What is the solstice night like this winter?
Statement 1: The night of winter solstice, because the winter solstice is sometimes in the early morning (usually around 2 pm), then the night of winter solstice is of course the night of winter solstice.
Saying 2: The night of the winter solstice is the night before the winter solstice, just like Christmas, and the night of Christmas Eve is the 24th. Many old people say that they have been living in the solstice the night before winter.
What to eat on the solstice night in winter?
Eat dumplings
Every winter, during the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast, regardless of the rich or the poor. As the saying goes: "On October 1st, when the solstice of winter comes, every family eats jiaozi." This custom commemorates Zhang Jingzhong, a "medical sage" who gave up medicine during the winter solstice.
Dog meat mutton
It is said that the custom of eating dog meat in winter began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate Fan Kuai's dog meat on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat on the solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nourishing foods on the solstice in winter, so as to bring good omen for the coming year.
Eat glutinous rice
In the south of the Yangtze River and Guangdong, there is a custom that the whole family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice on the night of winter solstice, which is used to ward off evil spirits and prevent diseases.
Winter solstice taboo
1, taboo to return to China
In some cities in northern China, people think that they can't go back to their parents' homes on the solstice of winter. This is because the feudal ethics of "three obedience and four virtues" bound the daughter-in-law in too traditional customs. In the past, the daughter-in-law would go back to her mother's house after the autumn harvest, so she had the custom of going back to her husband's house from winter to Sunday.
2, the taboo of marriage
Generally speaking, it is not suitable for marriage around the solar terms. The ancients thought that the wedding day should be avoided from four days to the day before, that is, beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter in 24 solar terms and the day before the vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice, and the universe was in a state of chaos. In traditional customs, this is considered as a four-day farewell, so it is unlucky to get married at this time.
3, taboo to go out
In the legend of winter solstice, it is not impossible to go out and travel far. Because the winter solstice is the shortest white, it is said that this day is the time when Tengu came to the world to look for an incarnation, so you can't go far and don't wander around when it is dark. It is said that when Pangu opened the sky, it was the winter of solstice. At this time, because the genius has just opened, all evils are committed, and the world is traveling.
4. Taboo movement
In the traditional Chinese calendar of China, our corresponding word for moving is "entering home" or "moving" or "migrating". "Migration" generally refers to the migration of people or things. People's migration means moving, while moving furniture and other items. Judging from the custom of solar terms, this day is actually not suitable for moving. With the arrival of the winter solstice, the "Nine Cold Days" mode has been started, and the coldest weather will come in three or nine days. According to Feng Shui, a cold atmosphere will destroy the prosperity of a family. Therefore, it is best not to move in winter. In addition, in the geomantic omen of moving, it is most taboo to encounter the dangerous side of moving, and the sinkhole is in the northeast of winter solstice. If you don't know enough about this, you'd better choose another auspicious day to move.
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