What are the customs in winter from solstice?

On the solstice of winter, this day began to "enter nine" and officially entered the cold. We must eat something good to supplement our health. In addition, the winter solstice is the key node of the transformation of the qi of heaven and earth and the qi of yin and yang. This day's tonic will be three times as effective as usual.

Winter solstice custom

First, ancestor worship

Sacrificing ancestors is a common custom in many festivals in China, and winter solstice is one of them. In the records of national customs in China, there is a saying of "Winter Solstice Festival", also known as "Ghost Festival". In the eyes of China people, the significance of the ancestors' souls to the family can be compared with the strength of the God of heaven and earth to the country, and we should not be careless or neglect it. Sacrifice, whether in the temple at home or in the cemetery, is to offer delicious and delicious things to our ancestors as much as possible.

Second, eat jiaozi.

Northerners love jiaozi too much. After all, they eat jiaozi all year round, no matter what the solar terms are, there is no jiaozi. Besides, if you don't eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter, no one cares about freezing your ears. It can be seen that eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter has a high position in their hearts, especially in the northeast, and they can't put it down for jiaozi! ?

I really want to talk about the tradition of eating jiaozi on the winter solstice. According to legend, it is also related to China medical scientist Zhang Zhongjing. Jiaozi was invented by him as Joule. He treated many poor people with ears damaged by hunger and cold at that time with "Quhanjoule Decoction". Later, every winter solstice, everyone imitated eating, and there was the custom of eating jiaozi. Dumpling stuffing is not very particular. Northeast people like sauerkraut stuffing, Shandong people like Spanish mackerel stuffing, Beijing people like fennel stuffing, and some people like leek eggs and mushroom pork cooked at home. Will it taste bad in jiaozi?

On the day of winter solstice, the whole family goes into battle, doing their own jobs, making stuffing, making dough, rolling skin and making jiaozi. When the hot jiaozi was served, the festive atmosphere was really there!

Third, eat wonton.

Eating wonton in winter was first popular in the Southern Song Dynasty. According to legend, people in Zhao Gou, Song Gaozong love to eat the wonton cooked by the chef, because once the wonton is not cooked well, someone will send the chef to Dali Temple for punishment, but because only the chef can cook wonton, Zhao Gou pardoned him. Later, the method of making wonton spread to the people, and there were more and more varieties and patterns. During the winter solstice festival, every household eats wonton, which leads to the saying "winter solstice wonton and summer solstice noodles".

Fourth, eat jiaozi.

In Chaoshan, the local people call glutinous rice balls "winter festival pills", but they have no stuffing. It is best to rub the winter festival pill into a bumpy shape, which is called "father and son gongsun pill", symbolizing family reunion at the end of the year. Winter festival pills are usually cooked before dawn, and brown sugar soup is cooked. After the meatballs are made, the ancestors are sacrificed first, and then the whole family, old and young, are called to eat soup pills, commonly known as "soup pills are not delicious." In addition to glutinous rice balls, Jiaxing people who live in Jiangnan water town will also eat red beans and glutinous rice, which is said to ward off evil spirits and prevent diseases.

5. Sacrifice to heaven and ancestors?

Many areas have the custom of offering sacrifices to the heavens and ancestors from the winter solstice, and some places celebrate this festival from the winter solstice. Every family provides genealogy, ancestor statues, memorial tablets, etc. In the upper hall of the home, an altar, incense burners and offerings are placed. In some places, while offering sacrifices to ancestors, they also offer sacrifices to gods, land gods and deities, so as to make the next year's weather favorable and the family prosperous.

Six, nine nine cold?

On the second day after beginning of winter, the solstice began to count nine, which is what people call "beginning of winter counts nine". 9 days is 19, 9 days is 29, and so on. The number "99" is the end of "99". "Nine flowers bloom", then it will be warm. After entering the ninth year, the literati engaged in the so-called activities to reduce the cold, and chose a "ninth day", when nine people drank ("wine" is homophonic with "nine"), and nine dishes and bowls were served on the table, and those who finished the table used "nine flowers" seats to get the meaning of reducing the cold in the ninth year.

Seven, eat mutton

According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate mutton cooked in Fan Kuai on the solstice of winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, people have formed the custom of eating mutton from the winter solstice in order to have a good omen for the coming year.

The solstice of winter is the first sound of spring. Although winter is coming, you can vaguely hear the footsteps of spring in the howling cold wind.