Beginning of winter solar terms have the meaning of establishing winter. The origin of the earliest beginning of winter solar terms is to establish winter. Later, people got used to the 24 solar terms. When we arrived in beginning of winter solar terms, we knew that winter had officially arrived. Although China has a vast territory, not all regions have entered the cold weather, but autumn has officially ended and entered winter.

2. Divination sacrifice

Winter is a cold season, and it was easy to freeze people in winter in ancient times. Therefore, there was a custom of divination and sacrifice in beginning of winter in ancient times. People set a specific date for beginning of winter in advance, and held a grand sacrifice after the arrival of the beginning of winter solar term, which was called "Sacrificing to the Winter God" by the people.

3. Agricultural needs

As the saying goes, "Autumn harvest and winter storage", winter is a season of convergence and collection of all things. China is a big agricultural country. In the early years, agriculture was the pillar of the national economy. In order to better recuperate and regulate agriculture, 24 solar terms were formulated to guide farming. The beginning of winter solar term is to remind people that when winter comes, they can start to recuperate.

4. Life needs

After the solar term in beginning of winter, the weather became cold. The ancients set up the solar term in beginning of winter, which showed that the days after that were winter, so as to reduce the activity and calorie consumption, and at the same time, to eat some high-calorie foods to replenish energy for the body. This process is called: make up the winter, make up the winter and fill the mouth, so that people can spend the winter safely and healthily.