Proverbs What are the proverbs about the national winter solstice solar terms?

As the saying goes, "the winter solstice is as big as a year", so it can be seen that the winter solstice is one of the important traditional festivals among the people.

In addition, in ancient China, there was a saying that "there is a home to return to at the end of the year", that is to say, travelers from other places should go home for the "Winter Festival" from the winter solstice. In some areas in the south (such as Chaoshan), there is even a saying that "there is no ancestor in the winter festival", which means that "people who go out should go home to worship their ancestors during the winter solstice anyway, otherwise there will be no concept of ancestral home".

Winter solstice is one of the earliest solar terms among the 24 solar terms. As early as the 20th century BC, human beings established the earliest four solar terms by observing the positions of the stars, the movements of the sun and the moon and the growth of surrounding vegetation: vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, winter solstice and summer solstice.

The winter solstice is the earliest of the 24 solar terms, which originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. This is the time of year when the spirit of the sun rises, so it is a good day. The "solstice" of winter solstice is the climax. The day and night are the longest and the day is the shortest. After the winter solstice, the days will be longer day by day, which means that spring is blooming intentionally, indicating the beginning of a year.