When is the solstice in winter?
Winter solstice is one of 24 solar terms and a traditional festival name in China. It is called "Winter Solstice Festival", and there are many related customs among the people. The winter solstice is the year with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. An agricultural proverb says, "After eating noodles on the solstice in winter, a thread will grow every day." . This means that the days are getting longer and longer from winter to the future, but the temperature will continue to drop in the short term.
In the northern region, during the solar term from winter to solar term, the temperature in the northern region has been below 0℃, and some areas have also experienced rain, snow and freezing disasters. 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 southern region, during the solar term from winter to solar term, the average temperature in the southern region is only about 6℃ to 8℃, and even in the cold early June, the average temperature in the southwest region is still above 10℃. It can be said that autumn comes and spring comes, and there is no winter all year round.
The origin of winter solstice:
Winter solstice is one of the 24 solar terms. In ancient times, the solstice of winter could even be regarded as a new year. For example, in the Zhou Dynasty, after the winter solstice, it was the New Year. The ancients often said that when the cathode arrives, the sun is the spirit, that is, the next cycle begins from the winter solstice, so this day is designated as the winter solstice, and many dynasties will spend it in the form of New Year's Day.
The short days are directly related to the southern solstice and the winter solstice. The ancients were full of wisdom. Although there was no modern science at that time, the ancients noticed the particularity of winter solstice through careful observation. On the solstice of winter, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn, so noon is also the lowest time of the day.