Winter solstice usually means happiness or well-being.

It is more appropriate to say Ankang on the solstice of winter.

The solstice in winter, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival are all times to worship ancestors and remember old friends. At this time, every family should pay homage to the deceased and cherish the memory of their deceased relatives. If the winter solstice is happy at this time, it is not appropriate. Choosing to send blessings to relatives and friends will make people feel more comfortable. The winter solstice is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China.

It is regarded as a winter holiday, and the solar terms are generally between June 65438+February 2 1 to 23 in the Gregorian calendar every year. In ancient times, there was a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year". On the solstice of winter, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is most biased towards the northern hemisphere. The height angle of the sun is the smallest, which is the shortest day and the longest night in all parts of the northern hemisphere. The solstice in winter is also a turning point for the direct point of the sun to return to the north. After this day, it will go back.

Important solar terms

But the winter solstice is not the coldest day, because there is still "accumulated heat" on the surface, so it is usually not very cold before the winter solstice, and the real cold is after the winter solstice. When the winter solstice season comes, it indicates that it is about to enter the cold season, so people begin to count nine to calculate the cold weather (folk proverb: "Summer solstice is three Geng, winter solstice is nine). Counting nine is a folk method in China, which is used to calculate the flowering dates of cold weather and warm spring, usually the coldest time of the year, namely March 9 and April 9.

When you count to nine "nine days" (998 1 day), spring will be deep and warm, and everything will be full of vitality. It's time for spring ploughing. As one of the 24 solar terms in China, the winter solstice, also known as the "winter solstice", is an important solar term in China. The customs of winter solstice are diverse, and different regions will have different customs. It is auspicious to eat jiaozi on the solstice in northern winter. In the south, people will worship their ancestors.