Autumn and Winter Check-in Challenge
December 22 of the Gregorian calendar, the tenth day of the 11th lunar month, Friday, happens to be the winter solstice solar term. On the winter solstice, there are the most prominent "three waits", as well as the unforgettable "three most", which increases knowledge
As we all know, the winter solstice has "three waits", which the ancients summarized as: "earthworm knot, elk horn solution and water spring movement". To put it simply, they all talk about the characteristics of the heaviest yin qi and the initiation of yang qi. Earthworms curl up due to cold, elk unhorn due to yang energy, and spring water flows in the mountains. But, you know what?The winter solstice solar term also has the unforgettable "three best", see if this is the case?
1. The most solar terms festival
In the folk, there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year, and the family celebrates reunion".。See?The winter solstice is not only a solar term, but also a traditional festival, in the 24 solar terms, Qingming and the winter solstice are two days with natural and humanistic characteristics.
In the farming era, people regarded the winter solstice as an "auspicious day", and its importance was no less than that of the Spring Festival。The ancestors regarded the winter solstice as the first of the year, as an important festival like the Spring Festival, called the sub-year, the small year, and so on. On the day of the winter solstice, people who work in other places rush home thousands of miles to reunite their families and celebrate the festival!
On the day of the winter solstice, there are more colorful traditional Xi, dumplings in the north, dumplings in the south, and different food cultures across the country, which have a long history. There are also traditional Xi such as worshipping the heavens and ancestors, welcoming the gods and blessings, and giving gifts to the winter, it seems that the winter solstice is as big as the year, which is not an exaggeration at all.
2. The most of the nine cold days
As the old saying goes: "Practice three nines in winter, practice three dogs in summer".When it comes to the ninth cold day, it is the coldest time of the year. Do you know when the number nine cold days will come?That's right!It's the day of the winter solstice.
The proverb says: "Count, count, the number of days on the winter solstice is nine".It seems that on the day of the winter solstice solar term, the task is not light, from this day on, it is to enter the number nine cold days, that is, the first question of 19. It also heralds the beginning of the coldest winter. The folk have the tradition of "counting nine", looking forward to winter going to spring and spending the cold winter years.
In the folk, there is also a saying that "the winter solstice has three meanings", saying: one is the southern solstice of the day, the second is the solstice of the cathode, and the third is the beginning of the yang energy, so it is called the winter solstice. At this time, it is the beginning of "counting nine cold days".
3. The best of day and night
In ancient times, the book "Tianwen Xun" recorded that it said: "Fighting fingers, then the winter solstice." ”On the day of the winter solstice, the sun reaches 270 degrees of yellow longitude and the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn.
Therefore, the day of the winter solstice solar term is also known as the south of the sun, the short day, the south solstice of the sun, and so on。And the Northern Hemisphere, where we live, where the sun is far away from us, is exactly the opposite of the Southern Hemisphere. On this day, we had the shortest day here, and it felt like we had just gotten up and had lunch, and after a while it was dark again.
On the day of the winter solstice, it is the time when the day is the shortest and the black day is the longestFrom this day on, the days gradually become longer and the nights gradually shorter
As the saying goes: "If you don't serve dumpling bowls on the winter solstice, no one cares if you freeze your ears", and some say: "Every family pounds rice to make glutinous rice balls, and it is known that it is the winter solstice day of the Ming Dynasty".
This year's winter solstice is Friday, so after work, it doesn't matter if you're busy or not!Don't forget to eat dumplings or come to a bowl of winter solstice group, have fun and be happy every day.