Winter solstice information on books

The winter solstice is introduced

Winter Solstice (Winter Solstice), is a very important solar term in Chinese lunar calendar, is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, the Winter Solstice commonly known as the "holiday", "long to festival", "age", etc, as early as two thousand five hundred years ago in the spring and autumn period, China has been formed, the observation of the sun, the determination of the Winter Solstice, it isThe 24 solar termsOne of the earliest developed, the time in a year of the Gregorian calendar on 23 December 21 solstice, this day is the day was shortest in the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the night;In this day and in many parts of the northern ChinaEat dumplings, southern custom of eating dumplings, saying: the winter solstice to eat dumplings, and poetry and film and television works about the solar terms.

Solar term time

The winter solstice is generally in the Gregorian calendar on December 21 or 22 December this two day.Because of the winter solstice is not fixed to a particular day, therefore, as the tomb-sweeping day, known as "living day.

Calculation method

The calculating formula of winter solstice date (east eight area) : (y * d + c) - l

Formula interpretation: Y = 2 after years, D = 0.2422, L = number of leap year, C = 21.94 in the 21st century, the 20th century = 22.60.

For example: in 2088, the winter solstice date = [88 x 0.2422 + 21.94] - [88/4] = 43-22 = 21, May 21, the winter solstice.

Exception: in 1918 and 2021, the calculation results of minus 1.

The climate characteristics

Astronomy, the winter solstice as the beginning of the winter, that for most areas in China, apparently partial later.Average temperatures during the winter solstice, the northwest plateau is generally under 0 ℃, the south is only about 6 ℃ to 8 ℃.However, southwest low altitude valley area, even in the coldest in early January, the local average temperature above 10 ℃, still can be autumn go flat, throughout the year without winter.

In ancient China, it is divided into three syndrome: "one hou earthworms knot;Two syndrome of mi angles;Three HouShuiQuan move ".Legend has it that the earthworm is Yin QuYang stretch, when sun be the spirit is to grow, but Yin qi is still very strong, earthworms in the soils are still curled up the body;Mi deer with the same family, but different of Yin and Yang, the Angle of the ancient people think mi the epigenetic, so as the Yin, a sun and the winter solstice, mi feeling Yin qi fading and Angle;Because the sun be the spirit born, so at this point in the mountain spring water can flow and warm.

The winter solstice origin

According to the record of the zhou dynasty, the folk have advantage of winter solstice outskirts sacrifice to the activities of the day, and because of the week the November for a summer day, therefore, in the zhou dynasty in the first month is November, now we worship, and He Dong not respectively, have been to the emperor after using a summer, only to separate the and winter solstice day, therefore, also can say: "yesterday" is since the han dynasty is, sheng in the tang and song dynasty, down to the present day.

Tang and song period, the winter solstice is the day of worship worship ancestors, the emperor held outside the day to worship, the people in this day to the parents or elders worship, now there are still some places in the winter solstice this day is a holiday to celebrate.

Is due to the difference of the calendar, led to a week that has been succession calendar, that after the winter solstice is the beginning of another year (only eat after many year round boy) this is also why the winter solstice in folk will so respected, but such mistakes, make folk concept and on the day to learn at present, used in a summer calendar there is a big discrepancy, such idea should be correct, the correct calendar inheritance.

The winter solstice customs

Wonton noodles

There used to be "the summer solstice winter solstice wonton noodles in the old Beijing".From the han dynasty, the northern xiongnu often harassed the frontier, and the people.At the time the huns tribes have muddy and the chariot's two princes, ferocious.It is anathema to the people, then wrapped meat into corners, "muddy" and "chariot" voice, calling for "wonton".

Eat dog meat

The winter solstice the custom of eating dog meat is starts from the han dynasty.According to legend, the emperor gaozu liu bang had hurried to cook in the winter solstice this day of dog meat, feel special taste delicious, full of praise.From now on in the folk form the custom of the winter solstice to eat dog meat.Now the people on the day of winter solstice eat dog meat, lamb, in order to have a good one million next year.

Eat dumplings

Winter solstice this day lunar calendar, rich or poor, rice dumplings is indispensable festival.Proverbs cloud: "October, the winter solstice that every household to eat dumplings."

Red bean sticky rice

In the south of the lower reaches of the yangze river, there is the winter solstice eve the whole family together, a total of the tradition of eating red bean sticky rice.According to legend, gong gong's have no wit, evil, died in the winter solstice this day, become ghosts, after the death of continue killing people.However, the most afraid of the ghosts of red bean, as a result, the people is cooked on the day of winter solstice eat red bean meal, to ward off evil spirits, disaster prevention illnesses.

The winter solstice keeping in good health

The winter solstice is one of the most important solar term in zhang, mainly because of "winter sun".According to the theory of gossip, divination for mines.Numbers in the above five Yin hexagram, following a Yang hexagram, symbolizes the sun be the spirit of the newborn.Our country in ancient times had the winter solstice as a child, that is the beginning of the year.In one day from birth, the house also is a male human birth time.

Ancient health very seriously in the science of uniting the sun be the spirit born during this period.That the sun be the spirit born, like the farmers seedlings, the womanpregnancy, need to be careful protection, careful nursing, make it become stronger.Because only the sun be the spirit in the human body is enough, can achieve the purpose of illnesses live.So the son, and son on in zhang has the important position.

There are three kinds of winter supplements: first, before after the beginning of winter to spring;The second is in before and after the winter solstice;Third, the SanJiuTian.Experts believe that the timing of the winter supplements to vary from person to person.With chronic disease, belongs to Yang deficiency constitution of the people need long time supplements, can start from the beginning of winter to spring;Physical generally without people sleep, SanJiuTian focusing supplements.As the folk have "summer volts, winter tonic. San-jiu".The beginning of the winter solstice is a bitter, so folk believes that supplements for best before, during, and after the winter solstice.