Is it necessary to wear red clothes on the winter solstice?

Winter solstice is the animal year, you don't have to wear red clothes, you can decide according to your personal hobbies. If you like red, you can wear red clothes. If you don't like red very much, you can wear clothes of other colors.

There are many customs in China. Wearing red clothes in the winter solstice of the animal year symbolizes prosperity, and wearing red clothes in the animal year indicates good luck and all the best.

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Winter solstice diet

1, longan boiled eggs

The winter solstice is a big festival in ancient times, and Jiaxing emphasizes the winter solstice. As the saying goes, "the solstice in winter is as big as a year", and the ancient style is preserved. According to the Records of Jiaxing Prefecture (Volume 34: Customs), "The winter solstice is celebrated first, and it is like a New Year's Day ceremony". Folk advocates winter solstice tonic, including red bean glutinous rice and ginseng soup; Tremella, stewed walnuts, longan boiled eggs, etc.

2. Pumpkin pie

After the winter solstice, people in Hefei will eat pumpkin pie on the winter solstice, and the streets and alleys are filled with the fragrance of pumpkin pie. There is also a proverb called "Eating noodles on the winter solstice will make the day longer", which means that after the winter solstice, the night will be shorter and the day will be longer.

3. Fried snacks

Some places want to eat fried snacks on the solstice in winter. Fried Zanba and fried pumpkin pie are the staple foods of this day. From the solstice of winter, it is necessary to eat some foods rich in oil to supplement calories and resist the cold.