The meaning of the winter solstice solar term is that the cold winter has arrived, so let's get ready for cold prevention and warm-up. From the winter solstice, we will enter the common saying that it is nine cold days, the temperature will drop day by day, and the days with strong cold winds will begin.

"The winter solstice, also known as the short day, winter festival, sub-year-old, winter worship, etc., has both natural and humanistic connotations, which is an important solar term among the 24 solar terms and a traditional folk festival in China.

The winter solstice is one of the four seasons and eight festivals, which is regarded as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year, so the ancients called it "sub-year". "

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The winter solstice is the coldest time of the year, and the predecessors' experience has said that "the snow is auspicious and abundant", which means that the amount of snow in winter will directly affect the crop harvest in the next year. Compared with the Chinese New Year, the weather conditions around the winter solstice are more important. After all, food is the most important thing for the people.

The winter solstice is also the most leisurely time of the year. In the farming society, there is basically no farming at this time, and the family can get together in harmony. When the Chinese New Year comes, winter has gone and spring has begun, so it is not as leisurely as the winter solstice.

Nowadays, some places still celebrate the winter solstice as a festival. The northern region has the custom of slaughtering sheep in the winter solstice, eating jiaozi and wonton, while the southern region has the habit of eating rice balls and long noodles in the winter solstice on this day. There is also the custom of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors on the winter solstice in various regions.