In which dynasty did the custom of celebrating the winter solstice begin?

The winter solstice originated in the Zhou Dynasty, prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has been in use ever since.

Winter solstice originated in Han dynasty, and it was the first dynasty to regard winter solstice as a festival. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, winter solstice prevailed and has been passed down to this day. According to the records in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, the whole court should have a holiday from winter to around, and shops and hotels should be closed for rest.

The winter solstice is an important node in the 24 solar terms. After the solstice in winter, it entered the "cold weather". The ancients believed that the winter solstice was a day of transformation between Yin and Yang, a blessing from heaven, and a festive day, so some people said that the winter solstice was as big as a year.

In the past, the winter solstice was still a day of sacrifice. It is said that after the Song Dynasty, the solstice in winter gradually became a day to worship ancestors and gods. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the solstice in winter was a day to worship heaven and earth and ancestors. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, emperors held sacrificial ceremonies on the solstice of winter.

The origin of the winter solstice festival:

Due to the gap between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar, the winter solstice season in China is generally around 65438+February 2 1 ~23 every year. The nights from winter to Sunday are very long. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, twenty-four solar terms were used to guide the agricultural calendar, and the solar terms were mainly divided by the average time method. In this way, the date between the winter solstice and the next winter solstice is called "Zhongqi". If you divide the gas again, it will become 24 solar terms. The winter solstice is just one of them, and it is a unique festival of our Chinese nation.

In ancient times, people thought that the winter solstice was a natural transformation of Yin and Yang, and everyone should hold a ceremony to celebrate winter. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was in the East, and it was necessary to worship the heavens and ancestors. Because in ancient times, the ceremony to celebrate winter was held on the day of the winter solstice, it developed into the winter solstice festival in modern times.