Auther：2022-12-20
The years passed silently, the solar terms rushed, and we stood at the corner of winter, saying goodbye to the heavy snow, and welcoming the winter solstice. The winter solstice, also known as winter festival, long solstice festival and sub-year, etc., is the earliest solar term formulated among the twenty-four solar terms. On this day, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the northern hemisphere has the shortest days and the longest nights. The ancients believed that the rise of the Yang Qi of heaven and earth from this time represented the beginning of the next cycle, it is an auspicious day, and it was necessary to gather together to celebrate.
There are three periods of the winter solstice: one is the earthworm knots, when the earthworm in the soil is still curling its body, and when it returns to the earth in spring, it is the most industrious cultivator. The second is elk horn solution, the elk's horn is born in the back, so it is yin, but as soon as the winter solstice comes, the elk feels the code of nature and solves the horn, which is also the fragrance given to them by the years. Third is that water springs move, due to the birth of the yang, the spring water in the mountain can flow at this time, and it is warm, and you can faintly hear the footsteps of spring.
As a traditional festival, the winter solstice has a history of more than 2,500 years, and it has both natural and human connotations, showing unique seasonal customs. As the old saying goes, The winter solstice is as big as the year, and the world is a small reunion. Since the beginning of winter solstice, it has entered the shujiu cold day, the peak of winter has arrived, and the road home is not far away. Northerners are used to eating dumplings at winter solstice, the crescent-shaped skin represents yin, the round filling represents yang, and the twelve pleats are twelve months a year. Southerners eat tangyuan, also known as the winter solstice rice ball, which symbolizes reunion and consummation. Other places also have customs such as eating lamb and eating wine. Today, whether it is dumplings, rice balls, or red bean sticky rice, whether it is brewing, counting nine periods, or rubbing balls to sacrifice ancestors, they are full of love and good expectations.
The day is short, the acacia is longer than the night, a sentence of peace and health on winter solstice is full of blessings, and a mouthful of winter solstice dumplings is infinite thinking. With its unique charm and connotation, the winter solstice is imbued with the love and warmth of this earthly world, and it also makes every traveler who travels with dreams see the way home clearly and look forward to more.
