What are the traditional customs of the Winter Solstice? Can we say happy winter solstice in 2021?
As an important solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, the Winter Solstice must be familiar to everyone. However, many people are not very clear about the customs of the festival and whether they can say happy. So let’s take a look at what traditional customs there are in the Winter Solstice. Can we say happy winter solstice in 2021? The eleventh month of the lunar calendar heralds the arrival of the new year. The fortunes of each day are different. Please follow Mr. Shui Mo's website to check the lunar calendar information for the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021!What are the traditional customs of the Winter Solstice?Most of the northern regions: Keep the custom of eating dumplings during the winter solsticeAccording to legend, when the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing retired and returned to his hometown, he saw many people suffering from frostbite along the way. He used mutton and cold-relieving herbs as stuffing, rolled the dough into a thin and even shape, wrapped it into the shape of ears, and made a medicinal meal called "Quhan Jiao'er Soup" and gave it to the poor people. Later, every winter solstice, people would imitate the medical sage’s behavior and eat dumplings. Thus, the folk song “If you don’t eat dumplings on the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care” was passed down. Some coastal areas in the south: continuing the custom of ancestor worship The custom of eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice is very popular in the Jiangnan area. After the dumplings are made, people first offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and then the whole family sits together and shares the dumplings, which symbolizes "reunion" and "perfection". Eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice dumplings". There is also a saying among the people that "eating glutinous rice balls will make you one year older." People place their ancestors' portraits and rankings in the upper hall of their homes, set up an offering table, and arrange incense burners and offerings for pious worship to show respect for their ancestors. Some areas also offer sacrifices to gods such as the gods of heaven or the land, in order to pray for good weather, harmony and prosperity in the coming year. Guangdong people have the custom of adding dishes to the winter solstice meat. They like to eat roast meat and ginger rice on this day. In Chaoshan area, there is a folk proverb that "Eating winter festival balls means the New Year has come", commonly known as "adding years". In the Hakka people's concept, the water tastes the best during the winter solstice, so brewing wine during the winter solstice has become a Hakka custom. Hangzhou people are accustomed to eating rice cakes during the winter solstice. This custom has been passed down from the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty to the present. Every year during the winter solstice, people make rice cakes with different flavors according to the three meals. Eating rice cakes during the winter solstice is a good omen for growing taller every year. Sichuan people choose to eat mutton soup during the winter solstice. Mutton is warm and nourishing in nature, making it the first choice for nourishing the body in winter. People in Hunan and Hubei must eat a bowl of steaming red bean glutinous rice on the day of the winter solstice to feel complete. Can we say happy winter solstice in 2021?Can't say happy on winter solstice:In ancient times, the Winter Solstice was a day for ancestor worship and was as important as the Qingming Festival, so no one would say "Happy Qingming Festival" during the Qingming Festival. Even now, some areas still avoid others saying "Happy Qingming Festival" to themselves. Winter Solstice can say happy: Of course, there is also a way to make the Winter Solstice as important as New Year. On this day, we will prepare for the festival and celebrate. In 2021, you can still greet everyone on the Winter Solstice with a "Happy Winter Solstice" on your Moments. Although your life's destiny is already determined, you can understand and grasp your future fortune in advance. Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your latest fortune! |
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