What are the customs in beginning of winter during the 24 solar terms?

What are the customs in beginning of winter

1. Eating jiaozi

jiaozi's original name is said to be "Jiao Er", which was first invented by Chinese medical sage Zhang Zhongjing. His story of "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" is still circulating among the people in China. "beginning of winter misbehaves jiaozi Bowl, and nobody cares if his ears are frozen." beginning of winter means that winter is coming, and when it gets cold, his ears are easily frostbitten. Therefore, it is the most intimate care of his family for their loved ones to eat jiaozi, which looks like his ears.

Because jiaozi comes from the saying "at the time of copulation". New Year's Eve is the turn of the old year and the new year, and beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, so jiaozi, who is "at the time of having children", can't help eating it. Modern people continue this ancient custom. On the day of beginning of winter, all kinds of jiaozi sell like hot cakes.

"It's not as delicious as jiaozi". At the turn of autumn and winter, jiaozi is certainly the most indispensable food. In northern areas, especially in Beijing and Tianjin, beginning of winter has the custom of eating jiaozi.

In beginning of winter, where the "Old Tianjinwei" lives in the east of the river and the west of the river, there is a custom of eating pumpkin and jiaozi. Pumpkin, also known as wogua, pumpkin, rice melon and north melon, is a common vegetable in the north. Generally, pumpkin is bought in summer, stored in a hut or window sill. After a long time of saccharification, it is made into dumpling stuffing on the winter solstice. The taste is different from that of Chinese cabbage and pumpkin stuffing in summer. It is also necessary to eat it with vinegar and garlic, which has a special taste.

2. Winter Swimming

Interestingly, the way to celebrate beginning of winter has also been innovated. On the days of Harbin and beginning of winter, athletes of Heilongjiang Winter Swimming Association crossed the Songhua River to welcome the arrival of winter in this way.

For winter swimmers, they must have a certain foundation, step by step, and should go into the water every day when the weather is warm and continue to exercise. In addition, you should choose a place familiar with the waterfront for winter swimming. If you are not familiar with the situation in the water and the shore, don't go into the water easily to avoid accidents. In addition, we should walk together in order to take care of each other.

In fact, both indoor and outdoor sports should be fully prepared. Because, in winter, the density of venues and equipment increases, and the impact on the human body also increases. Moreover, when the weather is cold, the activity of human muscles and joints is reduced, which is inert to some extent. Therefore, it is necessary to make full preparations and exercise step by step.

3. He Dong

He Dong is also called "winter worship", which was the custom in the Han Dynasty. Cui Ding's "Four People's Moon Order" in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "On the day of the winter solstice, wine and food are served, and aged person, the monarch's teacher, is greeted as a sunny day." On this day in the Song Dynasty, people changed their new clothes and celebrated exchanges, just like the New Year's Day. In the Qing dynasty, "the solstice was the winter solstice, and the scholar-officials paid homage to their elders and paid tribute to each other." Fine people, men and women, will also be more fresh clothes to pay tribute to each other, which is called winter worship. " (See Gu Lu's Qing Jia Lu, Volume 11).

4. Sacrificing ancestors to heaven

In the old days, people held activities to worship ancestors and heaven on this day in beginning of winter. Even the busiest farmers should take a day off at home, kill chickens and sheep, prepare seasonal products, and sacrifice their ancestors on the one hand to fulfill their obligations and responsibilities for future generations; On the one hand, sacrifice to heaven, thank God for the good harvest, and pray that God will give good weather to the next year; And the wine and food after the sacrificial ceremony can also make farmers who have worked hard for a year reward themselves.