The winter solstice is one of the traditional four seasons and eight festivals, which 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. The winter solstice is also the first day of the "number nine", and the ancients believed that from the day of the winter solstice, the yang energy of heaven and earth will gradually strengthen, which means the beginning of the next cycle.
Around the winter solstice is the best time to take supplements, in addition to food supplements, but also to maintain a good mood. Winter solstice customs also have differences in content or details depending on the region.
In the northern region of our country, there are customs of slaughtering sheep, eating dumplings and eating wontons on the winter solstice. Legend has it that when the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing returned to his hometown, his hometown Nanyang was in the cold winter of heavy snowfall. He saw that many people's ears were frozen and very sad, so he asked ** to set up a medical shed, put mutton, chili peppers and some cold-warming ingredients into the pot to cook, then take them out and chop them, wrap them in dough like ears, and then cook them in the pot, and then give them to the villagers to eat, so they cured the ears of the villagers. Later, people ate this kind of food every winter solstice, so "pinching frozen ears" became the common name for eating dumplings in some areas on the day of the winter solstice.
In the southern part of our country, eating glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice has been customary in the Ming and Qing dynasties. "Tangyuan" means "reunion" and "consummation", and eating tangyuan on the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice group". In ancient times, on the day of the winter solstice, before dawn, every household would get up and make a fire to cook rice balls, first worship the heavens and worship their ancestors, and then the whole family sat together and ate a bowl of hot rice balls, symbolizing family harmony and reunion.
In ancient times, the winter solstice was divided into three phases: one was the earthworm knot. Legend has it that the earthworm is a creature that stretches out of the yin and yang, and although the yang energy has grown at this time, the yin energy is still very strong, so the earthworm in the soil during the winter solstice is still curled up in the body;The second candidate is the elk horn solution. The ancients believed that the horns of the elk grew backwards, so they were yin, and the yang energy began to sprout on the winter solstice, and the elk felt that the yin energy gradually subsided, so the horns would fall off. Three waiting for the water spring to move. After the winter solstice, the spring water in the mountains begins to flow and the water is warm due to the first birth of yang energy.
The poet Ma Zhen of the Yuan Dynasty has a poem called "The Solstice is the Thing", and the Solstice is the winter solstice. This poem describes the strong festive atmosphere on the day of the winter solstice festival in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty.
The solstice is a matter of time. Yuan] Ma Zhen.
The sky street is full of smoke, and the famous paper is passed down from generation to generation.
The embroidered curtain is not rolled, and Hulu laughs calmly.
Ma Zhen's poem "The Solstice is the Matter" writes about the daily life of the winter solstice in Beijing, which is very picturesque. The "famous paper" of "the dawn of the heavenly street is thick with smoke, and the famous paper is passed down from generation to generation to celebrate the winter" is the business card. The meaning of these two sentences is that on the day of the winter solstice, the sky in the capital has just dawned, and the festive atmosphere has gradually emerged, and people pass business cards to each other to congratulate the festival.
The embroidered curtain is not rolled, and Hulu laughs calmly. "Embroidered curtain" is a beautifully decorated curtain or curtain, which refers to a large family;"Hulu" is a game in ancient times. These two sentences are to say that at this time, the embroidered curtains of large families are completely open, and on the day of the Winter Solstice Festival, every household is playing "Hulu", and there is a relaxed and calm laughter.
In addition to the different food customs in different places, there are also some ceremonial celebrations on the winter solstice. In some regions, prayer rituals are performed on the day of the winter solstice to pray for good luck and a good harvest in the coming year. In Hunan, for example, bonfires are lit to pray for a safe and auspicious New Year. And in the Sichuan region, people will sing and dance on the day of the winter solstice to express their love and blessings for this festival.
Co-ordinator: Li Xin.
*: Ma Jin. Written by: Li Bing.
Editor: Si Yue.
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