1. The meaning of the winter solstice solar term:

The winter solstice is known as the "southern solstice" and is a solar term that reflects the movement of direct sunlight. On the winter solstice, the sun reaches its extreme southward direction, and the sun's rays shine directly on the Tropic of Capricorn. From the winter solstice, the sun's direct point returns to the north. The winter solstice is the turning point when the sun reaches its southern solstice and then returns to the north. After that, the sun's height rises again, and the daytime in various parts of the northern hemisphere gradually changes. increase. The winter solstice marks the rebirth of the sun and the start of a new cycle of the sun's back-and-forth movement. The winter solstice is an auspicious day. For example, the "Book of Han" says: "The Yang Qi rises during the winter solstice, and the emperor is long, so I congratulate you." After the winter solstice, the days are getting longer day by day, and the sun rises, which is the beginning of a round-trip cycle of direct sunlight. It should be celebrated.

2. Winter Solstice, also known as the Southern Solstice, Winter Festival, Yasui, etc., has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival. Ancestor Festival. The winter solstice is one of the four seasons and eight festivals, and is regarded as a major festival in winter. There is a saying among ancient people that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year". Winter Solstice customs vary in content or details depending on the region. In southern China, there is a custom of worshiping ancestors and feasting during the Winter Solstice. In northern China, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year.