When is the winter solstice in 2022?
In winter solstice, although the sun is low and the days are short, the temperature in winter solstice is not the lowest in meteorology. In fact, because there is still "accumulated heat" on the surface, it is usually not very cold before the winter solstice, and the real cold is after the winter solstice. The winter solstice represents the arrival of the cold winter, which marks the rebirth of the sun and the round-trip movement of the sun into a new cycle. This is an auspicious day and should be celebrated.
The custom of winter solstice
1, sacrifice to heaven
Rulers of all ages sacrificed to heaven on the winter solstice. "Sacrificing to Heaven" is an ancient "suburban sacrifice" ceremony, and it is a ritual that emperors of all dynasties must hold on the winter solstice to pray for blessings and eliminate disasters.
2. ancestor worship
There is a folk custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors on the winter solstice. The ceremony of ancestor worship at the winter solstice is the same as New Year's Day. While offering sacrifices to ancestors, people should also pay homage to their parents and elders. In ancient times, there was a custom of offering shoes and socks to the elderly, which is still very popular in modern times. There is a saying in Fujian and Taiwan that "it is good to celebrate the New Year on the winter solstice (meaning" no ") without ancestors". All people who go out to make a living must rush back to their hometown for the New Year on the winter solstice, indicating that they have a home at the end of the year.
3. Count 99
Folk call the meaning of the winter solstice "nine to nine" or "nine to nine", that is, from the winter solstice, every nine days are divided into nine nines, totaling 998 1 day, and spring begins after 8 1 day. After the winter solstice, Jiujiu is very popular all over the country. People all over the country have compiled various proverbs and fluency according to different climatic conditions, geomorphological characteristics, agricultural phenology and customs.
4, round door
In the Chaoshan area of southern Fujian, in addition to eating glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice, two large glutinous rice balls are placed on the knocker to symbolize reunion and auspiciousness.
Step 5 Eat jiaozi.
Customs of Winter Solstice In northern China, people are used to eating jiaozi on the winter solstice of the lunar calendar every year. As the saying goes: "On October 1st, when the solstice of winter comes, every family eats jiaozi." The custom of the winter solstice was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, who gave up medicine on the winter solstice.