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The eighteenth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar
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The winter solstice has arrived, and the coldest season of the year has arrived.
(Author: Hao Hongxian)
Today's winter solstice.
The winter solstice arrives, the sunset is early,
The winter solstice arrives, and dumplings are eaten.
Winter solstice arrives, good health,
The winter solstice is here, hello everyone!
The ancient winter solstice is better than the New Year,
It's a sunny winter solstice.
Cold and antifreeze begins with the number nine,
Northern dumplings south tangyuan.
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The origin of the winter solstice
The origin of the winter solstice is related to the calendar and the custom of worshipping ancestors. The Zhou Dynasty used the Zhou calendar, because the first month of the Zhou calendar is the November of the Summer Calendar, therefore, the first month of the Zhou Dynasty is equal to the november we have now, so there is no difference between bai nian and He Dong, until Emperor Wu of han adopted the summer calendar, and only separated the first month and the winter solstice, so it can also be said that the "winter festival" has existed since the Han Dynasty, flourishing in the Tang and Song dynasties, and has been passed down to this day. "Although the winter solstice is not a new year's festival, people are accustomed to seeing the winter solstice as the dividing point of the 'solar year'" (Zaijingtang Ji ji fengwu ji).
During the Tang and Song dynasties, the winter solstice was the day of sacrifice to the ancestors, the emperor would go to the suburbs to hold a ceremony on this day, and the people would worship their parents on this day, and now there are still some places to celebrate on the day of the winter solstice.
"Qing Jia Lu" even has the saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year". This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. People believe that the winter solstice is a natural transformation of yin and yang, a blessing from heaven.
Customs of the winter solstice
1. Eat tangyuan and dumplings
Every winter solstice, the south of Our country has the custom of eating tangyuan, while the north has the custom of eating dumplings. “
"Tangyuan" symbolizes "reunion" and "consummation". "Dumplings" are shaped like yuanbao, symbolizing "the source of wealth rolling". These two foods eaten by the north and the south symbolize the good wishes of the working people for life, and look forward to being blessed in the coldest season of the year.
2. Drink rice wine
Jiangsu and Zhejiang families, who still retain their old habits, gather with their families on this day, sit around the dinner table, and taste their own rice wine together.
Cold weather,
Remember to add more clothes!
Zhonggong Network wishes you a healthy winter solstice!
Edit: Xia Huiru