China has a vast territory, China has a long history, and the living habits of different places are different. There is a saying that there is a wind in ten miles and a custom in five miles, so the customs of the winter solstice are different. So today is the day of the winter solstice, so I will talk about our customs of the winter solstice in western Henan.

jiaozi is eaten in Henan on the winter solstice. On the winter solstice in 28, whether rich or poor, jiaozi is indispensable in northern China. Jiaozi eaten in the winter solstice has different meanings from jiaozi eaten in the Spring Festival. jiaozi eaten in the Spring Festival is at the intersection of the new year and the old year, and jiaozi means "making friends" at an older age. Eating jiaozi in the Spring Festival is considered as a great luck.

The jiaozi eaten on the winter solstice has the meaning of dispelling cold. It is said that when Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, saw the people who were frozen when he retired from his old age, he wrapped mutton, some cold-dispelling herbs and dough into the shape of ears, and made a medicine called "soup for dispelling cold and charming ears" to give to the people to eat. Later, on the winter solstice, people imitated it.

In some cities in northern China, it is considered that you can't go back to your parents' home on the winter solstice. This is because the feudal ethical code of "three obedience and four virtues" restricts the daughter-in-law. In the past, the daughter-in-law would go back to her mother's house after the autumn harvest, so she had the custom of going back to her husband's house during the winter solstice. Although there is no freedom in modern society if it is to be strictly observed, if family members are particularly concerned about these traditional customs, as the younger generation, we'd better discuss with our families kindly. The winter solstice is a reunion festival, so we must not lose our harmony with our families.

Generally speaking, it is not appropriate to get married before or after the solar term. The ancients thought that the wedding day should be avoided from four days to the day before, that is, beginning of spring, long summer, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter and the day before the vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice in the 24 solar terms, and the universe was in a state of chaos. In traditional customs, it was considered as the four-day and four-day departure, so it was unlucky to get married at this time.

Usually, we choose the auspicious day for our marriage carefully, so Xiao Bian suggested that we should avoid the winter solstice and choose another day, so that it would be better for our marriage to get off to a satisfactory start.

in the legend of the winter solstice, you can't go out, but you can't go far. Because the white of the winter solstice is the shortest, it is said that this day is the time when Tengu comes to the world to look for an incarnation, so you can't go far away, and don't wander around when it is dark. It is also said that when Pangu opened the sky, it was the time of the winter solstice. At this time, because the genius had just been opened, there was no evil, and the world traveled. However, in today's cities, the lights are brightly lit at night, and people often go home at night for work and study, which is also helpless and does not need to be too concerned.