Winter solstice custom

The traditional custom of worshipping ancestors on the day of the solar term in winter. As the first confirmed festival among the 24 solar terms, the winter solstice is self-evident.

1, frost and drought will come from winter to Sunday.

This is an old saying circulating in Hunan. According to the older generation in rural areas, this sentence is relatively accurate. What he means is that if there is frost on the morning of winter solstice, that is to say, it is sunny that day, then there will be less rain next year and it is likely to be dry. In fact, many places in China have such a saying. For example, there is a saying in Guangxi that there is no rain on the solstice in winter, and it will be dry next summer. This also means that if it doesn't rain on the winter solstice, there will be less rain on the next summer solstice.

It will snow when there is frost from winter to Sunday.

This sentence is easy to understand, which means that if there is frost on the day of winter solstice, there will usually be snowfall years ago. This is also the experience summed up by the ancients for many years, and there are similar sayings. There is frost on the solstice of winter, and there is hope of wax and snow. This means that there will be rain and snow on the day of winter solstice.

3, a rain every year to see the winter solstice

There was no weather forecast before, and communication was underdeveloped. The older generation predicted the weather changes for several months by summing up proverbs. This agricultural proverb means that there will be a lot of rain in the coming year on the day of winter solstice, and if it is sunny on the day of winter solstice, there will be less rain in the coming year.

4. The northwest wind blows from winter to Sunday, and it will be dry in the next spring.

The older generation also found that the weather on the day of winter solstice will also have an impact on the weather in the later period. If the northwest wind blows on the winter solstice, it indicates that there will be less rain next spring. For example, in Hunan, Yunnan and other places, there is a saying that the winter solstice is strong and the north wind is strong, so we should pay attention to frost prevention. In winter solstice, it is easy to have a cold spring if the north wind is fierce. Measures need to be taken to prevent frost.