Why is it said that the 2017 Winter Solstice is as important as the New Year? Flower arrangements for the winter solstice?
In ancient times, there are still many places where the saying "Winter Solstice is as important as New Year" is popular, which shows how much importance people attach to this solar term. So where does the saying "Winter Solstice is as important as New Year" come from? Winter months are cold, but when everything goes well, they are the warmest days. The Fortune Teller website gives you the lunar calendar for November so that you can have an idea of what to do.Why is it said that the 2017 Winter Solstice is as important as the New Year?In ancient times, the Winter Solstice was not only an important solar term, but also an important festival. Since the date and time of the winter solstice are relatively easy to determine, the ancient Chinese calendar used the winter solstice as the standard for determining seasons and as a calendrical element. Other seasons were deduced from the winter solstice according to certain rules. Our country is located in the northern temperate zone. At noon during the winter solstice, the sun is at its lowest position and the shadow is longest. This day has the shortest day and the longest night. After the winter solstice, we enter the coldest season.As the saying goes, "Winter Solstice is as important as New Year." The ancients always celebrated the Winter Solstice as another New Year. It is said that the kings of the pre-Qin period would ignore state affairs for five consecutive days during the Winter Solstice and listen to music in the inner palace. The emperors of the Han Dynasty inherited the tradition of the pre-Qin emperors and also listened to the eight sounds in the palace on the winter solstice. After the Han Dynasty, people have continued to celebrate the Winter Solstice as a special festival. In the Song Dynasty, it was said that "within three hours of the winter solstice, all shops were closed, and people drank and gambled behind closed doors, which was called a festival." "The custom of Wumen was to hold festivals, saying that the winter solstice would make people fatter and the winter thinner, and people would send each other festival gifts." According to the "Annals of the Capital's Sui Shi", before the 14th year of the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty (1449 AD, the year of Ji Si), the Winter Solstice Festival was very lively both officially and among the people. After the "Tumu Incident" in the year Jisi (Emperor Yingzong of Ming and Zhu Qizhen were captured by the Qing army in Tumu Fort), this section was suddenly abolished. But since then, people have continued to celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival. The folk customs of the Winter Solstice are also very rich, and "Winter Solstice Wontons and Summer Solstice Noodles" have their own particular customs. Ancient calendar makers often linked the Shangyuan Year in the calendar with the imagined era of the creation of the universe. The universe evolved from a chaotic state, and the first phase of the Shangyuan Year always began at the winter solstice. Therefore, eating wontons during the winter solstice commemorates the creation of the universe. Rulers of all dynasties would offer sacrifices to heaven on the day of the winter solstice. The Circular Mound in Beijing's Temple of Heaven Park is where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to heaven. The Circular Mound is made up of three layers of white marble. The number of stones in each layer is a multiple of nine, symbolizing that the sky is a yang number. Readers may not understand why we have to offer sacrifices to heaven on the winter solstice. Yang represents the sky and Yin represents the earth. Winter is cold and the yin is strong, so we should offer sacrifices to the earth. The ancients did not think so. Although the Yang energy reaches its peak at the summer solstice, it is also the time when the Yin energy begins to rise. Although the yin energy reaches its peak during the winter solstice, it is also the time when the yang energy begins to rise. Therefore, starting from the summer solstice, it represents yin, which is the earth; starting from the winter solstice, it represents yang, which is the sky. Therefore, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, people worshipped the earth at Fangze in Ditan Temple in Beijing in summer, and worshipped the sky at Circular Mound in Temple of Heaven in winter. As time goes by, most of the old customs have been hidden in classics and unofficial histories. Now only some folk proverbs about the Winter Solstice remain, such as "At the beginning of winter, sell your quilt to buy a cow; after the Winter Solstice, sell your cow to buy a quilt." This means that if the Winter Solstice falls at the beginning of the lunar month, the winter will be warm, and if it falls at the end of the month, the winter will be cold. Another example is the saying "If it rains before the Winter Solstice, the year will be dry. If it rains on the Winter Solstice, the year will be rotten." This is to predict the drought or flood of the year based on whether it will rain on the Winter Solstice. These proverbs can only be said to be a summary of the experience of ordinary people, reflecting a certain understanding of people. As to whether they are scientific or not, further research is needed. Flower arrangements for the winter solstice?The winter solstice (mid-November) begins around December 22 each year when the sun reaches 270 degrees of ecliptic longitude. The signs of this solar term are: earthworms forming knots, elk horns falling off, and springs bubbling. According to astronomical rules, the winter solstice marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. After the winter solstice, we are about to enter the coldest period of the year, and cold prevention management should be strengthened.Propagating new plants: sow gloxinia, strelitzia, and nandina domestica. At this time, the survival rate of divided fern, oak fern, kidney fern and maidenhair fern is the highest. |
<<: How to nourish yourself during the Winter Solstice in 2017?
>>: What is the nickname for the 2017 Winter Solstice? What is the winter solstice also called?
Recommend
What day is March 3rd in 2018? Which ethnic festival is it?
Introduction: Our country is a traditional multi-e...
Is it suitable to go to the 4S store to pick up a car on the seventh day of the ninth lunar month in 2019?
Is it suitable to go to the 4S store to pick up a...
Query of the position of the God of Happiness on the 22nd day of the 9th lunar month in 2018
Autumn is a season of harvest, with the fragrance...
Is it good for people born in the twelfth month of the Chinese zodiac to be born in the twelfth month? Analysis of the fate of people born in the twelfth month of the Chinese zodiac!
Introduction: New life is born every day, and the ...
Is it suitable to pick up a car on the first day of the twelfth lunar month in 2020? Is it an auspicious day?
When the twelfth lunar month comes, the winterswe...
Is Mother’s Day on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month in 2019 an auspicious day for signing a contract?
There are good days and bad days, and the auspicio...
Who is Laba Festival commemorating and what is the meaning of Laba porridge?
There are many different stories about the origin ...
What is the zodiac sign for people born in September of the lunar calendar in 2019? What is the fate of people born in September of the lunar calendar?
What is the zodiac sign for people born in Septemb...
Is the Winter Solstice a traditional festival for ancestor worship? Check out the four major festivals for ancestor worship!
The Winter Solstice is the 22nd solar term in the ...
What are the auspicious days for installing a bed in July of the lunar calendar in 2019?
Introduction: Generally, you need to choose an aus...
Is February 2, 2021 a suitable day to open the market? What are the requirements for opening a business?
Choosing a good day to start trading means good lu...
During the Labor Day in 2020 - which day is the best for opening a business, May 1st or 5th?
Introduction: It is necessary to choose an auspici...
Is it a good time to get a haircut on September 18th, 2017 in the lunar calendar?
Introduction: Haircuts are always popular in our l...
Can I get married on the first day of the twelfth lunar month in 2020? Is it an auspicious day?
In addition to the twelfth month of the lunar cal...
Is it okay to go back to my parents’ home on the Cold Food Festival on March 11, 2020 in the lunar calendar? How many days are left before the Cold Food Festival?
Introduction: You need to choose an auspicious day...