I. Worshiping Heaven and Ancestors:

From the Zhou Dynasty, there have been rituals on the day of the winter solstice, "Zhouli Chunguan - Shenshi," "to the winter solstice, to the gods and goddesses of heaven and man and ghosts."

On this day, ancestors are worshipped in many places, and even the poorest families will take out their usual savings to buy new clothes and prepare sacrificial offerings.

Two, traditional food:

Everywhere has its own specialties on the winter solstice, such as northern dumplings, Chaoshan soup dumplings, southeastern mochi, Taizhou ring rounds, Hefei pumpkin pancakes, Ningbo sweet potato soup fruits, Tengzhou mutton soup, Jiangnan rice, Suzhou brewing and so on

The custom of eating dumplings in the north was left behind by the memory of the sage of medical science, Zhang Zhongjing, who gave medicine on the winter solstice.

Liu Jiafan people are Shantou people, I remember when I was a child in my hometown, the day of the winter solstice, parents will be in the house of the door and window ride sticky two winter festival round, and more than a few people will also be in the table, cupboards, ladders, beds, and other conspicuous place to build round, and the fishermen's bow of the boat, the farmers plowing oxen horns, pig piggery, fruit growers planted fruit trees are also no exception, this is the sacrifice to the heaven and earth and the ghosts and gods, in order to bless the family's peace and prosperity.

Three, winter solstice health:

Winter solstice is one of the most important in health science, mainly because of the "winter solstice, a Yang Sheng", so women and the elderly especially pay attention to this day to prevent the cold and keep warm, but also in the evening soak your feet, the amount of tonic, and eat some of the liver liver food, such as spinach, celery, and pig's liver. The company is also working on a project to develop a new product for the market.

Extended information:

Winter Solstice:

Winter Solstice is documented as early as 2500 years ago. People began to celebrate the winter solstice as early as the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,500 years ago. According to the records, the Zhou and Qin Dynasties was to take the winter November as the first month, and the winter solstice as the head of the year. In other words, people celebrated the New Year on this day.

"Han Shu" said: "winter solstice Yang Qi, Jun Dao long, so He ......" Another cloud: the ancients believed that since the winter solstice, heaven and earth Yang Qi began to rise gradually strong, that is, the next cycle began, for the "day of great good fortune! ".

There is also a saying that the winter solstice as a holiday originated in the Han Dynasty. The winter solstice is a "winter festival", so it is regarded as a big festival, and there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year".

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