Visiting graves and sweeping tombs: This is another winter solstice activity that is not too common. According to Chaoshan custom, the annual grave-sweeping ceremony usually takes place during the Qingming Festival and the Winter Solstice, which are called "spring paper" and "winter paper". Generally speaking, "spring paper" should be performed in the first three years after a person's death, and "winter paper" can be performed after three years. But most people like to travel "winter paper" because during the Qingming Festival, it often rains and the roads are difficult to walk; during the Winter Solstice, the weather is good, making it easy to go up the mountain for picnics.

As for the fixed days of the year for burning paper to offer sacrifices, customs vary from place to place. Generally, there are sacrificial activities on the Qingming Festival, the 15th day of July in the lunar calendar, the first day of October in the lunar calendar, and the Spring Festival.

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Many places in southern my country celebrate the winter solstice. The winter solstice is one of the eight festivals of the year. In southern China, there is a tradition of honoring gods and worshiping ancestors during the winter solstice. Due to different etiquette and customs in different places, the forms of ancestor worship also vary. After paying homage to gods and ancestors, there is usually a banquet. ?

In many areas in northern my country, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year. People in northern my country eat dumplings on this day because dumplings have the meaning of "repelling cold". There is still a folk proverb "If you don't bring dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care".