Different meanings at different times: Winter is the beginning of winter in a year, which starts around November 8 every year when the sun reaches 225° of the yellow longitude. Winter solstice is the reduction of daytime in the northern hemisphere, the time between December 21 and 23 in the calendar year. Climate characteristics are different: the winter temperature drop fast cold air to come, the winter solstice temperature in the south is only 6 ℃ to 8 ℃ or so, the beginning of the first day of "counting nine".

1, time different meanings are different: winter is the beginning of winter in the year, around November 8 every year, the sun reaches 225 ° when the yellow longitude began. The winter solstice is the reduction of daytime in the northern hemisphere, the time between December 21 and 23 in the Gregorian calendar each year.

2, the climate characteristics are different: winter temperature drop fast cold air coming, the winter solstice temperature in the south is only 6 ℃ to 8 ℃ or so, the beginning of the first day of "nine".

3, different folk customs: winter winter: dumplings, chicken, duck, fish, mutton stove, ginger duck. Winter solstice tonic: dumplings, red beans and glutinous rice, nine-layer cake, winter festival round.