The winter solstice is as big as a year.
The winter solstice is not only an important solar term in the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival, known as "the winter solstice is as big as the year", and the traditional customs of the winter solstice have a saying.
Draw nine
The so-called painting nine is actually a diagram for calculating the spring warm date after the winter solstice. The Ming Dynasty's "Imperial Scenery and Things" contains: "On the winter solstice, a branch of Sumei is painted, and there is one in eighty petals. The sun dyes a petal, the petal is exhausted and the ninety-nine is out, then the spring is deep, and it is said that the ninety-nine cold picture". There are three kinds of schemas, namely text, circle, and plum blossom.
Stuffed rice wine
The traditional Gusu family will drink winter wine on the night of the winter solstice, and the glutinous rice or yellow rice used for winter wine will be brewed with osmanthus flowers.
Eat glutinous rice balls
Eating glutinous rice balls is a traditional custom on the winter solstice, especially prevalent in Jiangnan. "Tangyuan" is a necessary food for the winter solstice, "round" means "reunion" and "consummation", and eating tangyuan on the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice round". There is a folk saying that "one year older after eating rice balls".
Eat dumplings
In many parts of northern China, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year. Dumplings are eaten in northern China on this day, because dumplings have the meaning of "chilling", and there is still a folk proverb that "the winter solstice does not serve the dumpling bowl, and no one cares if the ears are frozen".
When it comes to the winter solstice, Gemdale will wish everyone a happy winter solstice.
Best wishes.
I hope that the family will be happy and warm for the winter!