What is the special significance of the winter solstice? What are the common activities in winter solstice?

When the north wind is howling, the snow is falling and everything is dying, the small animals also enter hibernation, reminding people that the cold season is coming, especially the coming of the winter solstice, which means entering the 1 1 month of the lunar calendar, which has an important impact on everyone's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Let me briefly talk about the significance of this season.

What is the special significance of the winter solstice? First of all, it is a solar term, representing the fourth solar term in winter, telling people that deep winter is really coming and the temperature drops sharply, so we should pay attention to cold protection and warmth. Secondly, geographically, the direct point of the sun on this day is almost in the tropic of Capricorn, and the day is the longest and the night is the shortest in the northern hemisphere, and then the day will gradually become longer. Therefore, the ancients believed that it was a good day that the spirit of the sun began to flourish in heaven and earth from the winter solstice, representing the beginning of the next cycle. Moreover, people have the habit of counting nine, that is, starting from the winter solstice, and so on. After 9981, bloom has survived the coldest season and ushered in spring.

What are the common activities from winter solstice to Sunday? Eating jiaozi is very popular in the north. Every family will get up early in the morning to pack jiaozi and cook a big pot to share with the whole family. In the south, people are used to eating jiaozi, and they also make a kind of food similar to meatballs, which contains vegetable stuffing and meat stuffing. Eating them symbolizes family reunion. Shandong has the custom of drinking mutton soup, which can replenish nutrition and keep warm in time. There are also ancestor worship activities in rural areas, where tables are set for offerings, and then incense is burned to pray for ancestors to keep their homes safe and their families healthy.

What are the three stages of the winter solstice? As early as thousands of years ago, people had the tradition of winter solstice, so they observed this stage very carefully and divided it into three stages, called: "Earthworms knot in one stage; Two-phase angular solution; Waiting for the spring to gush out. " Legend has it that earthworms are creatures with yin bending and yang stretching. At this time, although the yang has increased, it is still insufficient, so the earthworms in the soil are still curled up. Mi and deer belong to the same family, but the ancients thought that Mi's horn was facing the epigenetic, so it was yin, while winter was yang, and Mi felt that the yin was fading away and the horn was dissolved. Because of the birth of yang, the spring water in the mountain can flow and be warm at this time. The above three sentences vividly record different scenes in each stage, which can still be used as a reference today.