1, beginning of winter

In ancient China, beginning of winter was divided into three periods, once every five days: when the ice started, the water waited; The second waiting place began to freeze; Waiting for the flood is a cockroach. "This kind of solar water can already form ice; The land also began to freeze; In the third stage, pheasant refers to a big bird similar to pheasant, and pheasant is a big clam. After beginning of winter, big birds like pheasants were rare, but you can see big clams with similar lines and colors at the seaside. Therefore, the ancients thought that pheasants would become big clams in early winter.

2. Winter solstice

Astronomy regards the winter solstice as the beginning of winter, which is obviously late for most parts of China. During the winter solstice, the average temperature in the northwest plateau is generally below 0℃, while it is only about 6℃ to 8℃ in the south. However, in the southwest low-altitude valley area, even in the coldest local165438+ in early October, the average temperature is still above 10℃. It can be said that autumn goes and spring comes, and there is no winter all year round.

Fourth, different customs.

Beginning of winter custom: welcome and celebrate winter, eat jiaozi.

Winter solstice custom: eat jiaozi, Tengzhou mutton soup, Jiangnan rice, Taiwan Province glutinous rice cake, Taizhou Yuan Lei, Suzhou brewing, Jiangxi Masi.