What is the solar term from winter solstice?

The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in the "twenty-four solar terms", and it is celebrated every year on the Gregorian calendar 65438+February 265438+1October-23rd. The solstice in winter is the extreme point of direct sunlight spreading to the south. From winter to the sun, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is most inclined to the northern hemisphere, and the solar altitude angle is the smallest. In all parts of the northern hemisphere, the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest.

There are many customs all over the country from winter solstice, such as:

-ancestor worship: the winter solstice is one of the common customs of many festivals in China. In the eyes of China people, the significance of the ancestors' souls to the family can be compared with the strength of the God of heaven and earth to the country, and we should not be careless or neglect it. Sacrifice, whether in the temple at home or in the cemetery, is to offer delicious and delicious things to our ancestors as much as possible.

Eating jiaozi: In most parts of northern China, there is a holiday custom of eating jiaozi from winter to Sunday. Eating jiaozi, also known as "frozen ears", originated from a legend in the Han Dynasty. When Zhang Zhongjing was an official in Changsha, he retired to his hometown, which coincided with the snowy winter and the biting wind, and many people's ears were frozen. He was very sad, so he asked his disciples to set up a shed in Guandong, Nanyang, and cook it in a pot with mutton, peppers and some herbs to drive away the cold. Then he picked it up and chopped it up, made it into ears with flour bags, and then cooked it in a pot and distributed it to the people.

-Banquet: In the south of China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and holding banquets on the winter solstice.

-Eating jiaozi: The custom of eating jiaozi in the south of the Yangtze River.

-Drink mutton soup: There is a custom of drinking mutton soup in the north.

Winemaking in winter: Hunan and Jiangxi have the custom of winemaking in winter.

Winter solstice festival: Zhejiang and other places have the custom of celebrating the winter solstice.

Sending shoes from winter to Sunday: Fujian and other places have the custom of sending shoes from winter to Sunday.

-eating red bean glutinous rice: eating red bean glutinous rice is a custom in Jiangsu and other places.