Knowledge about the 24 solar terms 50 words

The winter solstice festival is also known as the winter festival, cross winter. It is one of the twenty-four solar terms, is a traditional Chinese festival, there was a "winter solstice is as big as the year", the court and the people have always attached great importance to, from the Zhou Dynasty onwards there have been sacrificial activities.

Eating dumplings

Every year on the winter solstice of the lunar calendar, rich or poor, dumplings are essential to the holiday meal. As the proverb goes, "On October 1, the winter solstice arrives, and every family eats dumplings." This custom is left behind in honor of Zhang Zhongjing, the "Sage of Medicine," who gave medicine on the winter solstice.

Nine to eliminate cold

After the nine, some literati, the stream of the scholar, engage in the so-called cold activities, choose a "nine" day, meet nine people drinking ("wine" and "nine"), the seat of the nine people, and the "wine" is a homonym. "Harmony"), the table with nine dishes and nine bowls, into the table with "flower nine pieces" seat, in order to take the meaning of nine nine cold.