The winter solstice, a solar term full of mystery and tradition, is about to come again. In the lunar calendar, the winter solstice marks the official start of winter and also heralds the coldest phase of the year to come. The ancient book "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order" recorded: "In the middle of November, the final hidden qi is extremely extreme. This sentence tells us that the winter solstice is the time when the yin energy is at its highest, and it is also the time of the year when the solar radiation is at its lowest.
The winter solstice is not only a solar term, but also a traditional festival full of legends. On this day, people celebrate this special occasion in a variety of ways, the most common of which is the eating of dumplings. The shape of dumplings is like ingots, which means that wealth is abundant, and eating dumplings on the winter solstice means reunion and happiness.
However, the winter solstice is positioned differently in the lunar calendar and can also affect the temperature throughout the winter. There is a peasant proverb that says: "Winter is on the head, and the old cow freezes to death."Winter in the middle, single clothes for the winter;Winter is at the end, no furnace regrets. The meaning of this sentence is that if the winter solstice falls in the early 11th month of the lunar calendar, this winter may be very cold;If the winter solstice falls in the middle of the 11th lunar month, this winter may be slightly warmer;If the winter solstice falls in late November of the lunar calendar, this winter may be cold and cold. This year's winter solstice falls on December 22 of the Gregorian calendar, the tenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, which is the winter solstice that has not been encountered in 80 years, and it is also the ninth year of the mother. This means that average temperatures are likely to be on the high side throughout this winter, also known as a "warm winter". However, this does not mean that there will be no cold and cold weather in winter, just that the overall temperature tends to be higher than normal.
It is important to note that a "warm winter" is when the average temperature is higher than normal throughout the winter (December to February). This is not contradictory to the occurrence of low temperature and cold weather at a certain time in winter, but is a normal phenomenon. Therefore, we can't ignore the work of keeping warm in winter, especially when the temperature plummets.
In addition, there is a saying among the folk that "the male nine freezes to death, and the female nine wears single clothes". This means that the winter of the ninth year of the male is very cold, while the winter of the ninth year of the female is slightly warmer. According to this theory, this year's number nine days belong to the mother nine, indicating that the average temperature of this winter may be slightly higher than normal.
On the occasion of this special winter solstice, we should do a good job of keeping warm in winter according to agricultural proverbs and climate trends, and also pay close attention to weather changes and temperature fluctuations. Let's look forward to a warm and beautiful winter!