The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term of the twenty-four solar terms, with the solar meridian reaching 270 degrees, and it crosses the Gregorian calendar1February 2 1-23 every year. The winter solstice in 2023 is Gregorian calendar1February 22nd, and the 10th day of November in the lunar calendar.
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. The winter solstice is the extreme point where the direct sunlight travels southward. On the winter solstice, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is most inclined to the northern hemisphere, and the solar altitude angle is the smallest. It is the shortest day and the longest night in all parts of the northern hemisphere.
The winter solstice is also the turning point of the sun's direct point of return to the north. After this day, the sun's direct point will go back. The sun's direct point will start to move northward from the Tropic of Capricorn (23 26' s), and the daylight in the northern hemisphere (China is located in the northern hemisphere) will increase day by day.
The custom of winter solstice
1, ancestor worship
Sacrificing ancestors is a common custom activity in many festivals in China, and the winter solstice is one of them. Sacrificing ancestors is to show respect and gratitude to ancestors, and it is also a way to inherit the family and the power of the country. Through ancestor worship, people can feel the significance of ancestors to the family and inherit the blood and cultural traditions of the family.
2. Eat roasted meat
Some places in the south want to eat roasted meat on the winter solstice. On the winter solstice, roasted meat becomes an indispensable delicacy on the table of Guangdong and Guangxi, which means adding vegetables to add years.
3. Eat jiaozi
In many parts of northern China, it is customary to eat jiaozi on the winter solstice every year. The northern part of China wants to eat jiaozi on this day because jiaozi means "cooling off the cold". So far, there is a folk saying that "nobody cares if you freeze your ears on the winter solstice".
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