When is the winter solstice in 2021, what day is it in the lunar calendar
The time of the winter solstice in 2021 is at 23:59:09 on December 21, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar, which is the eighteenth month of November in the Xin Chou year of the lunar calendar.When this day comes, it means that the time of day is about to increase, and the temperature will gradually become colder.
Introduction to the Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice has two connotations of nature and humanity.It is not only an important solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival for ancestor worship.The winter solstice is one of the four seasons and eight festivals and is regarded as a big festival in winter.There are differences in the content or details of the custom of the winter solstice due to different regions.In southern China, there is the custom of worshipping ancestors and feasting on the winter solstice.In northern China, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year.The winter solstice marks the imminent arrival of the cold season, and folks begin to count the cold days by "counting nine".
The time of the winter solstice in 2021
The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term of the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms".Sunshine Festival.The winter solstice is the extreme point of the sun’s direct southward travel.On the winter solstice, the sun’s light directly hits the Tropic of Cancer.The sun’s light is most inclined to the northern hemisphere, and the sun’s altitude angle is the smallest.It is the day with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere.The winter solstice is also a turning point for the direct sun to return to the north.After this day, it will take a "turn back".The direct sun begins to move northward from the Tropic of Cancer (23°26’S), and the day in the northern hemisphere (my country is located in the northern hemisphere) will increase day by day.So the winter solstice time in 2021 is 23:59:09 on December 21, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar.
Folk customs of the winter solstice
Southern
Many places in southern my country celebrate the winter solstice on this day.The winter solstice is a traditional festival for worshiping the gods and ancestors, and it is one of the eight festivals in the year.There is a saying that "the winter festival is as big as a new year, if you don’t return, there will be no ancestors." People who go out should rush home to worship their ancestors no matter what.Due to the different rituals and customs in different places, the forms of ancestor worship are also different.After the ceremony of honoring the gods and ancestors, there is usually a big banquet to entertain the relatives who come to worship the ancestors.Everyone drinks and communicates with each other.Many places regard the winter solstice as a reunion festival.
Northern
In many areas in northern my country, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year.A proverb goes:"October 1st, when the winter solstice arrives, every family eats dumplings." In northern my country, dumplings are eaten on this day because dumplings have the meaning of "relieving the cold", and there is still a folk saying that "if you don’t bring a dumpling bowl during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off." No one cares" proverb.
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