Do Chaoshan people pay attention to the winter solstice

Chaoshan people pay more attention to the solstice in winter.

The solstice of winter is called the winter festival in Chaoshan area, which is also called by ancient people. Moreover, the winter festival is a very important traditional festival in Chaoshan area, and it is still celebrated as a small year in Chaoshan area, which can be seen from the folk customs in Chaoshan.

In Chaoshan area, the dumplings eaten from winter to the sun are called "Winter Festival", so the winter festival is also a day of reunion. It is said that in the past, someone in the family went out and could not come back for the winter festival. At home, glutinous rice flour would be put to bleed, and when people came back, they would make sweet balls for him to eat, indicating that they had been reunited.

Folk legend says: "After eating the Winter Festival, you will be one year older." It can be seen that "the solstice in winter is as big as a year" has been well reflected in Chaoshan people.

Climate change in winter from solstice to solstice;

After the winter solstice, the direct point of the sun gradually moved northward, the days in the northern hemisphere began to get longer and the height of the sun gradually increased at noon. Climatically, during the winter solstice, the average temperature in the northwest plateau is generally below 0℃, and the southern region is only about 6℃ to 8℃. In addition, the winter solstice begins to count to nine, and the winter solstice becomes the first day to count to nine.

As for "Counting Nine", there is a folk song that goes like this: "Don't do it in September, walk on the ice in March and April, watch the willows along the river in May and June, open the river in July and September, geese come in August and September, and cows go everywhere in September and September." However, in the southwest low-altitude valley area, even in the coldest local165438+ in early October, the average temperature is still above 10℃. It can be said that autumn goes and spring comes, and there is no winter all year round.