What is the nickname of the winter solstice and what is its name?
In the northern hemisphere, from winter to sun, the night is the longest and the day is the shortest, so it is also called "long to" or "short to" (long to night or short to day), so there are also festivals such as "long to" and "short to". The night before winter solstice is called "winter solstice night".
According to the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, the winter solstice has the image of "One Yang is born", so it is also called "One Yang Festival". Cao Zhi's Ode to Socks on the Winter Solstice records: "In the Millennium, there is a Yangjia Festival, and the four parties make love to Thailand, and everything shows the Soviet Union."
Probably related to the so-called "yang rising" and "one yang arriving". In addition, many acts of worship and congratulations add "happiness" to the winter solstice. Therefore, the winter solstice is also called "Happy Winter", "Happy Winter" and "Weighing Winter", and it also has "Happy Winter Festival".
Since the winter solstice festival was once the most important festival after the New Year, there are many customs to celebrate it, and people will celebrate it by eating and drinking, so it is also commonly known as "Ya Nian" and "Fat Winter", "Winter solstice is as big as a year", "Fat Winter is thin" and "Fat Winter is thin", which are widely circulated among the people.
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According to Xiongxian Annals in the early years of the Republic of China, traditional China people would erect eight-foot table trees in winter solstice to test the flood and drought in the coming year. There was also a criterion for judging flood and drought in the Han Dynasty, that is, "water comes when you enter, and drought comes when you retreat."
In addition, people in China will observe the changes of clouds and gases at sunrise and sunset on the solstice in winter, and judge the weather during the Spring Festival by forecasting the rain or shine. Zhejiang agricultural proverb says: "The winter solstice is sunny and the year is rotten, and the winter solstice is sunny and the New Year is sloppy." It means that there will be no rain and snow on the solstice in winter, but it will rain and snow in the Spring Festival, making the road slippery and muddy; or vice versa, Dallas to the auditorium
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