——Yinshan Road Primary School Party Branch "The Beauty of the Solar Terms" of "I am a little anchor of the solar terms".
Winter Solstice · Introduction
The winter solstice is also known as the winter festival, the sub-year, and the long solstice festival. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival. Winter solstice, fighting fingers, the yellow longitude of the sun reaches 270 °, and it is delivered on December 21 and 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year. The winter solstice is one of the eight festivals of the year, and in ancient times, the folk had the custom of worshipping gods and worshipping ancestors in the "eight festivals". The winter solstice is regarded as a big festival in winter, and there is a ** of "the winter solstice is as big as the year" in the folk, so the ancients called the winter solstice "sub-year" or "small year".
The winter solstice is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, after the winter solstice, the climate in all parts of our country has entered a coldest stage, that is, people often say "count nine cold days", count nine, also known as winter ninety-nine, is a Chinese folk method of calculating the date of cold days and spring flowers, the so-called "number nine", refers to the day from the "winter solstice", nine days as a unit, after nine "nine", just eighty-one days, that is, "out of nine", from "one nine" to "ninety-nine", the winter cold will become spring warm.
Three waits for the winter solstice
Waiting for the "earthworm knot": In the howling cold wind, the earthworms in the land also feel the chill, curl up to keep warm, and wait for the spring flowers to bloom in the coming year.
The second is the "elk horn solution": the elk's old horns begin to fall off, new horns slowly grow, and the laws of metabolism are hidden in the change of seasons.
Three Waiting for "Water Spring Movement": The winter solstice yang qi is new, although it is still ice and snow and cold, but there is already spring water flowing under the ice surface.
Winter Solstice · Customs
Zhou Lichun Guan, Shen Shi Shi": "With the winter solstice, to the gods, people and ghosts." "The purpose is to pray for the elimination of diseases in the country, and to reduce the hunger and death of the people in the year of famine. Worship the gods of heaven and the earth, and bow to the gods to pray for good weather and prosperity in the coming year.
01 Ancestor worship
The winter solstice is the day of worshipping the heavens and worshipping the ancestors, the emperor will go to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens on this day, and the people will worship their parents on this day. In the palace, there is a ceremony for hundreds of officials to present congratulatory watches to the emperor, and they also have to throw stabs at each other to congratulate each other, just like on New Year's Day. Every household places ancestral statues and tablets in the upper hall of the house, places offering tables, and sets up incense burners and offerings.
02 He Dong
Later Han Book Etiquette": "Before and after the winter solstice, the gentleman is quiet, and the officials are desperate. It is also necessary to select "capable people", drum and blow the sheng, and play the "law of the yellow bell" to celebrate. Therefore, the top and bottom of the court should take a holiday and rest, relatives and friends will give each other food, visit each other, and happily spend a "quiet and quiet" festival.
03 Food Culture
The winter solstice is a great time to maintain health, mainly because "qi begins on the winter solstice". Because from the beginning of winter, life activities begin to change from decay to prosperity, from static to static. At this time, scientific health preservation helps to ensure vigorous energy and prevent premature aging, so as to achieve the purpose of prolonging life.
Dumplings
As the proverb goes: "On the first day of October, the winter solstice arrives, and every household eats dumplings." This custom is left by commemorating the "medical saint" Zhang Zhongjing on the winter solstice. Later, every winter solstice, people imitated making and eating, so the custom of eating dumplings was formed.
Glutinous rice balls
Tangyuan is an essential food for the winter solstice. This is a round dessert made of glutinous rice flour, "round" means reunion, consummation, and the rice balls eaten on the winter solstice are also called "winter solstice balls". The ancients had a poem: every family pounds rice to make rice balls, and it is known that it is the winter solstice day of the Ming Dynasty.
Winter Solstice · Wellness
Fourth, the winter solstice precautions.
Six things we need to be aware of on the winter solstice:
Develop a regular routine.
Pay attention to the cold and keep warm.
Be sure to keep doing physical activity.
Pay attention to proper body nourishment.
Pay attention to your eating habits.
Pay attention to the frequency and time of your outings.
The winter solstice is the coldest day of the year, but it also represents hope and warmth. From this day on, the cold winter is coming to an end and the warm spring is coming.