In ancient times, which solar term did the Asian Year refer to?

Solstice of winter. Zisui is the meaning of New Year after China. In ancient times, it refers to the winter solstice in the twenty-four solar terms. Ceng Yun in Cao Zhi's Ode to Socks on the Winter of the Solstice in the Three Kingdoms Period: "Celebrate the auspicious year in Asia and celebrate the long term. The solstice of winter has arrived, ushered in a new auspicious year, and everything began to grow and celebrate again. The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it is considered as a big holiday in winter. There is an ancient saying that the solstice in winter is as big as a year, so the ancients called it "off-year" or "off-year".

Traditional customs of winter solstice:

1, Apprentice: The solstice in winter is, in a sense, the traditional Teacher's Day in China. Teacher Zuo told the reporter that there were many private schools in ancient times, and China had always respected teachers. On this ancient winter solstice, students will especially worship their teachers and give them some gifts.

2. Sacrifice: In the ancient winter solstice, the emperor would hold a grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

3.99-99 Cold Map: A folk entertainment game. Literati painted 8 1 plum blossom and dyed it with red ink every day. After 99-80 days, the plum blossom map is completed, which is the time when spring blossoms. And crossword puzzles. Nine words are all nine strokes, one stroke a day, all written, and spring is coming. For example, the commonly used nine words "weeping willows before the court cherish the spring breeze".

4. Measuring the shadow of the sun: At noon from the winter solstice, put a long pole in the sun and measure the shadow cast. The sun shadow measured at this time is the longest in a year. On the solstice in summer, the sun shadow is the shortest.

What is the origin of the winter solstice?

Winter solstice is one of the 24 solar terms. In ancient times, the solstice of winter could even be regarded as a new year. For example, in the Zhou Dynasty, after the winter solstice, it was the New Year. The ancients often said that when the cathode arrives, the sun is the spirit, that is, the next cycle begins from the winter solstice, so this day is designated as the winter solstice, and many dynasties will spend it in the form of New Year's Day. I often say that the short days are directly related to the southern solstice and the winter solstice. The ancients were full of wisdom. Although there was no modern science at that time, the ancients noticed the particularity of winter solstice through careful observation. On the solstice of winter, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn, so noon is also the lowest time of the day.