What is the custom of beginning of winter in your hometown?
Beginning of winter, the 19th of the 24 solar terms, is also the beginning of winter. The annual Gregorian calendar is165438+1October 7-8, which is also the beginning, end and collection of everything. Beginning of winter means that anger begins to close and everything enters a state of recuperation. Its climate has also changed from dry autumn to rainy and cold winter. In early winter, the sun has reached 225 degrees, and the sunshine time will continue to shorten. At noon, the height of the sun will continue to decrease, and the northern hemisphere will get less and less solar radiation.
However, in the second half of this year, the heat stored on the surface still has a certain amount of energy, and there is still "accumulated heat" on the surface. It is usually not very cold in early winter, and the real cold is after the winter solstice. Due to the large span between north and south in China, the climate between north and south is quite different. For some areas in China, this climate is obviously late in winter. After winter, the climate changes from dry autumn to rainy and cold winter.
traditional custom
1, eat jiaozi
In northern China, there is a custom of eating jiaozi in beginning of winter. In early winter, you can improve your life, but it is not as delicious as jiaozi. In the north, the rule in beginning of winter is to eat jiaozi, because jiaozi looks like ears. People think that if you eat them, your ears will not be frozen in winter. In addition, jiaozi's homonym "cross" means that beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter.
Step 2 brew yellow rice wine
It is a traditional Shaoxing wine-making custom to start brewing yellow rice wine in beginning of winter that day. In winter, the water body is clear and the temperature is low, which can effectively inhibit the growth of miscellaneous bacteria and make the wine form a good flavor during the long-term fermentation at low temperature. Therefore, Shaoxing people call the second year's Winter Solstice in beginning of spring the most suitable time to brew yellow rice wine, and pray for happiness.