When is the Winter Solstice in 2018? What should we eat on it?

When is the Winter Solstice in 2018? What should we eat on it?
What is the month, day, and time of the winter solstice in 2018? "The winter solstice is the beginning of the yang energy, and the yang energy of heaven and earth rises again." The winter solstice is a solar term when the yang energy begins to flourish, so the winter solstice also has the tradition of "replenishing the winter". Shuimoxiansheng.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 2018. Please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com to check it out.

What month and time is the Winter Solstice in 2018?

Lunar calendar time: November 16, 2018 06:21:42
Gregorian calendar time: Saturday, December 22, 2018 06:21:42

Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches: Wuxu Year, Jiazi Month, Wuzi Day Five Elements: Earth Earth, Wood Water, Earth Water Eight Characters: Flat Earth Wood, Sea Gold, Thunderbolt Fire [According to the Old Almanac]
Marrying, traveling, migrating, taking up a post, building a house, moving into a new home, opening a business, offering sacrifices, coming of age, attending school, seeking a partner [Taboo in the old almanac]
Planting, building, property acquisition, digging, damming, releasing water, accepting marriage proposals, praying for offspring, shipping, erecting beams and pillars, burial, drilling, unloading, sailing. Auspicious gods to follow: Sui De, Guan Ri, Jin Kui, Jing An, Long De, Tian Cai. Evil spirits to avoid: Di Huo, Tu Fu, Yue Jian, Yue Yan, Chong Ri. Position of the God of Wealth:
God of Joy: Southeast God of Fortune: North God of Wealth: North
To summarize, the winter solstice of 2018 is on November 16, 2018 at 06:21:42.

What should we eat during the winter solstice?

1. Eating dumplings in the north On the winter solstice of the lunar calendar every year, dumplings are an indispensable holiday meal for northerners, regardless of their wealth. As the saying goes, "On October 1st, the winter solstice arrives, and every household eats dumplings." This custom is left behind to commemorate the "medical saint" Zhang Zhongjing who gave out medicine on the winter solstice. When eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice, most people choose to eat dumplings filled with mutton. The reason is that mutton is warm in nature, and eating it during the winter solstice can warm the yang, help the body get rid of the cold, and also warm the internal organs.
2. Eating glutinous rice balls in the South People in the South eat glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice, which is especially popular in the south of China. Eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice dumplings". It means reunion. There is an ancient poem that goes: "Every family makes rice dumplings, knowing that it will be the winter solstice tomorrow."
3. Eating ginger duck in southern Fujian Winter Solstice is also a festival that the people in southern Fujian attach great importance to. Not only do they offer sacrifices to the heaven and ancestors, but every household also needs to take tonic foods by eating warm foods such as ginger duck and four-substance duck. Because the weather enters the coldest period after the winter solstice, Chinese medicine believes that ginger has a warming and tonic effect, and duck nourishes yin and replenishes qi, so the people in southern Fujian still have the custom of taking tonic during the winter solstice.
4. Eating glutinous rice cakes in Jiangxi Province glutinous rice cakes are the specialties of Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces. They are also the traditional snacks of Fujian people and their offerings during sacrifices. After drying in the shade, glutinous rice cake can be steamed, fried or roasted.
5. Eating mutton soup in Tengzhou In Tengzhou area, the winter solstice is called Fujiu. Before the festival, people will give gifts such as mutton to the elders. Every family will drink mutton soup on Fujiu, which is a good omen for individuals, elders and families. Mutton soup is a local delicacy that the people of Tengzhou have found in their daily lives to suit Tengzhou's climate and eating habits. It can be said that mutton soup has been integrated into the body of Tengzhou people.

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