What are the folk customs in winter in northern Japan?

The folk customs of the northern winter solstice include: ancestor worship, cold weather in September and September, and grave sweeping.

1, ancestor worship

The winter solstice festival is also called the winter festival and the winter festival. It is not only one of the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional festival in China. There is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year", which has always been valued by the court and the people. Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been sacrificial activities.

2, 99 cold map

After entering the ninth year, some literati engaged in so-called activities to cool down and keep out the cold. They chose a "September" day to meet nine people and have a drink ("wine" and "nine" are homophonic). Nine dishes and nine bowls are used at the dining table, and those who have finished the table use "nine flowers" seats to get the meaning of "September" and to cool off the heat and cold.

99 cold songs: 19, 29 don't shoot; Walking on the ice on March 9 and April 9; From May 9th to June 9th, look at the willows by the river; 79 The river ice opens and swallows come; 99 plus 19, plowing cattle everywhere.

Step 3 sweep the grave

It is the custom of ancestor worship in China to sweep graves until the sun in winter, that is, to sweep graves in winter. Legend has it that in one year, in order to avoid the enemy, people from their hometown went to other places. When the enemy left, all the villagers in my hometown went home, so I missed the time for Tomb-Sweeping Day to sweep the grave, and it was near the winter solstice, so I swept the grave on this day.

Traditional food from winter solstice

1, eat dumplings

Eating dumplings is a traditional custom from winter solstice, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. "Tangyuan" is an indispensable food in winter solstice, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection". Eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter is also called "the solstice in winter". There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older".

Step 2 eat barbecue and ginger rice

Some places in the south want to eat barbecue on the solstice in winter. On the solstice of winter, roasted meat becomes an indispensable delicacy on the table of Guangdong and Guangxi people, which means adding vegetables to add new year. On the solstice of winter, Wuchuan people have the custom of "eating ginger rice" on the solstice of winter.

Step 3 Eat jiaozi

In many parts of northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi every winter solstice. North China will eat jiaozi on this day, because jiaozi means "driving away the cold". So far, there is a folk proverb that says "no one will care if you freeze your ears on the winter solstice".