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The "to" of the winter solstice means "to the end", not "to". What has come to an end? It turns out that the point of direct sunlight has moved south or north to the end. On the day of the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, the sun has moved to the south, and it is time to move north. On the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the sun has moved to the north, and it is time to move to the south.

There is a "winter solstice point" in the orbit of the earth. The earth moves to the winter solstice point, which is the moment of the winter solstice. Astronomy can calculate with precision down to the "microsecond level". The winter solstice is the "perihelion", at which time the angular and linear speed of the earth's movement is the maximum.

What does winter solstice mean What does winter solstice mean

The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. After the winter solstice, the days become longer day by day.

The ancients said that the winter solstice is: when the negative pole arrives, the yang energy begins to arise, the sun arrives in the south, the day is short, and the shadow is long, so it is called the "winter solstice", that is to say, the winter solstice is the longest night of the year this year. One day, from the day after the winter solstice, the days will get longer and longer.

The winter solstice is also called "small year" in many places, so many places have the tradition of celebrating the winter solstice. So what is the significance of the winter solstice?

1. Worshiping ancestors:

Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been sacrificial activities on the day of the winter solstice. "Zhou Li Chunguan·Shenshi": "The winter solstice will cause gods, men and ghosts to the sky."

On this day, many places will worship ancestors. Even the poorest people will use their usual savings to buy new clothes and prepare sacrifices.

2. Traditional diet:

The winter solstice has its own special food, such as northern dumplings, Chaoshan dumplings, southeastern mochi, Taizhou Leiyuan, Hefei pumpkin cake, Ningbo sweet potato soup, Tengzhou mutton soup, Jiangnan rice, Suzhou wine, etc.

The custom of eating dumplings in the north was left behind in memory of the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing who gave up medicine on the winter solstice.

People from Liujiafan are from Chaoshan. They still remember that they were in their hometown when they were young. On the winter solstice, their parents would stick two winter festival circles on the doors and windows of their homes, and some people would stick them on tables, cabinets, ladders, beds and other conspicuous places. The bow of a fisherman's boat, the horns of the farmer's cattle, the pig house where the pigs are raised, and the fruit trees planted by the fruit grower are no exception.

3. Winter Solstice Health: