Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been sacrificial activities on the winter solstice, and "Zhou Li Chun Guan Shen Shi": "With the winter solstice, gods and ghosts are caused."

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

2. Traditional diet:

Every place in the winter solstice has its own special food, such as northern dumplings, Chaoshan glutinous dumplings, southeast mashi, Taizhou Leiyuan, Hefei pumpkin pie, Ningbo sweet potato soup, Tengzhou mutton soup, Jiangnan rice, Suzhou wine making and so on.

3, winter solstice health:

The winter solstice is one of the most important solar terms in health preservation, mainly because "the winter solstice is a sunny day", so women and the elderly should pay special attention to this day to keep warm and cold. At the same time, they can soak their feet at night, take proper supplements and eat some liver-nourishing and liver-protecting foods such as spinach, celery and pig liver.

Extended data:

The origin of the winter solstice:

The winter solstice is recorded in the literature, and people began to celebrate the winter solstice as early as 2500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to records, the Zhou and Qin Dynasties took November as the first month and the winter solstice as the beginning of the year. In other words, people celebrate the New Year on this day.

Hanshu said: "The sun is the spirit in the winter solstice, and the ruler is long, so congratulations ..." In addition, there is a cloud: the ancients thought that the sun is the spirit in heaven and earth from the winter solstice, that is, the next cycle began, which is "the day of good luck".

There is also a saying that the winter solstice originated from the Han Dynasty as a festival. 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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