What is the meaning of winter solstice?

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, child year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival 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.

The significance of winter solstice

The solstice of winter means that the cold winter is coming. In winter solstice, the longitude of the sun is 270 degrees. On the solstice of winter, the sun shines almost directly on the tropic of Capricorn. Our northern hemisphere has the shortest day and the longest night, and it has begun to enter several cold days. Astronomy stipulates that this day is the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. After the winter solstice, the direct sunlight gradually moved northward, and the days in the northern hemisphere gradually became longer. As the proverb goes, eating noodles on the solstice in winter will make the day longer.

The meaning of winter solstice

The arrival of the winter solstice means that it has officially entered the winter. After the winter solstice, the days get longer and the sun rises, which is the beginning of a solar cycle. China attached great importance to the solstice in winter in ancient times, and it was regarded as a grand festival. There is a saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year, and there is a custom to celebrate the winter solstice.

The custom of winter solstice

1, eat "Joule" from winter to day; 2. Eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter; 3. Cook red bean rice to eat; 4. Drink powder soup and eat mutton powder soup jiaozi; 5, add meat dishes, eat bacon sausages, and send bacon to relatives and friends; 6. Worship ancestors with nine layers of cakes on the winter solstice; 7. Winter solstice wine; 8. Embroidered mandarin duck shoes; 9. Sweep the snow to welcome guests; 10, rub two big balls and stick them on the knocker to symbolize reunion and auspiciousness.