What is the date of the winter solstice in 2022?

The specific time of winter solstice in 2022: February 22, 2022, 65438+5:48:0 1, lunar calendar 1 1 Thursday, September 29. Winter solstice, also known as "one-day birth", is an important solar term in the China lunar calendar and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The solstice in winter is commonly known as "number nine, winter festival", "long festival" and "sub-year" As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, China had observed the sun with the earth and determined the winter solstice, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms.

Brief introduction of winter solstice

The winter solstice festival began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. According to legend, Lu even said that winter is one year long, which shows that the ancients attached great importance to winter. People think that the solstice of winter is the natural transformation of Yin and Yang, and it is God's blessing to mankind.

In the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was regarded as a "winter festival", and the government held a celebration ceremony on this day, which was called "He Dong". On this day, all government officials will have a holiday. It is recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Before and after the Winter Solstice, gentlemen settled down and refused to listen to politics, choosing an auspicious day and then saving trouble", which means that all court officials have to rest on this day, the army is on standby, and they are stuck in the border.

The ancients believed that with the arrival of the winter solstice, the days will become longer and the nights will become shorter, which means that spring is coming. Geographically speaking, on the day of winter solstice, the position of the sun directly on the ground reaches the southernmost point of the year, almost directly on the tropic of Capricorn.

This day is the least sunshine in the northern hemisphere, which is 50% less than that in the southern hemisphere. The days in the northern hemisphere are the shortest, and the farther north, the shorter the days will be.

The winter solstice is generally around 65438+February 2 1 in the solar calendar every year. Solstice is a traditional festival in China, and every place has its own traditional way to celebrate it. In the winter solstice in northern China, people eat jiaozi, while in the south, they have the custom of eating glutinous rice balls, while in Shandong, they have the custom of drinking mutton soup, which means driving away the cold and keeping warm. Although different places celebrate in different ways, they are all the same, and the meaning is that they have won the lottery, and the days will get better and better.