202 1 solstice winter solar terms' origin and custom knowledge; Solar terms from winter to the future in 2020.

1, winter solstice, an important solar term in the China lunar calendar, is also a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The winter solstice is usually called "Winter Festival", "Long Festival" and "Asian New Year". As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, China had observed the sun with earth gauges and determined the winter solstice, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms, and the time was between 0 and 23 in the solar calendar 65438+February 265438+February, which was the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. In China, it is the custom to eat jiaozi from the solstice in winter. As the saying goes, "When winter solstice comes, eat jiaozi." Of course, there are exceptions, such as the custom of drinking mutton soup from winter solstice in Tengzhou, Shandong Province, which means driving away the cold. Dietary customs vary from place to place, but eating jiaozi is the most common.

2. Sichuan traditional drinking mutton soup from winter to day.

The atmosphere of Sichuan people's celebration of the winter solstice festival is even stronger. In ancient times, as usual, local officials would greet the Long Live Pavilion in the academy on this day and congratulate each other. People call the winter solstice "off-year", so it will naturally show some weather similar to the New Year. In Sichuan, people are used to eating mutton and other nourishing foods to "nourish" during the winter solstice, and eating mutton and drinking mutton soup at night to keep warm and drive away the cold, so as to welcome a good omen for the coming year.

3. Eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday in the north.

In the north of China, there is a saying that "winter solstice jiaozi, summer solstice noodles". Why eat jiaozi on this day? Jiaozi, formerly known as Joule, is said to have been invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a doctor in China, with a history of 1800 years.

4. Ningxia eats "brain pulp" from winter to Sunday.

There is a custom in Yinchuan on the solstice of winter. On this day, we will have noodles in soup and steamed stuffed buns with mutton powder soup. Yinchuan people also gave mutton powder soup a special name-"brain". Mutton powder soup is made of mushrooms and mutton, with salt, ginger, onion, garlic, pepper, soy sauce and other seasonings. After the soup is boiled, add the cut pieces and soaked vermicelli, and then add leeks, garlic sprouts and coriander. A pot of colorful mutton powder soup is ready, with a fragrant and mouth-watering smell.

After jiaozi made the noodle soup, he presented a bowl first and then a bowl to his neighbor. The mutton powder soup dumpling jiaozi has a unique way, and its taste is spicy and delicious. Now it has become a special snack in Yinchuan.