2020 Shanghai Winter Solstice Festival Traffic Control Measures When is the winter solstice?

The Winter Solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms. According to our country’s tradition, on this day, people will perform sacrifices, eat dumplings, pickle new year’s goods, etc. According to predictions from relevant departments in Shanghai, many citizens will carry out sweeping activities during the Winter Solstice. In order to maintain order, the local area has also implemented corresponding traffic control measures. The details are as follows: 2020 Shanghai Winter Solstice Sweeping Limit Traffic Control Measures 1. Make an appointment Limited capacity for memorial sweeps

In order to ensure epidemic prevention and control and the safety of memorial sweeps, on the three peak days of memorial sweeps, December 19, 20, and 21, the city's commercial cemeteries (columbariums) will implement reservation capacity restrictions. Sacrifice and sweeping system. Starting from 8:00 on December 14, each cemetery (columbarium) will provide 6 time periods per day on peak days (i.e., 7:00 to 16:00 every day, 1.5 hours per time period) through their respective online platforms. Serve. For burial needs, offline or telephone reservations will still be made, and each cemetery will provide priority guarantees based on actual service capabilities.

The Shanghai Municipal Civil Affairs Department predicts that during the 2020 Winter Solstice, there will be about 2.05 million people and 320,000 vehicles traveling in Shanghai; the traffic volume of people and vehicles will be concentrated on December 19, 20, and 21; Among them, the 21st (winter solstice) is the peak of the festival.

This year’s winter solstice festivals and sweeps will continue to strictly implement various epidemic prevention and control measures, and adopt measures such as “limiting the number of reservations for sacrifice sweeps on peak days” and “extending the cycle to encourage peak-shifting and diversion of sacrifice sweeps”. 2. Extend the cycle to encourage peak-shifting, diversion, and sweeps

At the same time, relevant departments will extend the cycle to encourage peak-shifting sacrifices and sweeps. All cemeteries will strengthen service guarantees and extend the memorial sweep cycle from about 10 days in previous years to 20 days, guiding citizens to carry out memorial sweeps in advance and travel at off-peak hours to avoid concentrated visits to memorial sweep sites during the winter solstice.

Just like this year’s Tomb Sweeping Day period, during this year’s Winter Solstice period, the city still requires cemeteries to implement measures to facilitate memorial service and cleaning. Each cemetery will follow the good practices of this year's Qingming Festival and establish an online memorial and sweeping platform to provide free remote memorial and sweeping services to citizens; provide valet memorial and sweeping services to citizens in need; some cemeteries will continue to hold collective memorial and sweeping ceremonies. 3. Strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures

The Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau emphasized that during the Winter Solstice this year, various epidemic prevention and control measures will continue to be strictly implemented. All cemeteries must strictly implement basic management measures such as employee health monitoring, site cleaning and disinfection, and "one-meter noodles", implement prevention and control measures such as wearing masks, temperature measurement, and health code verification for memorial sweepers, improve emergency response plans for people with abnormal body temperatures, and Dynamically adjust prevention and control measures according to the development and changes of the epidemic. 4. Further promote civilized funeral sweeps and funerals

In addition, during this year’s Winter Solstice, relevant departments will further promote the new trend of civilized funeral sweeps, especially smoke-free sweeps at memorial sweeps sites across the city, to guide citizens not to violate regulations. Set off fireworks and firecrackers and do not burn superstitious funeral supplies. Instead, choose modern and civilized new ways of offering sacrifices such as flowers, hanging yellow ribbons, and wish cards, and work together to achieve safe and orderly funeral activities. When is the winter solstice in 2020?

Winter solstice date: December 21, 2020

Winter solstice, also known as day short solstice, winter festival, sub-year, winter worship, etc., is One of the four seasons and eight festivals, it is regarded as a major winter festival. In ancient times, there was a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year", so the ancients called the winter solstice "sub-year" or "small year".

The winter solstice is the turning point of the sun. After this day, it will "turn back." The direct point of the sun will begin to move north from the Tropic of Capricorn, and the daylight hours in the northern hemisphere will grow longer day by day. Characteristics of the Winter Solstice

On the winter solstice, the sun almost shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn (also called the winter solstice line). Therefore, on the winter solstice, the day is the shortest in the northern hemisphere and the sun is at its lowest at noon. After the winter solstice, the sunlight gradually shifts northward, and the days become longer and longer. This day is not the coldest, but it is regarded as the beginning of winter in astronomy. Because our country has a vast territory and spans a long time zone, this day is likely to be regarded as the beginning of winter, but the actual coldest days vary from place to place. What are the customs of the Winter Solstice

In fact, for the Winter Solstice Festival, people mainly focus on "replenishing the winter". People eat "hot food" to replenish the body and resist the cold weather. There are differences between the north and the south here. For example, people in the south are popular about eating glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice, while in the north it is also popular to eat dumplings during the winter solstice. In fact, they both symbolize reunion and good wishes. So far, there is still a saying that "if you don't serve dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care".

On the Winter Solstice, people nowadays prefer to cook various kinds of bacon, such as sausage, bacon, chicken, fish and so on.