2. During the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, it was stipulated that the day before the winter solstice was the end of the year, and the winter solstice was equivalent to the Spring Festival. Later, the summer calendar was implemented. However, the winter solstice has always ranked first among the 24 solar terms, and it is called "dividing the year".
Celebrations have been held since Han Dynasty. At the peak, the court has a three-day holiday, and you don't listen to politics; Folk closed for three days. The excitement is no less than the New Year. The winter solstice is the longest night in a year, and many people will make a "winter solstice circle" with glutinous rice flour. In order to distinguish it from the "farewell to the old year" on the eve of the Spring Festival, the day before the Winter Festival is called "adding year" or "dividing year", which means that the "year" has not finished, but has increased by one year.
4. China will eat jiaozi on the winter solstice in the north. In Shandong, it is said that if you don't eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter, your ears will freeze. People in Hangzhou eat rice cakes three times a day on the solstice in winter. You can eat rice cakes dipped in sesame powder and sugar, or you can eat fried rice cakes with shredded pork. People in Hangzhou eat rice cakes on the solstice in winter to taste delicious food.