50 words of information about the winter solstice

Winter Solstice, also known as Winter Festival, Yasui Festival, Changzhi Festival, etc., has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival. The winter solstice marks the minimum height of the sun and the shortest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere, but the temperature on the winter solstice is not the lowest.

The winter solstice has both natural and cultural connotations. It is not only a natural solar term, but also a traditional ancestor worship festival.

The Winter Solstice is one of the eight festivals of the year. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has had the tradition of worshiping ancestors at the Winter Solstice to show filial piety and not forgetting the roots. Due to different etiquette and customs in different places, the forms of ancestor worship also vary.

While worshiping ancestors, some places also offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth. The main offerings include three animal meals, three teas and five wines, etc. The winter solstice is regarded as the great winter festival. There is a widely circulated saying among the people that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year". The winter solstice is also called "sub-year" and "small year". First, it means that the new year is approaching, and second, it shows the importance of the winter solstice.

As soon as the winter solstice arrives, the new year is just around the corner, so the ancients believed that the winter solstice is no less important than the new year.

In ancient times, people living in other places would go home to spend the winter festival at this time, so-called "having a destination at the end of the year."