Is there a winter solstice in Japan?

In Japan, the solstice of winter is also called "the return of one yang" or "the return of one yang", which means that the bad luck of a year will gradually dissipate on the day of winter solstice, and the yin and yang will turn to a beautiful and positive auspicious side, which is quite "whether we are extremely lucky or not". In Japan, they don't eat jiaozi and glutinous rice balls. Instead, I am keen on "soaking grapefruit soup" and "eating pumpkin".

Japanese grapefruit, in fact, is our orange here, which was introduced to Japan in Nara and continues to this day. Grapefruit is not suitable for eating directly raw, but the peel has a strong aroma, which is very suitable as a seasoning for decorating food, such as grapefruit soy sauce in many Japanese hot pots, and grapefruit pepper is transformed from grapefruit soy sauce.

On the solstice of winter, they will put grapefruit in the bathtub and lie in the bathtub, surrounded by the fragrance of grapefruit. The popular Japanese saying "taking a grapefruit bath can keep you from catching a cold all winter" comes from this.

Historical origin of winter solstice

China's astrological culture has a long history and is profound. The twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated on the basis of changing stars. In different seasons and at different times, the Big Dipper will point in different directions, that is, "bucket handle points to the East, and the world is spring;" Guide to barrel handle, it's summer in the world; Bucket handle refers to the west, and the world is autumn; Bucket handle refers to the north, and it is winter in the world. " .

"Twenty-four solar terms" is the product of ancient farming civilization, which is related to the time of gossip and has a long history. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, the "twenty-four solar terms" were absorbed into the taichu calendar law as a supplement to the calendar to guide the agriculture in the northern Central Plains, and the "twenty-four solar terms" were measured in the Yellow River basin by the method of Tuguiriying.