The solstice in winter is 24 solar terms, which is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation.

The solstice in winter is 24 solar terms, which is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Tonifying in winter conforms to the characteristics of "hiding" in season, which can reserve enough nutrition for the body and improve physical fitness. After the winter solstice, the weather is mainly cold, so tonic tends to warm and tonify yang to resist cold evil. As the saying goes, "medicine is better than food", some dietotherapy that is often eaten in winter to the sun has a good effect of tonifying yang and preventing cold.

The solstice in winter is 24 solar terms, which is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Tonifying in winter conforms to the characteristics of "hiding" in season, which can reserve enough nutrition for the body and improve physical fitness. After the winter solstice, the weather is mainly cold, so tonic tends to warm and tonify yang to resist cold evil. As the saying goes, "medicine is better than food", some dietotherapy that is often eaten in winter to the sun has a good effect of tonifying yang and preventing cold. What does the solstice mean in winter?

The ancients believed that since the winter solstice, the sun be the spirit of heaven and earth began to flourish, representing the beginning of the next cycle, which was a lucky day. Therefore, later, during the Spring Festival, customs such as ancestor worship and family dinners often appeared on the winter solstice. The winter solstice is also called "off-year", which means that the year is approaching, and there are not many days left. The importance of the winter solstice. As a festival, the winter solstice originated in the Zhou Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has been passed down to this day. The first month of the week calendar is November of the summer calendar. Therefore, the first month of the Zhou Dynasty is equal to today's November, so there is no difference between New Year greetings and He Dong. It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted the summer calendar that the first month was separated from the solstice in winter. Therefore, it can also be said that the "Winter Solstice Festival" began in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has existed ever since. In winter solstice, the principle of tonic is 1, and the flat supplement is pork and its liver, kidney, lung, egg, chicken, duck, tofu, celery, radish, longan, mushrooms, honey, bee milk and so on. 2, nourishing: turtle, crucian carp, mussel, kelp, jellyfish, pear, orange, apple, banana, lily, sesame, mung bean, red bean, pea, day lily, tremella, bird's nest and so on. 3. Warm tonic: mutton, beef and its viscera, dog meat, rooster, goose, sea cucumber, squid, venison, jujube, walnut, lentil, potato and taro, onion, garlic, leek, ginger, broad bean, wheat flour, alcohol, etc. Dietary customs in winter from solstice to solstice. Jiaozi in the North: Every year from the winter solstice of the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for the rich and the poor. As the saying goes: "On October 1st, when the solstice of winter comes, every family eats jiaozi." This custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave up medicine from the winter solstice. Mutton soup: It is said that the custom of eating mutton in winter began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate mutton cooked in Fan Kuai on the solstice of winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating mutton from winter solstice has been formed among the people. On the solstice of winter, people eat mutton and various nourishing foods one after another in order to have a good omen for the coming year. Now in Tengzhou, Shandong Province, this day is called Fujiu. Before the festival, the elders will be given gifts such as mutton, and everyone will drink mutton soup, which is a good sign for individuals, elders and families. 3. Jiangnan rice: In Jiangnan water town, there is a custom that the whole family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice on the night of winter solstice. According to legend, * * * Gong was a troubled wit who died in the winter. Become a plague ghost after death and continue to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice from winter solstice to drive away the epidemic ghost and prevent diseases. 4. Sweet potato soup: In the traditional customs of Ningbo, sweet potato soup is one of the foods that must be eaten from winter to Sunday. "Fan" and "Fan" are homophones. In Ningbo people's understanding, eating sweet potatoes on the solstice in winter means "turning over" all the bad luck of the past year. Tang Guo is similar to jiaozi, much smaller and without stuffing. Tang Guo is also called jiaozi, which means "reunion" and "perfection". There is also a saying in old Ningbo that "you are one year older after eating soup". 5. Taiwan Province waxy cake: In Taiwan Province Province, China, the tradition of using nine-layer cakes to worship ancestors in winter solstice is still maintained. Knead glutinous rice flour into animals symbolizing good luck, such as chickens, ducks, turtles, pigs, cows, sheep, etc., and then steam them in layers in a steamer to worship their ancestors and show that they will not forget their ancestors. In the early days of the winter solstice or before and after the agreement, people with the same surname and clan gather in the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors one by one in the order of generations. After the ceremony, there will be a grand banquet for the people who come to worship their ancestors. Everyone drinks heartily and meets again after a long separation, which is called "food ancestor". The ancestors of the winter solstice festival are handed down from generation to generation in Taiwan Province to show that they have never forgotten their roots. Radish, vegetables, tofu, fungus, etc. 6. Taizhou origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang, good at food. Winter solstice is an important solar term in a year. To make some special dishes and food on this day, we should first pay homage to our ancestors and pray for their blessings for the safety and happiness of the whole family in the coming year. Then the family happily get together to drink and eat vegetables. Among them, eating "winter solstice yen" (also called hard round and rough round) is an old tradition in Taizhou, which means round, smooth and reunion. 7. Brewing in Suzhou: Gusu region attaches great importance to the solar terms from winter to solar terms. There is a proverb in Gusu area that "the solstice in winter is like a New Year". Traditional Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice. Winter wine is a kind of rice wine, which is brewed with sweet-scented osmanthus and has a pleasant aroma. Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice, and at the same time, they will serve all kinds of braised beef and braised mutton. In the cold winter, winter brewing can not only drive away the cold, but also entrust Gusu people with their good wishes for life. 8. Jiangxi Mazi: Mazi is a specialty of Zhejiang and Jiangxi. It is also a traditional snack of Fujian people and a sacrifice of Fujian people. Suitable for steaming, frying, roasting and sand frying after hemp is raised in the shade. 9. Winter to the sun: "Eat winter to the sun, and grow a line a day." In Hefei, Anhui Province, the custom of eating noodles from winter solstice is related to solar terms, climate and agriculture. After the solstice in winter, there are nine cold days, and every nine days, there are nine days. In the severe winter, eating a bowl of hot egg noodles is considered as the solstice of winter. 10, Tangyuan: The folk proverb of the Han nationality in Chaoshan area says that "the winter festival is as big as a year" and "the winter festival has not returned to the ancestors". This means that people who go out must go home to worship their ancestors on the solstice in winter anyway, otherwise they will have no concept of ancestral home. Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait attach great importance to the winter solstice and regard it as a festival of reunion. After eating the Winter Festival jiaozi, Chaoshan people always put two Winter Festival jiaozi on the doors, windows, tables, cabinets, ladders, beds and other conspicuous places at home, even the bow of fishermen's boats, the horns of farmers' cows and fruit trees planted by fruit farmers are no exception. 1 1, longan burning eggs: the winter solstice was a big festival in ancient times. Jiaxing emphasized the winter solstice, and the saying "the winter solstice is as big as a year" retained the ancient style. According to the "Jiaxing County Records", "the winter solstice is celebrated first, and the crown is covered with clouds, such as the New Year's Day ceremony". People advocate winter solstice tonic, including red bean glutinous rice, ginseng soup, tremella, stewed walnuts, longan boiled eggs and so on. Up to now, Jiaxing still inherits the custom of eating "longan and boiled eggs" in winter solstice. Old people say that because the winter solstice is the longest night in a year, if they don't eat it, they will freeze all night and be hungry in the middle of the night. 12, pumpkin pie: After the winter solstice, Hefei people will eat pumpkin pie on the winter solstice. The streets and alleys are filled with the smell of pumpkin pie, and there is a proverb called "Eating noodles on the solstice in winter makes the day longer", which means that after the solstice in winter, the night will be shorter and the day will be longer.