When is the winter solstice festival in 2002?

In 2002, the winter solstice was 1 1 month 19, and the solar calendar was 65438+February 22nd.

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 "Jiujiu, Winter Festival", "Long Festival" and "Ya Nian". As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, China had observed the sun with earth gauges and determined the winter solstice, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms, and the time was between June 65438+February 2 1 ~23 in the Gregorian calendar every year.

The solstice in winter is usually called the number nine, which is the beginning of the ninth year. In northern China, there is a custom of eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter. As the saying goes, "When winter solstice comes, eat jiaozi." Of course there are exceptions. For example, Tengzhou, Qufu, Zoucheng, Linyi and other places in Shandong Province have the custom of drinking mutton soup on the same day, which means to drive away the cold. In the south, people eat jiaozi. Of course there are exceptions. Dietary customs vary from place to place, but eating jiaozi is the most common.

The ancients believed that since the winter solstice, the days have been getting longer and longer, the yang is rising, and the yang of heaven and earth is getting stronger and stronger, which represents the beginning of the next cycle. This is a good day.