What is the origin and customs of the winter solstice?
The winter solstice is It refers to the time when the temperature gradually goes to the lowest in the year, which is what we call the beginning of severe cold.It is first seen in the classics of the Western Han Dynasty.Generally, the winter solstice has the following customs:worshiping ghosts and gods, improving food and so on.
The winter solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms, and it is a relatively important festival, because this day is the initial stage of entering the cold winter, and it is also the shortest day in the year.Therefore, since ancient times, people have attached great importance to the winter solstice, and even celebrated on the day of the winter solstice, such as eating dumplings, eating rice cakes and so on.
What is the origin of the winter solstice
Since the ancient times, the ancients have used the movement law of the Big Dipper to divide the twenty-four solar terms, but there was no text at that time, and naturally there was nothing accurate records.Later, "Zhou Li" also mentioned the winter solstice season, but although "Zhou Li" recorded the pre-Qin culture, it was written during the Han Dynasty.Therefore, the term "winter solstice" originated from the classic book "Huainanzi·Tianxun" in the Western Han Dynasty, that is, using the method of calming the length of sunshine in the Yellow River Basin to divide the twenty-four solar terms and determine the winter solstice that represents the coming of cold winter.
What is the custom of the winter solstice
1.Sacrificing to ghosts and gods:It is an ancient custom to sacrifice to ghosts and gods on the winter solstice, and now this custom is occasionally spread in the folk all over the country, but it is only a sacrifice to the gods Most of them are residents of the coastal areas, and they pray to the gods to bless them with good weather and good fortune in the coming year.But most people only worship their ancestors, so for people in many areas, the winter solstice is still a day for ancestor worship and tomb sweeping.
2.Improve the food:The winter solstice has its particularity and is a kind of festival, so since ancient times, we have to improve the food every winter solstice.Many areas in the north will eat dumplings.Shandong and Sichuan like to eat mutton soup, Taiwan, Jiangsu and other places like to eat glutinous cakes and mochi, and most areas in the south also like to eat winter solstice tours.The diet eaten is also slightly different.
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