When is the Winter Solstice in 2019? Why do we eat dog meat during the winter solstice?

When is the Winter Solstice in 2019? Why do we eat dog meat during the winter solstice?
When is the Winter Solstice in 2019? Why do we eat dog meat during the winter solstice? Different solar terms have different customs, and the Winter Solstice Festival is one of the more important solar terms festivals. This year's winter solstice falls on the 27th day of the 11th lunar month. In the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, the north wind was biting and the cold current was rolling, brewing a heavy snow. Let’s come to Shuimoxiansheng.com to pay attention to the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019.

When is the Winter Solstice in 2019?

Winter Solstice: Sunday, December 22, 2019 12:18:29
Lunar calendar: November 27, 2019 Gregorian calendar: December 22, 2019, Sunday, Capricorn
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
[Do not use it for major events on the day of the year]

Pray for blessings, get married, set up the bed, make a stove, offer sacrifices, accept marriage proposals, take up a post, seek heirs, lift construction, break ground, erect pillars, raise beams, plant meridians, build houses, hold funerals, dig wells, catch
[Today’s taboos in the almanac]
[Do not use it for major events on the day of the year]

Opening the market, setting up securities, collecting money, shipping, burying, moving coffins, breaking ground, burying, collecting livestock, moving, moving into homes, settling incense, traveling, separating, opening positions
According to the almanac, the winter solstice in 2019 falls on November 27 in the lunar calendar, which is December 22 in the new calendar.

Why do we eat dog meat during the winter solstice?

It is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. According to folklore, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Ha on the day of winter solstice and found it tasted particularly delicious and praised it highly. From then on, the custom of eating dog meat during the winter solstice was formed among the people. Dog meat is rich in protein and fat, as well as vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin E, amino acids, and minerals such as iron, zinc, and calcium. The protein contained in dog meat is high in quality and has a significant effect on enhancing the body's disease resistance, cell vitality and organ function. Eating dog meat can strengthen the body, improve digestion, promote blood circulation and improve sexual function. The small amount of rare elements contained in dog meat are beneficial for treating cardiovascular and cerebral ischemic diseases and regulating high blood pressure. Dog meat can also help treat weakness in the elderly.
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