What are the customs of Chongqing Winter Solstice Festival?
1, eat mutton
In Chongqing, the saying that "eating mutton from winter solstice is a good sign of nourishing" has been circulating for a long time. In Chongqing, although there is a custom of eating dog meat, the business of mutton restaurants in Chongqing is even more popular. In winter, mutton is basically sold hanging. Milky white thick soup, fresh mutton and a spoonful of chopped green onion make people unable to resist the temptation of mutton soup pot with all colors and flavors.
Step 2 Eat jiaozi
In Chongqing, jiaozi is also eaten on the solstice in winter. Although jiaozi is a northern food, it has now occupied the national table. In winter in the north, jiaozi is dipped in sauce from solstice, while jiaozi in Chongqing is cooked with red soup or eaten with Chili.
Step 3 eat hot pot
In Chongqing, of course, hot pot is indispensable. The winter solstice in Chongqing is cold and humid, so it is also necessary to eat a red and spicy hot pot on the winter solstice in Chongqing
Meteorological changes in winter solstice
China has a vast territory, and the climate and landforms vary greatly from place to place. Although the days from winter solstice are short, the temperature from winter solstice is not the lowest; It won't be very cold before the winter solstice, because there is still accumulated heat on the surface. The real cold winter is after the winter solstice. Due to the disparity of climate in different parts of China, this astronomical climate feature is obviously late for most parts of China.
After the winter solstice, the climate in all parts of China will enter a coldest stage, which is often called "ninth year cold" and "ninth year cold". The so-called "counting nine" means counting from the winter solstice (and in some places from the winter solstice), counting "nine" every nine days, and so on; Count to nine, until the eighty-first day, when the peach blossoms opened, the chill disappeared.
Nine days is a unit, which is called "Nine". After nine nines, it happens to be 8 1 day, whether it is "nine out" or "nine out". From "September 19th" to "September 9th", the cold winter turned into a warm spring.
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