1. The difference between Winter Solstice and Beginning of Winter: The concepts are different. Beginning of Winter is one of the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar and one of the traditional festivals of the Han nationality; the time point is between November 7-8 of each year in the Gregorian calendar, that is, The sun is located at 225° ecliptic longitude. At this time, the earth is at declination -16°19, and the height of the sun at noon in Beijing is only 33°47. After the beginning of winter, the daylight hours will continue to shorten and the height of the sun at noon will continue to decrease. During the Beginning of Winter, Han folk regard the Beginning of Winter as the beginning of winter, and they need to take supplements to survive the severe winter.
2. The winter solstice is an important solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The winter solstice is commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Long Solstice Festival", "Yasui", etc. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,500 years ago, China had already used Tugui to observe the sun and determine the winter solstice. It is the earliest one of the twenty-four solar terms to be formulated, and the time is from December 21 to 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year. between days.
3. The difference between the winter solstice and the beginning of winter: the time is different. The beginning of winter is one of the twenty-four solar terms. It is the first solar term in winter. It is also the end of the Xu month and the beginning of the Hai month; time The point is between November 7 and 8 of each year in the Gregorian calendar, that is, the sun is located at 225° of ecliptic longitude.
4. The winter solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms and the fourth solar term in winter. It usually falls on December 21st or December 22nd in the Gregorian calendar. Because the Winter Solstice is not fixed on a specific day, it is called a "living festival" just like Qingming Festival.
5. The difference between the winter solstice and the beginning of winter: the meaning is different. It also means the beginning of winter, which means that winter begins from now on. Winter means the end, and it means that crops must be stored after harvesting. In China, the beginning of winter is regarded as the beginning of winter.
6. 46 days after the beginning of winter is the winter solstice. Solstice does not mean "arrival", but "extreme". As the saying goes, it is the end.
7. Beginning of Winter - indicates the beginning of winter, and "Li" means the beginning; at this time, the weather begins to turn from cool to cold. According to the Gregorian calendar, it is usually around November 7th every year.
8. Winter Solstice - It means that winter has arrived, and the "solstice" means that it is here; at this time, the weather becomes cold. The winter solstice usually occurs around December 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
9. The difference between the winter solstice and the beginning of winter: the climate is different. Beginning of winter: In ancient my country, three periods were determined every 5 days after the beginning of winter: "The water begins to freeze in the first period; the ground begins to freeze in the second period; and the pheasants arrive in the third period. "The water is a mirage." In this solar term, the water has turned into ice; the land has also begun to freeze; the pheasant in the phrase "The pheasant enters the water is a mirage" refers to a large bird such as a pheasant, and the mirage is a big clam. After the beginning of winter, Large birds such as pheasants are rare, but large clams whose shells have similar lines and colors to those of pheasants can be seen on the beach. Therefore, the ancients believed that pheasants turned into giant clams after the beginning of winter.
10. Winter Solstice, astronomically speaking, winter solstice is regarded as the beginning of winter, which is obviously too late for most areas in our country. During the winter solstice, the average temperature in the northwest plateau is generally below 0°C, while in the south it is only around 6°C to 8°C. However, in the low-altitude valley areas in the southwest, even in early January, the coldest time in the area, the average temperature is still above 10°C. It can be said that autumn has passed and spring has calmed down, and there is no winter all year round.