What is the solstice in the winter of 24 years?

The winter solstice this year is 65438+February 2 1.

According to the perpetual calendar, Saturday of February 65438+February 2 1 day in 2024 is the winter solstice in the 24 solar terms. On the solstice of winter, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn, and the day is the shortest and the night is the longest in the northern hemisphere.

The winter solstice, with both natural and humanistic connotations, is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China. The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it is considered as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year.

The custom of winter solstice varies in content or details due to different regions. In the south of China, there is a custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors and feasts from winter solstice, and in the north of China, there is a custom of eating jiaozi from winter solstice every year.

Solemnly declare: the answer is for reference only, please don't be blindly superstitious.