A brief introduction of the winter solstice is 50 words. The winter solstice is an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, and it is also a traditional folk festival of ancestor worship in China. People will celebrate in various forms. The following is a 50-word resume introducing the winter solstice and the customs of the winter solstice.
Introduction to the winter solstice 50 words 1 1, the origin of the winter solstice
The Winter Solstice, also known as' one-sun-born', is an important solar term in the China lunar calendar and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The Winter Solstice is commonly known as "Counting Nine, Winter Festival", "Long Festival" and "Sub-year-old". As early as the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,500 years ago, China had observed the sun with Tugui and determined the winter solstice, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms, and the time was between the Gregorian calendar1February 2 1 day ~23 every year.
2. Eating jiaozi custom on the winter solstice.
The winter solstice is commonly known as the number nine, which is the beginning of the ninth year. In northern China, there is a custom of eating jiaozi on the winter solstice. As the saying goes: "When the winter solstice comes, eat dumplings." Of course, there are exceptions. For example, in Tengzhou, Qufu, Zoucheng and Linyi, Shandong Province, there is a custom of drinking mutton soup on the same day, which means driving away the cold. In the south, we eat glutinous rice balls. As an old saying goes, winter festival pills will celebrate the New Year as soon as we eat them. The winter solstice is sunny without rain. Among them, Chaoshan Tangyuan is the most famous, but there are exceptions, and the food customs vary from place to place.
3. The development history of the winter solstice.
The winter solstice festival originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has been in existence ever since. Qing Jia Lu even says that the winter solstice is as big as a year. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. People think that the winter solstice is a natural transformation of yin and yang and a blessing given by heaven. In the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was the "winter festival", and the government held a congratulatory ceremony called "He Dong", which was a routine holiday. There is such a record in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Before and after the Winter Solstice, a gentleman lived in peace, refused to listen to politics, chose auspicious days and then saved trouble." Therefore, on this day, the court will have a holiday and rest, the army will be on standby, the frontier fortress will be closed, business trips will be closed, relatives and friends will give each other food, visit each other, and have a "quiet" festival happily.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the winter solstice was a day to worship the ancestors. On this day, the emperor went to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens. On this day, the people had to worship their parents. Now there are still some places that celebrate the winter solstice.
4. Legend of the Winter Solstice
Zhang Zhongjing saw that the villagers on both sides of the Baihe River were sallow and emaciated, hungry and cold, and many people's ears were frozen. He asked his disciples to set up a medical shed and a cauldron in Dongguan, Nanyang, to give up their homes on the winter solstice to cure frostbite. He boiled mutton and some herbs for dispelling cold in a pot, then fished out the mutton and medicines and chopped them, made them into ear-like "Jiao Er" with bread. After cooking, he distributed two "Jiao Er" and a big bowl of broth to everyone who came to ask for medicine. People ate "Jiao Er" and drank "Quhan Tang", and they were warm all over, with fever in both ears and frostbitten ears cured. Later generations learned the look of "Jiao Er" and packaged it into food, also called "jiaozi" or "flat food".
Eating jiaozi on the winter solstice is not forgetting the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction". Up to now, there is still a folk song in Nanyang, which says, "The winter solstice misbehaves the jiaozi bowl, and nobody cares if you freeze your ears.".
Introduction to the Winter Solstice 50 words 2 The Winter Solstice is known as the "Southern Solstice" and is a solar term reflecting the direct sunlight movement. On the winter solstice, the sun travels south to the extreme, and the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn. Since the winter solstice, the direct point of the sun has returned to the north. The winter solstice is the turning point of "the day travels south and returns to the north". Since then, the sun has risen in height and the days in the northern hemisphere have increased day by day. The winter solstice marks the rebirth of the sun and the round-trip movement of the sun into a new cycle. The winter solstice is an auspicious day. For example, in Hanshu, it is said: "The sun is shining on the winter solstice, and the monarch is long, so congratulations." After the winter solstice, the days are getting longer and longer, and the sun is rising, which is the beginning of a round-trip cycle of direct sunlight, which should be celebrated.
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The custom of winter solstice
1 dumplings
Every year, on the Winter Solstice of the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday meal, regardless of the rich or the poor. As the saying goes, "On October 1st, when the winter solstice comes, every family eats dumplings." This custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, the "medical saint", who gave up medicine on the winter solstice. Eating jiaozi on the winter solstice is not forgetting the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction". Up to now, there is still a folk song in Nanyang, which says, "The winter solstice misbehaves the jiaozi bowl, and nobody cares if you freeze your ears.".
2. Mutton soup
The custom of eating mutton on the winter solstice is said to have started from the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, ate mutton cooked by Fan Kuai on the winter solstice, which made him feel particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating mutton on the winter solstice has been formed among the people.
On the winter solstice, people eat mutton and various nourishing foods one after another, in order to have a good omen for the coming year. Now in Tengzhou, Shandong Province, this day is called Fujiu. Before the festival, gifts such as mutton will be given to elders, and everyone in Fujiu will drink mutton soup, which is a good sign for individuals, elders and families.
Introduction to the Winter Solstice 50 words 3 Winter Solstice, also known as Winter Festival, Sub-year-old Festival, Long Solstice Festival, etc., has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk festival in China. The winter solstice marks that the height of the sun in the northern hemisphere is the smallest and the daytime is the shortest, but the temperature on the winter solstice is not the lowest.
The winter solstice has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only a natural solar term, but also a traditional festival to worship ancestors.
The winter solstice is one of the eight festivals of the year. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has a tradition of offering sacrifices to ancestors on the winter solstice to show filial piety and not forgetting the roots. Due to the different manners and customs in different places, the forms of ancestor worship are also different.
While offering sacrifices to ancestors, some places also offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth. The offerings mainly include three sacrificial meals, three teas and five wines. The winter solstice is regarded as a big holiday in winter. The saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year is widely circulated among the people. The winter solstice is also called "sub-year" and "off-year", which means that the year is approaching and the winter solstice is important.
As soon as the winter solstice arrives, the New Year is just around the corner, so the ancients thought that the winter solstice was as important as the New Year.
In ancient times, people who drifted in other places had to go home for the winter festival at this time, which was called "having a home at the end of the year".