What day is the winter solstice in 2019? How does the winter solstice come from and what are the customs? The following is the most comprehensive introduction to the solar terms of the winter solstice:
1、 Introduction to the winter solstice
1. Interpretation
The winter solstice, also known as the winter festival, the Asian year old and the long Solstice Festival, has a folk saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year, so the ancients called the winter solstice "the Asian year old" or "the small year".
2. Features
In astronomy, the winter solstice is regarded as the beginning of the cold climate in winter, but it is too late for most parts of China. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in all parts of the northern hemisphere. However, after the winter solstice, the direct point of the sun will gradually move northward, the days in the northern hemisphere will gradually lengthen, and the height of the noon sun will gradually rise.
3. Legend
It is said that the winter solstice solar terms were first measured by the Duke of Zhou using the Tu GUI method. As early as 3000 years ago, the Duke of Zhou began to use the Tu GUI method to measure the shadow. He measured the position in the world in Luoyi, Henan Province, and decided that it was in the earth. It is said that the 'Winter Solstice' is the first of the 24 solar terms (time average method) measured by the Duke of Zhou. Therefore, there is a saying that the winter solstice is the first of the 24 solar terms.
2、 What month is the winter solstice in 2019?
The winter solstice is generally on December 21 or December 22 of the Gregorian calendar. The winter solstice in 2019 is on Sunday, December 22, which is November 27 of the lunar calendar.
3、 What are the customs of the winter solstice? What do you have to eat?
1. Sacrifice to heaven
In the Han Dynasty, it was believed that since the winter solstice, the Yang of heaven and earth began to flourish and become stronger, representing the beginning of the next cycle and the day of great auspiciousness. The emperor wanted to worship heaven on this day, and the ministers congratulated each other. This custom continued until the Qing Dynasty and became a necessary ceremony on the winter solstice.
2. Count nine
According to different climatic conditions, scenery characteristics, farming phenology and customs, people from all over the country have compiled and compiled all kinds of proverbs and Doggerels.
3. Complimentary shoes and hats
During the winter solstice, some places have the custom of giving shoes as gifts.
4. Tibetan winter ice
Some coastal residents in the south are also used to repairing their own ice cellars after the winter solstice to store ice so as to preserve fish during fishing the next year.
5. Eat
'eating' on the day of the winter solstice is also a very important custom. For example:
(1) North: most northern areas will eat dumplings on the day of the winter solstice, but Tengzhou, Shandong, will drink mutton soup on the day.
(2) In addition to the most common glutinous rice balls in the south, some eat more food styles on the day of the winter solstice. For example, Ningbo will eat sweet potato soup fruit on the day; Taiwan worships its ancestors with nine layers of cake during the winter solstice; Taizhou, Zhejiang Province will eat Lei Yuan on the same day; Jiangxi eats Ma CI; Hefei in Anhui Province eats winter solstice noodles.