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Why can't winter solstice be said to be happy?
The winter solstice has a history of more than 2500 years. According to records, in the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, winter and November were the first month, and the winter solstice was the first year of the New Year. The ancients believed that since the winter solstice, the sun be the spirit of heaven and earth began to flourish, representing the beginning of the next cycle, which was a lucky day. Therefore, later, during the Spring Festival, customs such as ancestor worship and family dinners often appeared on the winter solstice. The winter solstice is also called "off-year". First, it shows that the year is approaching and there are not many days left. The second is to show the importance of the winter solstice.
3. The origin of the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors from the winter solstice was recorded as early as Cui Ai's "Four-person Moon Order" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, saying that the people wanted to present something to Xuan Ming and Zuyou. "Dream of Tokyo" tells the story of the Winter Solstice Festival, which is the most important day in the capital. Today, it is easier to wear new clothes, prepare meals and enjoy ancestor worship. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, ancestor worship was popular from winter to the sun. Jiajing's "Jiangyin County Records" records: "On holidays, the portrait of Zukao is hung in nave, and a ceremony is set up, and its ceremony depends on New Year's Day." In the southern region where the clan system is prosperous, ancestor worship is often held in ancestral temples. Records of Nankang County, Jiajing, Jiangxi Province: "Worship on the winter solstice precedes the ancestral hall, and the tomb is as bright as a tomb." The custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors from the winter solstice is popular in Fujian. For example, Wanli's "Jianyang County Records" said: "It is a ritual for Japanese families to offer sacrifices to ancestors." During the winter solstice of the Qing Dynasty, ancestor worship was generally held at home, in front of graves and in places where southerners lived in compact communities. Often, like Qingming and Zhongyuan, ancestors sacrificed in temples at home.
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