1, Eat jiaozi: During the beginning of winter season, there is a custom of eating jiaozi in the northern region. Jiaozi symbolizes reunion and family harmony. At the same time, it symbolizes the autumn harvest and winter storage, and rewards the family for their hard work over the past year.
2. Make up for winter: During the solar term in beginning of winter, there is a custom of "making up for winter". People will eat various nourishing foods, such as stewed meat, stewed chicken and stewed bones, to enhance their body resistance and cope with the cold winter.
3. Sacrifice: In ancient times, beginning of winter was one of the four seasons and eight festivals, which was a very important festival. On this day, the emperor will lead hundreds of officials from the civil and military forces to set up altars in the northern suburbs to offer sacrifices, and there are also folk customs such as ancestor worship, feasting and divination.
4. Winter Swimming: In some places, there are innovative ways to celebrate beginning of winter. For example, winter swimmers will welcome the arrival of winter with winter swimming on beginning of winter Day to show their courage and perseverance.
5. Rest and health preservation: In beginning of winter, everything is collected, and people will also take advantage of this period to rest and health preservation, adjust their body and mind, and prepare for the next spring.