In the past, on this day in early winter, people also held activities to worship ancestors and heaven. Even the busiest farmers should take a day off at home, kill chickens and sheep, prepare seasonal products, on the one hand, worship their ancestors and fulfill their obligations and responsibilities to future generations; On the one hand, offering sacrifices to heaven, thanking God for his good harvest and praying for a good weather in the coming year; And the wine and food after the sacrificial ceremony can also reward the farmers who have worked hard for a year.
Beginning of winter is not only a time to hold a grand harvest festival and a harvest feast, but also a season of cold wind. There are customs and activities such as "October New Moon", "Qin Sui Shou", "Cold Clothes Festival" and "Harvest Festival". At this time, in the north, it is the winter months when the water freezes and the ground begins to freeze, but in the south, it is the weather of Xiaoyangchun.
Beginning of winter is an important festival in October. During the Han and Wei Dynasties, on this day, Emperor Tiandi personally led the ministers to meet the winter weather, commended and supported the martyrs who died for their country and their families, asked the deceased to save their lives, and encouraged the people to resist the plunder and invasion of foreign enemies or evil bandits. Among the Han people, there are customs such as ancestor worship, feasting, and predicting the age of ancestors, so as to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of future generations and pray for a bumper year for them in the coming year, and farmers themselves can get drinking.
Some customs in early winter have been changed, and some have been passed down to this day. On this day, the farmer came to Longshou Mountain to inquire about the next year's harvest and held a harvest banquet. Some villages performed to thank Shen Qing for its bumper harvest. "beginning of winter" kills chickens and sheep or supplements other nutrients, which is called "reinforcing winter". When she people climb mountains and patrol fields, they call it "treasure hunting" when they go to the temple.
Beginning of winter in ancient times was an important festival.
Beginning of winter is an important festival in October. During the Han and Wei Dynasties, Emperor Tiandi personally led the ministers to welcome the winter weather, commended and supported the martyrs who died for their country and their families, asked the deceased to save their lives, and encouraged the people to resist the plunder and invasion of foreign enemies or hungry bandits. There are folk customs such as ancestor worship, feasting and predicting the age of ancestors, so as to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of future generations, and pray that God will give them a bumper year in the coming year, and farmers themselves will also get drinking and drinking.