The customs of Hainan during the Winter Solstice are as follows: 1. Eating sweet potato milk. In the Qiongbei area of ??Hainan, especially in Haikou, there is a folk custom of eating sweet potato milk during the winter solstice.

The sweet potato milk is made from Hainan's unique coarse grain sweet potato, and is added with cabbage, meat, wolfberry, etc. The taste is sweet or salty.

A steaming bowl of sweet potato milk is a delicacy that many tourists who have left Hainan must taste when they come back to visit relatives during the winter solstice.

2. Eating cabbage rice. Eating cabbage rice is a folk custom in Ding'an. On the day of the winter solstice, people will mix meat, vegetables and rice, wrap them in vegetable leaves and eat them together with their hands.

The whole family gathers together to eat vegetables and rice, which means that the family wealth will not be lost. The wealth of the year will be gathered here, and the whole family will be happy and healthy.

3. Tomb-sweeping In the eastern part of Hainan, especially in Wenchang, the custom of sweeping tombs in the winter solstice is more obvious.

Wenchang tomb sweeping is divided into Qingming tomb sweeping and Winter Solstice tomb sweeping, but the theme is also to remember ancestors.

Therefore, on the day of the winter solstice, people will go to their ancestors' graves to weed weeds, trace red inscriptions on them, arrange white meat, rice balls, and wine, light candles, set off firecrackers, and burn paper money. Their hearts are full of respect and longing for their ancestors.

4. Rice balls Rice balls are a unique food in the Qionghai area of ??Wenchang. Commonly known as Cup Zhen in Hainanese, rice balls are cooked and wrapped into a round rice ball by hand.

The round rice balls are dipped in peanut oil and topped with boiled eggs to make a complete meal.

The meaning of eating rice balls in Hainan is the same as eating glutinous rice balls in the north, which means family reunion.

5. Cattle Feeding Festival Wanning people call the Winter Solstice the Cattle Feeding Festival. On this day, Wanning people will stop all farming activities and give their cattle a day to rest.

And cut some good grass for the cows to eat, so that the cows can recharge their energy and pray for a good harvest the next year.