The Origin Story of Winter Solstice

The winter solstice is the earliest of the 24 solar terms. How did it come into being? The following is a story about the origin of the winter solstice for your reference. Welcome to browse!

The origin of winter solstice festival

The Winter Solstice Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has been passed down to this day. Lou is afraid it's already? Is the winter solstice as big as a year? Said. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. People think that the winter solstice is a natural transformation of yin and yang and a blessing from heaven. Winter solstice in Han dynasty? Winter Festival? The government will hold a conference called. He dong? , a routine holiday. There is such a record in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty:? Around the Winter Solstice, a gentleman's life is bleak, a hundred officials do nothing, do not listen to political affairs, and choose a lucky day to save trouble. ? So on this day, the imperial court has a holiday and rest, the army is on standby, the frontier fortress is closed, the business trip is closed, and friends and relatives send meals to each other and visit each other, which is enjoyable? Stay still? This' festival'.

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the solstice in winter was the day of ancestor worship. On this day, the emperor went to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to worship heaven. On this day, people must worship their parents. There are still some places to celebrate the winter solstice.

The origin of the winter solstice story 1

In old Beijing before? Winter solstice wonton and summer solstice noodles? Statement. According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed the frontier, and the people were restless. At that time, there were two leaders, Xiongnu tribe and Tun tribe, which were very cruel. People hated it, so they wrapped it in meat and took it away. Hun？ With what? Hush, cry for help? Wonton? . I hate eating, and I want to quell the war and live a peaceful life. Because wonton was originally made on the winter solstice, every family eats wonton on the winter solstice.

The origin of winter to the day story 2

It is said that the custom of eating dog meat on the solstice began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat from winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on the solstice of winter, which is a good sign for the coming year.

The origin of winter to the day story 3

In Jiangnan water town, there is a custom that the whole family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice in the evening from winter to Sunday. According to legend, there was a man named Gong. His son was incompetent and evil. He died on the Winter Solstice. 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.

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