When is the solstice in the winter of 2023?
On this day, the sun passes through the winter solstice, with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. Solstice is a very important solar term, and it is also a traditional festival of the China lunar calendar. Until now, many places still have the custom of winter solstice. The winter solstice is commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Dragon Solstice Festival" and "Asian New Year Festival".
As early as 2500 years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period, China observed the sun with soil gauge and determined the winter solstice. It is the earliest of the 24 solar terms, and the time is between February 22 and 23 in the solar calendar 12.
The winter solstice is the year with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. After the solstice in winter, the days will get longer day by day. The ancients said that the winter solstice is: the cathode arrives, the sun rises, the sun faces south, the day is short and the shadow is long, so it is called "winter solstice".
A big holiday in winter
During the winter solstice solar term in northwest China, the average temperature in northwest China is generally below 0℃, and the weather is cold. In the south, during the winter solstice, the average temperature in the south is only about 6℃ to 8℃, while in the southwest, even in the cold 10℃ at the beginning of October, the average temperature is still above 10℃. It can be said that autumn goes and spring comes, and there is no winter all year round.
Customs vary from place to place, but they are common in most areas. The winter solstice is a very important solar term in the China lunar calendar. The winter solstice usually falls on February 22nd or 23rd of Gregorian calendar 12. It is said that the winter solstice in the Tang and Song Dynasties was the day of ancestor worship. The emperor will hold a worship ceremony in the suburbs, and people should respect their parents. After the Song Dynasty, the winter solstice gradually became a festival to worship ancestors and gods.