When is the solstice in the winter of 2023?
Winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in the "24 solar terms", also known as solstice, winter festival, Asian New Year and so on. It has both natural connotation and humanistic connotation. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional festival to worship ancestors in China. The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it is considered as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year.
Since the winter of November, China has entered several cold days, and the strength of winter is further revealed. At this time, the winter front will reach the northern and eastern Yunnan to the northern part of South China, and the winter territory will reach the largest in the whole year. Cold air is active and frequently affects our country.
The north is often accompanied by biting cold wind, and the northeast, northern Xinjiang, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and other places need to be alert to the influence of strong snow and ice. The humidity and cold in the south are getting worse, and the first snow will come in the south of the Yangtze River, including Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan. During the cold air intermission, North China, Huanghuai, Sichuan Basin and other places need to guard against smog.
Traditional customs of winter solstice:
1. Brewing rice wine: Traditional Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice, and the winter wine will be brewed with glutinous rice or yellow rice and osmanthus.
2. Eating jiaozi: Eating jiaozi is a traditional custom from winter solstice, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. "Tangyuan" is an indispensable food in winter solstice, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection". Eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter is also called "the solstice in winter". There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older".
3. Eat barbecue and ginger rice: Some places in the south want to eat barbecue on the solstice in winter. On the solstice of winter, roasted meat becomes an indispensable delicacy on the table of Guangdong and Guangxi people, which means adding vegetables to add new year. On the solstice of winter, Wuchuan people have the custom of "eating ginger rice" on the solstice of winter.
4. Eat sweet potato soup: In the traditional customs of Ningbo, sweet potato soup is one of the foods that must be eaten from winter to Sunday. "Fan" and "Fan" are homophones. In Ningbo people's understanding, eating sweet potatoes on the solstice in winter means "turning over" all the bad luck of the past year. Tang Guo is similar to jiaozi, much smaller and without stuffing. Tang Guo is also called jiaozi, which means "reunion" and "perfection".