What is the meaning of the Beginning of Winter solar term? Does the Beginning of Winter mean welcoming winter?

What is the meaning of the Beginning of Winter solar term? Does the Beginning of Winter mean welcoming winter?
The Beginning of Winter does not only represent the coming of winter. To be more specific, the Beginning of Winter means the beginning of winter, when all things are stored away to avoid the cold. What is the meaning of the Beginning of Winter solar term? Does the Beginning of Winter mean welcoming winter? The ninth month of the lunar calendar is the ninth month of the year. It is a time of clear and cool autumn weather and blooming chrysanthemums. September is the golden month of harvest. Come to Mr. Shui Mo's website to learn more about September of the lunar calendar in 2020!

The meaning of the Beginning of Winter solar term

Li means to establish and start, indicating that winter begins from now on. "Winter" means the end, implying that crops should be stored after harvest. China regards the Beginning of Winter as the beginning of winter.
The Beginning of Winter is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar and also one of China's traditional festivals. It falls between November 7 and 8 in the Gregorian calendar every year, when the sun is at 225° of the ecliptic longitude. At this time, the earth is at declination -16°19', and the sun's altitude at noon in Beijing is only 33°47'. After the beginning of winter, the daylight hours will continue to shorten and the altitude of the sun at noon will continue to decrease. The Chinese people regard the Beginning of Winter as the beginning of winter. During the Beginning of Winter, there is a custom of eating tonic food to survive the harsh winter.

Should we welcome winter during the Beginning of Winter?

The Beginning of Winter Ceremony is the most authoritative and grand ceremony for the emperor. In ancient times, on this day, the emperor would go out of the city to welcome the winter, and there was a system of giving winter clothes to his ministers and providing relief to the orphans and widows. Later generations were generally the same.
"Mengdong" in Lüshi Chunqiu: "This month is the beginning of winter. Three days before the beginning of winter, the historian reported to the emperor, saying: 'On a certain day, winter begins, and the great virtue is in water.' The emperor then fasted. On the day of the beginning of winter, the emperor personally led the three dukes, nine ministers and officials to welcome winter in the northern suburbs. On his return, he rewarded the dead and provided relief to the orphans and widows."
Gao You's note: "If there are ancestors who died in the service of the king and took care of the frontiers, their descendants will be rewarded; if there are orphans and widows, they will be given compassion." Cui Bao of the Jin Dynasty's "Ancient and Modern Notes" said: "Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty gave palace servants and officials a coat on the day of the beginning of winter." Also, "The big hat was originally a wild clothing worn by Yanwen. Emperor Wen of Wei ordered all officials, regardless of their status, to wear it on the day of the beginning of winter, and it was called a warm hat."
Three days before the beginning of winter, the official Taishi who was in charge of astronomical observations and records had to report to the emperor: "Winter begins on a certain day, and the virtue is in water." Therefore, the emperor fasted for three days, bathed and changed clothes on the day of the beginning of winter, and led the three dukes, nine ministers and officials to a place six miles away from the suburbs to welcome the winter air. After welcoming back the winter weather, the emperor would commend and provide relief to the martyrs who died for the country and their families in order to adapt to the austere season.
Today, the celebrations of welcoming winter in the northern suburbs are gradually disappearing, but people still welcome winter in their own way, like a ritual, at the beginning of winter.

When is the beginning of winter in 2020?

Solar term: Beginning of Winter: Saturday, November 7, 2020 07:12:44
Lunar calendar: September 22, 2020 Gregorian calendar: November 7, 2020, Saturday, Scorpio
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
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Breaking ground, removing mourning clothes, burying, praying, litigation, and worshipping
[Today’s taboos in the almanac]
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Opening the market, setting up a certificate, collecting money, separating, planting, setting up beds, moving into houses, taking in livestock, building, breaking ground, digging canals, releasing water, taking up posts, buying property, sailing, accepting marriage proposals, getting married, installing doors, raising beams, erecting pillars, building houses, building meridians, and building embankments
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