What does the solstice mean in winter?

The winter solstice is the latest sunrise and the earliest sunset in the northern hemisphere.

The winter solstice is the most important of the 24 solar terms. According to the Gregorian calendar, the winter solstice is on February 22-23 every year, 12. On this day, the sun moves to the longitude of 270 degrees, with the southernmost latitude. The sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere (in the Arctic Circle, it is night all the time).

On the day of winter solstice, the height of the sun at noon in the northern hemisphere is also the lowest. For example, in Beijing, the height of the sun is only 26 42', because the shadow at noon is the longest, so it is also called "growing to the sun". China attached great importance to the winter solstice in ancient times, and stipulated that the same month as the winter solstice was the "sub-month", which was the first branch of the twelve solar terms. Therefore, the winter solstice is still a traditional festival, commonly known as "Winter Festival" and "Dragon Solstice Festival".

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Traditional customs of winter solstice:

1, Apprentice: The solstice in winter is, in a sense, the traditional Teacher's Day in China. Teacher Zuo told the reporter that there were many private schools in ancient times, and China had always respected teachers. On this ancient winter solstice, students will especially worship their teachers and give them some gifts.

2. Sacrifice: In the ancient winter solstice, the emperor would hold a grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

3.99-99 Cold Map: A folk entertainment game. Literati painted 8 1 plum blossom and dyed it with red ink every day. After 99-80 days, the plum blossom map is completed, which is the time when spring blossoms. And crossword puzzles. Nine words are all nine strokes, one stroke a day, all written, and spring is coming. For example, the commonly used nine words "weeping willows before the court cherish the spring breeze".

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