Author: Insight Annabésu
Whisk away a body of wind and frost, cherish the fireworks in the world.
On December 21 (the eighteenth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar), it is the winter solstice of the same year.
In the "Seventy-two Waiting Assemblies of the Moon Order", it is recorded: "The winter solstice, in the middle of November, the qi of the final hiding is the source of this and the extreme." ”
The cold days will end, the spring will return to the end, and the new year will come.
On such a festival, having a home, having food to eat, and having someone to love is the best happiness in the world.
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If you have a home, you will have the courage to resist the wind and rain.
As early as the Zhou Dynasty, the calendar used November as the first month of the lunar calendar, and the winter solstice as the beginning of the year, which was recognized as the New Year.
Until now, the folk still retain the saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year".
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty records that around the winter solstice, gentlemen settle down and meditate, hundreds of officials do not listen to politics, choose auspicious chen and then save trouble.
On this day, the imperial court rests, the business travel is closed, and the common people have to visit relatives and friends to contact their feelings.
In the Southern Song Dynasty Meng Yuanlao's "Tokyo Dream Record", there is a more detailed explanation:
"On the winter solstice in November, the Kyoshi attaches the heaviest importance to this festival. Although the poorest people accumulate false loans within a year, they are more likely to wear new clothes, prepare food and drink, and enjoy the ancestors. Officials let go of the gate and celebrate the exchanges, just like the New Year's Festival. ”
As the old saying goes, a hundred flowers bloom and spring solstice, a hundred rivers meet and summer solstice, a hundred grasses are yellow and autumn solstice, and a hundred relatives come and winter solstice.
Homecoming and reunion are the eternal themes of the winter solstice.
On this day, the wanderers have returned home, and the busy people have stopped, unloaded the fatigue of the year, and returned to the warmest destination.
The smoke of the hometown cooking, touching the homesickness, dotted with stars overhead, illuminate the way home.
On the winter solstice when the coldest air is deepest, the family gossips around the stove, the whole house is full of food, and the body and mind are stable, and no matter how big the wind and snow outside, it no longer looks cold.
I once saw someone on the Internet ask: What is the greatest meaning of home for people?
Someone replied: "Home is sustenance, it is a harbor, and it is the thick wall behind you." ”
No matter when and where, home will always be the hardest armor we can walk in the world.
I have a friend who has been having trouble lately. The business failed and the feelings were frustrated, so I packed my bags and went back to my hometown for a while.
Every day, I don't do anything else, just walk slowly down the street, chat with old friends, and at sunset, I go back to my old house.
Stir-fry a few small dishes, warm a pot of wine, listen to the mother nagging homely, tell stories with the father, unconsciously, and smooth out the previous trauma and frustration.
Feng Zikai once said, "My destination is my home." ”
No matter how hard you work outside, there is a home to go back to, there is always a light in the ordinary lamp for you, which can cure all uneasiness and wandering.
During the winter solstice festival, the wanderers return home and the families are reunited.
This is a gentle reminder to the people who are wandering away, the outside world is wonderful, and the ordinary corner of the home is our warmest destination.
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Having food to eat is the warmest healing in the world.
The Book of Han has a saying: "The winter solstice yang qi rises, the king is long, and the old congratulations." ”
After the winter solstice, the day is getting longer and longer, and the yang qi rises, which is the beginning of a solar cycle, which is an auspicious day and should be celebrated.
And all the celebration ceremonies over the years are inseparable from eating.
On the day of the winter solstice, after the sacrifice of He Dong, the family sits around and goes to a lively family feast.
The south eats tangyuan, also known as "winter solstice round", sweet and sticky small balls, symbolizing reunion.
The north eats dumplings, in the shape of a crescent moon, wrapped in a thick filling, and pinched with twelve folds, which means that 12 months of the year are harmonious and happy.
Liang Shiqiu once described such a warm situation in "Yashe Talks About Eating":
"Eating dumplings always mobilizes the whole family, young and old, and noodles, rolling, chopping, kneading, boiling, busy, but also interesting in it."
The atmosphere of joy and harmony drives away the depression and coolness of winter.
Every holiday, the mother will definitely cook a few of the most delicious meals in memory, and the usual fireworks hide the mother's long tenderness.
The father took a sip of wine and talked about family affairs, and in his deep tone, there was also a wordless affection.
There is a passage in "China on the Tip of the Tongue":
"People and food, faster than ever, no matter how hurried their steps, no matter how involuntarily they gather and rejoice.
There is always a taste, in its own way, reminding us on the tip of the tongue, recognizing where the sky is going, and not forgetting where yesterday came from. ”
People and food are always intertwined in the vein of memory, and each food carries childhood memories and strong nostalgia.
I always remember when I was a child, on the way to school, watching the cooking smoke rise in the village from a distance, and the smell of firewood and rice wafting in, evoking the hungry worms in my stomach, I would unconsciously speed up the pace of going home.
When I was in middle school, before the lights went out, my father took a flashlight through the dark alley, carried a bowl of hot ravioli, and took it to swallow and eat, which warmed his stomach and heart.
Older, far from home, whenever frustration is frustrated, I miss the special sausages made in my hometown, and I think of a bowl of soy sauce bibimbap that I ate late at night when I was hungry.
As adults, we have tasted all kinds of food, but we still miss the food in our hometown.
It was a unique memory, and it was also a nostalgia that could not be dispersed.
During the winter solstice, remember to go home for a meal and a sip of hot soup.
Taste the taste of memory again, remind yourself not to forget the road ahead, see the smiling faces of your family, and no longer fear the hard work ahead.
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Someone who loves is the deepest comfort in the world.
The winter solstice heralds the coldest season, and for the departed, it adds a sense of depression and nostalgia.
Du Mu sighed in "Winter Solstice Day Meets Beijing Envoy":
The hotel is cold at night, and the twilight river is cold.
The bamboo door wind is still sad, suspected to be the sound of snow on the pine window.
Bai Juyi wrote in "Handan Winter Solstice Night Sijia":
Handan Yili is on the winter solstice, holding the knee lamp in front of the shadow.
If you want to sit at home late at night, you should also talk about distant pedestrians.
When the cold winter came, the poet wandered on the road, and when he was alone, he missed his relatives in his hometown, looked up at the sky, and thought sadly, the people in the family should also worry about me in a foreign land.
Even if there are countless winds and frosts in life, some people read and some people love in life, they can dispel all the chills in their hearts.
It's cold, your parents at home are afraid that you will be cold and frozen, send your own cotton shoes and cotton clothes, no matter how far you go in this life, your parents will always wait for you at the end of the road in your hometown.
Life is chaotic, but no matter how poor or depressed, your partner will not abandon us, and the wind, frost, rain and snow will be with you.
Three or five close friends, give you spiritual comfort, although they do not often get together, but at any time they are worried about each other, when they get along, there is no need to say much, silence is also warm.
The writer Barclays once said that happiness has three indispensable factors: one is to have something to do, the other is to be loved, and the third is to have hope.
Today's winter solstice, the year is coming to an end, on this day, please let go of the burden of life, to the loved ones to carry a blessing.
Go home to see your parents, cook a meal for your loved one, and make a phone call with your friends.
The world is too big, there is love to have temperature, life is short, remember to cherish the happiness of the moment.
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The winter solstice has arrived, and the new year is coming.
There are 10 days left, and it will be 2022.
This year, whether it is up or down, whether it is sad or happy, all experiences will eventually become the past.
Give it a thumbs up, in this warm festival, blow away a body of wind and frost, cherish the fireworks in the world.