First of all, from a grammatical point of view? As a noun with fixed structure and clear meaning, the winter solstice refers to "one of the 24 solar terms" and "65438+ February 22nd or 2 1 day every year", which is the most authoritative explanation in Ci Hai.
? I want to analyze it from the perspective of word formation. The structure of the word "winter solstice" should be on the right. "Winter" is an attribute, which is used to modify and limit "to", meaning "extremely". As a compound word, "winter solstice" means "the pole of winter", which means the end of winter.
? It is wrong to interpret "winter solstice" as "winter is coming", which means that "winter solstice" is regarded as a compound word with subject-predicate structure.
? Here, I want to emphasize that the word formation of "winter solstice" is a biased structure, which should never be understood as subject-predicate structure.
By the way, the summer solstice is the same structure.
Second, from the perspective of solar terms? As one of the 24 solar terms, on the day of "Winter Solstice", the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, which means that the movement of the sun to the south is over and it begins to move to the north. Therefore, this day is the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere, and then, as the sun moves north, the day gradually becomes longer.
? We ancient people have discovered this truth for a long time. Solstice began in the Yin and Shang Dynasties and was one of the earliest solar terms. China's ancient "Tong Wei Xiao Jing Helping the Gods" said: "Cathode and Yang begin, the sun goes south, and gradually grows and ends." After the winter solstice, the days become longer and longer, so as the saying goes, "Eating noodles from the winter solstice makes the day longer."
? Arriving at the "winter solstice" also means the coldest time. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of nine days from winter solstice, that is, 8 1 day. Of course, after the winter solstice, it is also a transition period of warmer weather. After this cold weather, it will usher in a warm spring.
? The ancients attached great importance to the solar term "winter solstice", and there is a proverb that "winter solstice is as big as a year". In the north of China, jiaozi is an indispensable food in winter solstice every year. As the saying goes, "Every family eats jiaozi from winter to Sunday". There is a proverb in old Beijing, "Eat solstice wonton in winter and solstice noodles in summer".
? Through long-term observation, the ancients also summed up useful winter solstice proverbs, such as: winter solstice sunny, rainy in the first month: winter solstice rainy, sunny in the first month; The solstice in winter is not cold and the solstice in summer is not hot; The solstice of winter is warm and cold until mid-March; The solstice in winter is very cold, and spring is warm very early.
Third, from a literary point of view? In the world of literature, "winter" is bleak, and "nine days of cold snow" brings people depression and pain. And the spring full of vitality is desirable.
? However, we all know Shelley's famous poem: "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" Indeed, as long as you stick to it and survive the winter, you will fully embrace spring.
? The arrival of the "winter solstice" shows that the light is ahead and spring is just around the corner. Therefore, the literary implication of Winter Solstice should be "fire", "hope" and "bright future".
In this answer, the first and second points are about the explanation of solar terms. The third point about "literature" is extended interpretation, which is purely personal understanding. If you have new ideas, please post them below for communication!