In your hometown, what are the special winter customs on the winter solstice?

China has a vast territory, and China has a long history. Living habits are different in different places. There is a saying that there is wind in ten miles and customs in five miles, so the custom of winter solstice is different. So today is the day of winter solstice, so I will talk about our custom of winter solstice in western Henan.

People in Henan eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter. On the solstice of the winter of 2008, jiaozi is indispensable to the north of China, whether rich or poor. Jiaozi eaten in the winter solstice and jiaozi eaten in the Spring Festival have different meanings. Jiaozi eaten during the Spring Festival is at the junction of the new year and the old year, and jiaozi means "making friends" when you are old. Eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival is considered lucky.

Jiaozi, eaten in winter, means to drive away the cold. According to legend, when Zhang Zhongjing retired to his hometown in his later years, when he saw the frozen people, he made mutton, some cold-dispelling herbs and flour bags into the shape of ears, made a medicine called "cold-dispelling and charming ear soup" and gave it to the people to eat. Later, on the winter solstice, people imitated it.

In some cities in northern China, people think that they can't go back to their parents' homes on the solstice of winter. This is because the feudal ethics of "three obedience and four virtues" restricted the daughter-in-law to too traditional customs. In the past, the daughter-in-law would go back to her mother's house after the autumn harvest, so she had the custom of going back to her husband's house from winter to Sunday. Although there is no freedom in modern society if it is strictly observed, if family members are particularly concerned about these traditional customs, as the younger generation, we'd better discuss them with our families in good faith. The solstice in winter is a reunion festival, so we can't lose harmony with our families.

Generally speaking, it is not suitable for marriage around the solar terms. The ancients thought that the wedding day should be avoided from four days to the day before, that is, beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter and the day before the vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice in the 24 solar terms, and the universe was in a state of chaos. In traditional customs, it is considered as leaving on the 4th and 4th, so it is unlucky to get married at this time.

Usually, we are more cautious when choosing the auspicious day for marriage, so Bian Xiao suggested that we had better avoid the winter solstice and choose another day, so that marriage can have a satisfactory start.

In the legend of winter solstice, it is either impossible to go out or impossible to travel far. Because the winter solstice is the shortest white, it is said that this day is the time when Tengu came to the world to look for the incarnation, so you can't go far, and don't wander around when it is dark. It is also said that when Pangu opened the sky, it was the winter solstice. At this time, because the genius has just started, there is no evil and the world travels. But now the city is brightly lit at night, and people often go home to work and study at night, which is also helpless and does not need to be too concerned.