2013 Winter solstice is when the winter solstice is the day _ folk tradition

Winter solstice is a very important solar term in Chinese lunar calendar, also a traditional festival, there are still many places have the custom of Winter solstice festival. The winter solstice is commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Long to Festival", "Asian Age" and so on. As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the spring and autumn era, our country has been using the Earth to observe the sun to determine the winter solstice, it is the first of the 24 solar terms in the formulation of one. The time is between December 22 or 23rd of the Gregorian calendar year.

After winter, soon winter solstice,2013 Winter solstice is December 22, 2013 Sunday Lunar New Year November 20 .

Solar term literacy: Middle is the beginning of the winter solstice, click to see more on the middle introduction.

Winter solstice is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere throughout the year, the longest night of the day, after the winter solstice, day will become longer. The ancients of the winter solstice is: The cathode, Yang Qi, the beginning of the South, the day is short, the Japanese shadow long, so Yue "winter solstice." After the winter solstice, all over the climate has entered a coldest stage, that is, people often say "into the nine" (started middle), our country folk have "cold in 39, hot in dog" argument.

Modern astronomical scientific determination, the winter Solstice Sun Direct Capricorn, the sun is the most tilted northern hemisphere, the northern hemisphere day shortest, the longest night, after this day, the sun gradually moved northward.

In ancient China to the winter solstice is very important, the winter solstice is regarded as a larger festival, there has been "the winter solstice big year", but also celebrate the winter solstice customs. "The Book of Han" said: "The winter solstice Yang Qi, June Road long, so he." People think: After the winter solstice, day longer than a day, Yang Qi rebound, is a cycle of the beginning of a solar term, is also a auspicious, should celebrate. "Jin book" recorded a "Wei-jin Winter Solstice Day by the nations and the Hundred-Liao," said he ... Its Miriam Yau Jongdan. "Illustrates the importance of ancient winter solstice.

Now, some places also take the winter solstice as a holiday. Northern areas have winter solstice slaughter sheep, eat dumplings, eat wonton custom, the South in this day has to eat winter rice Regiment, Winter solstice long face habits. Each region at the winter solstice This day also has the custom to worship the ancestors.

　　The origin and legend of the Winter Solstice Festival

Winter Solstice Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, Sheng in the Tang and Song dynasties, Xiangyan so far. "The Qing Jia record" even has "the winter solstice big like year" said. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. People think that the winter solstice is the natural transformation of yin and yang, is the blessing of God. The Han Dynasty to the winter Solstice "Winter Festival", the official to hold a congratulatory ceremony called "he Dong", routine holiday. "Han book" There is such a record: "Before and after the winter solstice, gentleman quiet body, the hearing, do not, Chingi Chen and then easy." "So this celestial court to take a break, the Army standby, Frontier Retreat, business business closed, relatives and friends each to a gourmet gift, mutual visits, happy to live a" quiet body "festival.

Tang and Song Dynasties, the winter solstice is the day to worship ancestors, the emperor in this day to the outskirts of Heaven worship ceremony, the people in this day to the parents of the elders worship, there are still some places in the Winter Solstice Festival celebration.

One of the winter solstice legends

In the past, old Beijing had the term "Winter solstice wonton". Legend of the Han Dynasty, the northern Huns often harass the frontier, people do not have peace. At that time Hun's tribe and the two leaders of Tun, very ferocious. The people to its hate, so with meat wrapped into corner, take "muddy" and "tun" tone, called "wonton." Hate to eat, and seek to calm the war, can live a peaceful day. Because the first wonton is made in the winter solstice this day, in the winter solstice every household eat wonton.

Eat "Pinch frozen ear" is the winter solstice henan people eat dumplings commonly known. Why is there such a food vulgar? It is said that Nanyang Yi Sheng Zhang Zhongjing had been in Changsha as the official, he hometown at that time is suitable for the winter snow, the cold wind biting. He saw the Nanyang White River on both sides of the people's clothing does not cover, there are many ears were frozen rotten, in the heart is very sad, call its disciple in Nanyang Kanto set up a medical shed, with mutton, chili and some cold medicinal herbs placed in the pot cooked, fished out chopped, with face bag imaging ear appearance, and then put down the pot cooked, made a kind of called "Cold ear Soup" Drugs for the people to eat. After eating, the villagers ' ears were cured. Later, every winter solstice people will imitate doing eat, it is the formation of "Frozen ear" this custom. After people call it "dumplings, also some call it" flat food "and" Shami dumplings ", people also have legends eat the winter solstice dumplings are not frozen.

Two legends of the winter solstice

The custom of eating dog meat at the winter solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. Legend has it, Liu Bang in the winter solstice this day to eat Fankuai cooked dog meat, feel particularly delicious, praise. From then on the folk formed the winter solstice eating dog meat custom. Today, people in the winter Solstice day, eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nourishing food, in order to have a good omen in the coming year.

Three of the Winter solstice legends

In Jiangnan water, there are winter solstice night the family gathered to eat beans glutinous rice custom. It is said that there is a man called the communist, his son does not become a success, evil, died in the winter solstice this day, after the death of the plague, continue to maim the people. However, the plague is the most afraid of beans, so people in the winter solstice this day to cook beans rice, to drive away from the plague, disaster prevention and disease.