What is the moral and symbol of the establishment of winter?

The meaning and symbolism of winter is that it signifies the beginning of winter. Lidong is one of the Chinese 24 solar terms, and in ancient times, Lidong referred to the beginning of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In the Monthly Order Seventy-two Waiting Collection, it was said that "winter, the end is also the collection of all things".

"Winter" is not just about the beginning of winter. The ancient understanding of "Li" is the same as that of modern people, which means to establish and begin. But the word "winter" is not so simple, meaning that the end of the year's field operations, all the fall crops are harvested and tanned, "grain into the warehouse, vegetables into the cellar," and animals have been hidden in preparation for hibernation.

Customs of Lidong:

Lidong is one of the twenty-four seasons and a seasonal festival. The arrival of the season of Lidong means that it has entered winter since then, and also means that the weather will gradually get colder.

In ancient times, winter was also one of the "four seasons and eight festivals", and people would hold rituals and banquets on this day. They regarded Ridong as a very important festival, so they would hold rituals on this day.

With the arrival of Lidong, the sunlight hours will gradually shorten in the time afterward. Slowly, the days get shorter and the nights get longer, and the weather gets colder. But in the north, it gets cold before winter sets in.

On the day of the first winter, there are the customs of making up for the winter and congratulating the winter, that is, sacrificing to ancestors, drinking feasts, divining the year, and making up for the winter. In the northern region there is the custom of eating dumplings, eating dumplings in the winter has the winter does not freeze the ears of the saying.

Anciently, people would hold rituals on the day of winter, and would also use traditional Chinese medicine to add chicken, duck, rabbit, pig's feet, etc. to make a health soup to nourish the body. And Guangdong has the custom of eating sugar cane, fried fragrant rice.