The meaning of winter

What does winter mean? To understand its meaning, we must first understand what winter is. The twelfth lunar month is actually the December of the China lunar calendar. According to the solar calendar, the twelfth lunar month begins on the day of 65438+ 10/6. This period happens to be the coldest period in winter, so there is a cold winter. So, why is the twelfth lunar month the coldest period of the year? That's about to recall what I said before. Three or nine days is the twelfth lunar month, of course it's very cold!

In ancient times, the twelfth lunar month was a very important month. After this month, people have ushered in the most important festival of the year, so people will make various preparations for the Spring Festival on the occasion of the twelfth lunar month. However, we must pay attention to keep warm during this time, because there are seven Laba among the people, and the chin will be very cold when it is frozen on the seventh and eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

In some years, the twelfth lunar month will be extremely cold, which is what people call the cold winter. Once there is a cold winter, there will be various meteorological disasters in that year, such as cold wave, freezing injury, freezing rain, snowstorm and so on, which have brought great influence to our lives.

In the twelfth lunar month, in such a cold period, people are very lively, because people have a lot of things to do in this period, all of which are related to the New Year, and the smell of the New Year is pervasive. In some areas, if there is a small year in the twelfth lunar month, it usually begins on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. From this day until the New Year's Eve, we must prepare for the Spring Festival. Customs such as cleaning houses, inviting incense and offering sacrifices to stoves are all carried out in the twelfth lunar month.

In the twelfth lunar month, there is a very important festival, namely Laba Festival. Laba Festival falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year. On this day, people must eat Laba porridge, which is a traditional food. Laba porridge has a very good effect of keeping warm and keeping out the cold in such a cold month, so you must remember to eat Laba porridge on this day. In some parts of our country, off-year begins with Laba Festival. After eating Laba porridge, we will begin to prepare for the New Year. Of course, the off-year in each region is different, and some regions spend off-year in winter solstice. But in any case, the twelfth lunar month must keep warm, so as to have a healthy and happy New Year.