On the characteristics of solar terms in beginning of winter

The water begins to freeze, the ground begins to freeze, and when it enters the flood, it is a stork.

Before and after winter, precipitation in most parts of China decreased significantly. Northeast China is frozen, and agricultural and forestry crops enter the wintering period; The "Sanqiu" in the Jianghuai area is coming to an end; Jiangnan is busy planting late-season winter wheat and transplanting rapeseed; At that time, South China was the best time to start planting wheat in winter. ?

In ancient times, beginning of winter was a big festival in October, and the son of heaven wanted to lead his ministers to meet the winter weather. In the folk, there are customs such as offering sacrifices to ancestors, holding banquets and divination, and offering sacrifices to ancestors with the best seasonal products. I hope that God will give them a bumper year in the coming year.

China used to be a farming society. People who have worked for a year take advantage of beginning of winter to have a rest and repay their families for their hard work over the past year. There is a proverb that "beginning of winter fills the winter and the mouth" is the best metaphor.

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Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to the solar terms in beginning of winter, and celebrations all over the country are also very rich. Beginning of winter, together with beginning of spring, Changchun and beginning of autumn, is a very important festival in the hearts of China people. In ancient times, the emperor also led hundreds of officials to set up altars in the northern suburbs of Beijing on this day. Now, people should also celebrate the beginning of winter.

China used to be a farming society. People who have worked for a year take advantage of beginning of winter to have a rest and repay their families for their hard work over the past year. There is a proverb that "beginning of winter fills the winter and the mouth" is the best metaphor.