The custom of winter solstice

The winter solstice customs include: offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, eating jiaozi, keeping out the cold in September, eating jiaozi, eating sesame seeds and so on.

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, child year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China.

The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in the "24 solar terms", and the solar calendar reaches 270 degrees. Every year, the festival is held on 65438+February 2 1-23 in the Gregorian calendar.