Winter solstice folk activities

A brief introduction to the winter custom of solstice

Winter solstice, also known as "one-day birth", is an important solar term in the China lunar calendar and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The winter solstice is usually called "Winter Festival", "Dragon solstice Festival" and "Asian New Year". As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, China had observed the sun with earth gauges and determined the winter solstice, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms, and the time was between June 65438+February 2 1 ~23 in the Gregorian calendar every year.

Historical origin

According to records, in the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, winter and November were the first month, and the solstice in winter was the beginning of the New Year. There is a saying in Hanshu: "The sun shines brightly from the winter solstice, sir, congratulations …" In other words, people begin to celebrate the winter solstice festival to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. The ancients believed that since the winter of solstice, the yang of heaven and earth began to flourish, representing the beginning of the next cycle and the arrival of good luck. Therefore, the custom of ancestor worship and family dinner in the Spring Festival is often chosen on the solstice of winter. The winter solstice is also called "off-year". First, it shows that the year is approaching and there are not many days left. The second is to show the importance of the winter solstice.

As a festival, the winter solstice originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has continued to this day. The first month of the weekly calendar is November in the summer calendar, so the first month of the Zhou Dynasty is equal to November in the solar calendar today, so there is no difference between New Year greetings and New Year celebrations. It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted the summer calendar that the first month was separated from the solstice in winter. It can also be said that the simple "winter solstice festival" began in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has existed ever since.

Winter solstice custom

The two most common customs of winter solstice in China are:

1. Families get together for a reunion dinner, which usually includes the most distinctive local winter solstice materials. On the solstice of winter, eating jiaozi has become the custom of most people in China.

2. Sacrificial activities. Many families will go to the grave on this day or the day before, and those who are inconvenient to return to their hometown will also make a small altar at home to put some jiaozi, wine, fruit and so on. As a souvenir.

Of course, after thousands of years of development, winter solstice has formed a unique seasonal diet culture. There are also some special customs in different regions. Here are some simple examples:

north

Every year, during the winter solstice of the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for both the rich and the poor. With the development of China's transportation, job migration and North-South communication, eating jiaozi has now spread to many areas in the south.

Tengzhou area of Shandong province

It is said that the custom of eating mutton from winter solstice began in the Han Dynasty. This day is called Fujiu. Before the festival, the elders will be given gifts such as mutton, and everyone will drink mutton soup, which is a good sign for individuals, elders and families.

South of the lower reaches of Yangze River

On the night of winter solstice, the family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice.

Ningbo

In the traditional customs of Ningbo, sweet potato soup is one of the must-eat foods in winter solstice. In Ningbo people's understanding, eating sweet potatoes on the solstice in winter is to "turn over" all the bad luck of the past year.

Taiwan Province Province, China

In Taiwan Province Province, China, the tradition of offering nine-layer cakes to ancestors from winter to the sun is still preserved.

Linhai Taizhou

Taizhou and Linhai, on this day, we will eat "winter solstice yen" (also called hard circle and thick circle), which means round and reunion.

Suzhou

Gusu region attaches great importance to the solar terms of the winter solstice. There is a proverb in Gusu region: "The winter solstice is like a new year". Traditional Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice. Winter wine is a kind of rice wine, which is brewed with sweet-scented osmanthus and has a pleasant aroma.

Jiangxi

Asako, a specialty of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, is also a traditional snack of Fujian people and a sacrifice of Fujian people. Suitable for steaming, frying, roasting and sand frying after hemp is raised in the shade.

Hefei

Hefei, Anhui, people in Hefei eat pumpkin pie and a bowl of hot egg noodles on the winter solstice, which is considered as the winter solstice.

Chaoshan

After eating the Winter Festival jiaozi, Chaoshan people always put two Winter Festival jiaozi on the doors, windows, tables, cabinets, ladders, beds and other conspicuous places at home, even the bow of fishermen's boats, the horns of farmers' cows and fruit trees planted by fruit farmers are no exception. In order to ensure the safety of the family.

Jiaxing

The solstice in winter is an important festival in ancient times. Jiaxing emphasizes winter solstice, and people advocate winter solstice tonic, including red beans, glutinous rice and ginseng soup. Tremella, stewed walnuts, longan boiled eggs, etc.

What are the customs of winter solstice? Northern customs.

The winter solstice is an important folk festival in Shanxi in November of the lunar calendar, commonly known as the "Winter Festival".

During the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, it was stipulated that the day before the winter solstice was the end of the year. The winter solstice festival is essentially equivalent to today's Spring Festival. Later, the summer calendar was implemented. However, the winter solstice has always ranked first among the 24 solar terms, and there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year", which is called "sub-year". Celebrations have been held since the Han Dynasty. At the peak, the court has a three-day holiday, so you don't listen to politics. People closed the city for three days to celebrate the festival. It is as lively as the Chinese New Year.

Today's winter solstice festival still retains many historical sites. From the winter of the solstice, it entered the cold weather for several days in a row. There is a folk custom of drawing "Cold Map in September and September" in various forms.

There is a plum blossom, and 998 1 flower is painted in plain ink. Dye a petal with a red pen or a black pen every day, and the petal will come out in 1999, which is called 99-99 cold elimination map.

Some are tied horizontally to make a square diagram of 998 1 grid. Apply a grid of nine grids every day, which is called 99-99 anti-cold table.

Draw a few empty squares and choose a few words. Each word must be several strokes. Write a stroke every day and finally make a sentence, such as "looking at Feng Gu in front of the pavilion and behind the house", which is called the sentence of "Jiujiu eliminating cold"

The most elegant thing is to make nine-body couplets. Nine words per couplet, nine pictures per word, and each couplet is filled in daily. For example, the couplet reads "Spring hangs, spring blooms, spring blooms"; The second couplet is called "Autumn Persimmon Hanging in Autumn Courtyard to Send Autumn Fragrance", and it is called "Eliminating Cold and Welcoming Spring in September".

What form each family takes is often determined by the owner's hobbies and cultural quality. There is also a folk proverb: "The sky is sunny, and the left wind is foggy and snowy." The dots in the picture are dark, and the grass is outside the door. "

On the winter solstice festival, people are used to giving away shoes, and its origin is very old. "China's Notes on Ancient and Modern Times" said: "There were embroidered mandarin ducks in the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Zhao ordered his aunt to go to the winter solstice." Cao Zhi's "Winter Solstice Socks and Shoes Table" also has a sentence: "Welcome in the coming year and celebrate for a long time." Later, the custom of sending shoes to uncles and aunts gradually became that uncles and aunts sent shoes and hats to nephews. Mainly reflected in children. It used to be mainly hand embroidery. As a gift for men, hats are mostly made in the shape of tigers and dogs, and embroidered shoes are also beasts. For girls, hats are mostly made in the shape of phoenix, and embroidery on shoes is mostly flowers and birds. Nowadays, most of them are purchased from collecting coins, and the form keeps up with the trend of the times. On holidays, adults always like to drop in to see their children and praise the shoes and hats given by their uncles and aunts.

In winter solstice, boys in northern Shaanxi are used to playing gang games. Holding a square stone piece the size of a palm, one side stands up, and the other side throws and hits in turn according to a set of prescribed actions. When knocking down the pillars set by the other side, move on. After the failure, exchange throws with each other. Whoever finishes all the procedures first will win. Girls are used to kicking shuttlecock in various forms. People often have to join in the fun and play.

In the winter solstice festival, the old customs should also be entertained by teachers from the East School. Teacher Wang will lead the students to worship Confucius memorial tablet. Then, Dongxue led the students to worship Mr. .. There is a saying in Shanxi that "teachers teach on the winter solstice", which is the custom of respecting teachers and attaching importance to Taoism. Until now, there is still the custom of inviting teachers to dinner on the winter solstice. Northwest Shanxi used to entertain teachers with stewed mutton, which was full of affection.

In the past, domestic helpers used to settle their wages with their employers during the winter solstice and then prepare to go home. Traditionally, the host will hold a banquet to entertain the guys and discuss the affairs of next year with each other. Today, some rural self-employed people still keep this custom, holding banquets and drinking alcohol on the winter solstice.

Southern customs

The solstice in winter is the longest night in a year. Many people use this evening to make a winter solstice circle with glutinous rice flour. In order to distinguish it from resignation on the eve of the Spring Festival, the day before the Winter Festival is called Tiannian or Sub-Nian, which means that a year has not ended, but everyone has grown up for a year.

Although the customs and people's feelings in different parts of our country are different, they are roughly the same. When making the winter solstice circle, children often pinch some small animals, such as kittens, puppies, rabbits, tigers and so on. The children are very happy at this time. Before eating the winter solstice yen, you should stick a winter solstice yen on the back of the bed lamp on the door, window, table and cabinet, which is called "spending money day", and you must send the food to the stove before baking. If there are pregnant women at home at this time, the winter solstice will be full, and boys will be born, otherwise girls will be born. When eating the winter solstice, the entrances must be paired for good luck. There are only two pieces left at the end of the meal, and married people will have everything. If there is one left, single unmarried people will have all the best ... >>

The origin and custom of the Winter Solstice Festival is a very important solar term in the China lunar calendar, and it is also a traditional festival of the Han nationality in China.

The Winter Solstice Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has been passed down to this day. Lu even said that the winter solstice is as big as a year. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. People think that the winter solstice is a natural transformation of Yin and Yang and a blessing from heaven. In the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was the "Winter Festival", and the government held a congratulatory ceremony called "He Dong", which was a routine festival. There is such a record in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Before and after the winter solstice, a gentleman was prepared for danger in times of peace, refused to listen to politics, and chose an auspicious day to save trouble." So on this day, the imperial court had a holiday, the army was on standby, the frontier fortress was closed, the business trip was closed, relatives and friends sent meals to each other, visited each other, and had a "quiet" holiday happily.

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the solstice in winter was the day of ancestor worship. On this day, the emperor went to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to worship heaven. On this day, people must worship their parents. There are still some places to celebrate the winter solstice.

Winter solstice legend

1. There used to be a saying in old Beijing that "winter solstice wonton, summer solstice noodles". According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed the frontier, and the people were restless. At that time, there were two leaders, Xiongnu tribe and Tun tribe, which were very cruel. The people hated it, so they wrapped it into a corner with meat stuffing and called it "wonton" with the sound of "muddy" and "swallowing". I hate eating, and I want to quell the war and live a peaceful life. Because wonton was originally made on the winter solstice, every family eats wonton on the winter solstice.

Secondly, it is said that the custom of eating dog meat in winter began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat from winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on the solstice of winter, which is a good sign for the coming year.

Thirdly, there is a custom in Jiangnan water town that the whole family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice in the evening from winter to Sunday. According to legend, * * * Gong was a troubled wit who died in the winter. Become a plague ghost after death and continue to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice from winter solstice to drive away the epidemic ghost and prevent diseases.

Fourth, why eat jiaozi on the winter solstice!

Every year, during the winter solstice of the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for both the rich and the poor. As the saying goes: "On October 1st, when the solstice of winter comes, every family eats jiaozi." This custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave up medicine from the winter solstice.

Zhang Zhongjing is from Gedong, Nanyang. He wrote Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which is a masterpiece of doctors. Quhanjoule decoction has been regarded as a classic by doctors in past dynasties. Zhang Zhongjing has a famous saying: "if you advance, you will survive;" If you retreat, you will save the people; " You can't be a good doctor and you can't be a good doctor. "When the Eastern Han Dynasty was the magistrate of Changsha, he visited the sick and took medicine and practiced medicine in the lobby. Later, he resolutely resigned and went back to his hometown to treat his neighbors. When he got home, it was already winter. He saw that the villagers on both sides of the Baihe River were sallow and emaciated, hungry and cold, and many people's ears were frozen. He asked his disciples to build a medical shed and a cauldron in Dongguan, Nanyang, and give up their homes in winter solstice to treat frostbite. He cooked mutton and some herbs to dispel the cold in a pot, then took out the mutton and chopped the medicine to make ear-shaped Joules and bread. After cooking, he distributed two Joules and a big bowl of broth to everyone who came to ask for medicine. People ate "Joule" and drank "Quhan Decoction", and they were all hot, their ears were hot, and their frostbitten ears were cured. Later generations learned the appearance of Joule and packaged it into food, also called "jiaozi" or "flat food".

When you eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter, you will never forget the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in "Quhan Joule Decoction". Up to now, there is still a folk song in Nanyang, which is called "jiaozi Bowl, and nobody cares about frozen ears." .

Winter solstice custom

The winter solstice (Gregorian calendar1February 2 1 day or 22nd) is the beginning of September of the lunar calendar. The ancients believed that it was an auspicious day for the winter solstice to lengthen the day and raise the sun's spirit. Therefore, it is worth celebrating. Emperors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties had ceremonies to worship heaven, which was called "the suburb from winter to the sun". There was a ceremony in the palace where hundreds of officials congratulated the emperor. They also threw thorns at each other and congratulated each other, just like New Year's Day. However, people do not regard the winter solstice as a festival, but have some timely activities.

In the Qing Dynasty, some flag-bearers prayed for disaster relief. At five o'clock on the solstice in winter, we invite our cousins and close friends to gather in the yard and sit on the floor, providing a low table with a "heaven and earth yard" or memorial tablet to kill pigs and sacrifice to heaven. By the way, an "ancestor pole" (a flagpole two or three feet high, with a gourd-shaped top and a "Diao Dou" at the bottom, with a flag hanging under the bucket to represent ancestors) was offered. After the sacrifice, relatives and friends sit around and eat "white meat", which is called "Shenyu".

Southerners visit Beijing, and some people hold banquets to worship their ancestors. At the same time, colleagues or close friends are also invited to participate.

Different ethnic and folk activities of Han nationality: Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Eve, Double Ninth Festival, Winter solstice, Tanabata and so on.

Yi people: Torch Festival is the biggest traditional festival. In addition, there are colorful and recognizable costumes such as Mizhi Festival and Flower Arrangement Festival. There are nearly a hundred kinds of typical three-color skirt burials, such as burial, cremation and other folk worship of animism and primitive religious activities of ancestors. A few people believe in Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity and Catholicism. Strict monogamy and small family system are practiced, and there is a legacy of robbing marriage.

Bai nationality: March Street, Benzu Festival, Torch Festival, etc. Are taught as grand costumes. Men usually wear white or blue buns, white double-breasted clothes, black collars and white trousers. Women wear white coats, red, black and purple velvet collars, white or blue wide pants, embroidered colored towels, and silver ornaments such as three beards and five beards on their chests, which are monogamous and small family system. Before the Yuan Dynasty, cremation prevailed, and later it was changed to burial, and the funeral ceremony was more grand.

Hani people: They advocate black in October and like to make clothes with their own small blue-black homespun. Men wear double-breasted coats and trousers, while old people wear melon seeds hats with black or white cloth. Women's clothing varies from place to place, and it maintains national characteristics. Love to eat hot and sour food. Monogamy is practiced, and the custom of first cousin marriage prevails. When people die, they are buried in coffins. Love music, be good at singing and dancing, and like to carry musical instruments with you.

Zhuang nationality: On March 3rd, there is little difference between men and Han nationality, while women are varied and have their own characteristics. Wear a collarless left-back shirt, a pair of wide-leg pants and a bunch of flowers at the waist. There is a custom of eating caimi eggs in festivals, and women love to chew betel nuts. Buried in a coffin, you can sing and dance.

Dai people: Festivals are mostly related to religious activities, mainly related to the opening ceremony of Mentou Festival, Songkran Festival and Songkran Festival, which is the Dai people's New Year. At that time, people who splashed water, rowed dragon boats and set high were generally buried underground after death, and a few were buried in the water. Men wear collarless double-breasted or large-breasted small sleeve tops, while women wear narrow-sleeved tops and skirts. They like wine and hot and sour food, and women have the habit of chewing betel nut. Generally love singing and dancing. Most folk songs are sung by Zanha. The dance is famous for peacock dance and the elephant foot drum dance. Most Dai villages are built by the river, surrounded by bamboo fences, and each household has its own yard. Gan Lan architecture is the characteristic of Dai folk houses. Dai people basically believe in Buddhism, which spread from the south to the throne.

Miao nationality: Huashan Festival is monogamous and monogamous. In some areas, there are four and five generations of paternal families living under one roof. There are customs such as priority marriage and transfer. Carry out coffin burial.

Yi people: men wear short coats and linen robes at the rapier festival, with a knife on their left waist and an arrow bag on their right waist; Women wear embroidered tops and linen skirts. Most houses that like to wear red and white beads, corals, bakers and other decorations are wooden houses and bamboo rafts. Marriage is dominated by monogamous families, but there are still customs such as giving priority to marriage between aunts and uncles. After death, relatives and friends should bring wine and meat, dance around the body, sing Nemo songs, bury, hang crossbows in front of the grave and weave linen tools for the funerary objects.

* * *: Holidays mainly include Holy Day, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. More temples will be built in densely populated areas. Married mainly in China. Please ask a general to die early and be buried at noon. After bathing, wrap the body in white cloth and move it into the affairs box for burial. A general will lead his relatives and friends to the funeral, but his wife will not.

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Folk activities of the 24 solar terms Since ancient times, China has been a country with a very developed agriculture. Ancient farmers have accumulated rich experience in the relationship between agricultural time and seasonal changes in long-term agricultural labor practice. However, with the deepening of China's reform and opening up and a large number of rural urbanization, especially in coastal areas, farmers who get rich first abandon agriculture for business, and the guiding role of climate change in agricultural production is no longer so important in people's daily life.

Nevertheless, the four seasons cycle, from spring to Qiu Lai, and climate change still affects the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of families, especially in the Jiangnan area where the four seasons are distinct. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China ancients had the concepts of Solstice and Solstice. Subsequently, people divided the year into 24 equal parts on average according to the relationship between the running positions of the sun and the moon at the beginning of the month and natural phenomena such as weather and animal growth. And gave each division a proper noun, that is, twenty-four solar terms. By the end of the Warring States Period, solar terms had eight names: beginning of spring, Equinox, Long Summer, Summer Solstice, beginning of autumn, Equinox, beginning of winter and Winter Solstice. These eight solar terms are the most important of the 24 solar terms, indicating the change of seasons and clearly dividing the four seasons of a year. Later, in the book Huai Nan Zi, there were 24 solar terms exactly the same as modern ones. This is the earliest record of 24 solar terms in the history of China.

Twenty-four solar terms may have originated in the Yellow River Basin in China during the Warring States Period, and have been continuously improved and perfected since then. By the Qin and Han Dynasties, the 24 solar terms had been completely established. In BC 104, the solar calendar formulated by Deng Ping officially took the twenty-four solar terms as the calendar, and defined the astronomical position of the twenty-four solar terms. There are eight sections and twenty-four solar terms recorded in Zhou Bi Shu Jing in Han Dynasty. Most of them represent the difference between climate change and objects and images, and are closely combined with agriculture, which can grasp the seasonal changes and determine the timely sowing and harvesting of crops.

Some people mistakenly believe that the 24 solar terms are related to the lunar calendar. In fact, the 24 solar terms are defined according to the solar calendar. According to the position of the sun on the ecliptic (the earth's orbit around the sun, that is, the annual movement route of the sun) and the order that causes the evolution of the ground climate, it divides the whole year into 24 segments, each of which is separated by about half a month (15 days), and each segment is called a solar term. The first month of each month is called "solar terms", including beginning of spring, Jing Zhe, Qingming, Changxia, Mangzhong, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Bailu, Hanlu, beginning of winter, heavy snow and slight cold. Those in the middle of the month are called "Zhong Qi", including rain, vernal equinox, Grain Rain, Xiaoman, summer solstice, great heat, early summer, autumn equinox, early frost, light snow, winter solstice and severe cold. The twenty-four solar terms are 12 solar terms and 12 qi. Among the 24 solar terms in the whole year, the most important ones are vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox and winter solstice, which are collectively called bisection. Solar terms reflect the annual visual movement of the sun, so it is purely a solar calendar, but it is different from the usual solar calendar in form.

Because the twenty-four solar terms are determined according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic, and the time when the sun passes through each solar term is roughly equal, the date of each solar term basically changes little in the solar calendar, with a difference of one or two days at most, while the date in the lunar calendar is not fixed. In order to facilitate memory, the working people in our country created the "Twenty-four solar term song":

The spring rain shakes the spring and the valley days, and the summer is full of mountains and summers.

Autumn dew, autumn cold and frost, winter snow and winter snow are small and cold,

There will be no change in the second quarter of each month, with a difference of one or two days at most.

June 2 1 day in the first half of the year, and August 23 in the second half.

In the long-term production practice, the ancient working people in China compiled a large number of agricultural proverbs related to solar terms to guide agricultural production. For example, spring ploughing never stops the Scare Festival, spring equinox is like a sieve, planting trees and beans before and after Qingming Festival, sowing in Qingming Festival, planting seedlings in Grain Rain, sunny in Qingming Festival, raining in Grain Rain, chasing after rain in long summer, never stopping in long summer, and hanging plowshares high in Xia San.

After the rise of modern agro-meteorology, many regions combined the 24 solar terms with agro-meteorological data, and compiled agricultural climate calendars, agricultural calendars or agricultural activity tables, which combined ancient experience with modern science and technology and brought out the best in each other, and continued to play a role in modern agricultural production. Therefore, as an important basis of agricultural meteorological data, the 24 solar terms are naturally closely related to the folk customs produced in agricultural society:

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Pay attention to the custom of winter solstice, simply write ■ Spring Festival during winter solstice is the most important festival in a year, so there are many taboos, such as: avoid eating porridge and dry rice on the first day of the new year. Do you think it is strange ■ After the winter solstice of the twelfth lunar month, it is commonly known as the twelfth lunar month. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, eat Laba porridge. Laba porridge is made of glutinous rice, red beans, longan, jujube, chestnuts, peanuts, hazelnuts, ginkgo and pine nuts. It is said that Laba porridge originated in India. After sitting alone under a bodhi tree for six years, Buddha Sakyamuni finally became a Buddha on the night of August in the lunar calendar. Weiya (the 16th day of the 12th lunar month) is made to thank the land authorities for their blessing to the believers' agricultural harvest and business, so it will be more grand than usual. The boss of the company line number will reward employees in the company, home or restaurant as a reward for their hard work over the past year. God-sending Day (the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month) is also an important day for Kitchen God and other gods to return to heaven once a year to tell the Jade Emperor God about the good and evil on earth, so as to determine the good and evil of people in the coming year. ▲ Kitchen God porridge as a souvenir. After Laba, I began to do year-end cleaning. The twelfth lunar month is the tail tooth. On this day, people worship the earth god, and merchants entertain employees on this day. In the past, when the boss wanted to fire his employees, it was tacit to point the boiled chicken at the employees. On this day, food should be "cut" On the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month, it is said that the kitchen god descended from the sky and lived in every household. At the end of the year, I went back to heaven to report the family's good and evil for one year, and the Emperor of Heaven gave them good and ill luck respectively. In order to make Kitchen God speak well, people will bribe him with rich sacrifices and stick his mouth shut to prevent him from gossiping. ■ On New Year's Eve, all families who travel far away and go out separately go back to their hometown for a reunion night and eat New Year's Eve around the stove. The most important thing about New Year's Eve is a big fish, but it can't be finished, which symbolizes "more than one year". After the New Year's Eve, the oldest elder in the family sits in the main hall, and the younger generation pays New Year greetings in turn. Usually, after New Year's greetings, people are allowed to start gambling on small money. Whether they gamble or not, they usually keep vigil until midnight, when firecrackers are set off and the New Year officially begins. In the middle of the night, I will go to a famous temple nearby to worship God and prepare to "grab incense". ■ On the first day of New Year's Day, firecrackers are set off according to the dry branches, and sweets such as red dates, white gourd, white sugar and peanut candy are presented in front of the gods, and gold paper is burned together for worship. At dawn, paste Spring Festival couplets on the door, light candles and incense, and offer tea, sweet tea, peanut candy, honey for ancestor worship, as well as oranges, rice, hair, candy, chickens, ducks and fish. On New Year's Day, in addition to worshipping God and Buddha at home, you can also worship Buddha in your own temple. In addition, the first day of the year is the beginning of the year. In order to get off to a good start, family members should not say unlucky things, reprimand, declare a break, or beat. , also can't use a knife and fork, more won't destroy things. The whole family, men, women and children, put on new clothes, or visit relatives and friends, or go for an outing in the suburbs, or participate in various games and gambling. -The first day of fasting, vegetable soup is sweetened. On the first morning, I eat vegetarian food, and I don't eat meat or cook. I steamed the food the day before yesterday, and I can only drink rock sugar tea instead of vegetable soup. People in Taiwan Province Province think that if I drink vegetable soup, I will encounter heavy rain when I travel. Some people live this life from the first day to the third day. Don't eat sweet food on the first day of the lunar new year, only on the second day of the following year, and fry oil in a pan. There is a saying in Taiwan Province Province: "Stir-fry the red", which means poverty. -Disposal of domestic garbage During the first to fifth day of the first year, the domestic garbage should not be thrown outside the door, but should be * * * together. This is to take things out of the house, or to take the blessings out of the house. So even garbage should stay at home. ■ The daughter who got married in the second day could have gone back to her parents' home any day, but it is said that her parents will be poor in the first day, so she didn't go back until the second day. On the other hand, it is a compulsory social norm to go back to parents' home on the second day of junior high school, because women's status was not high before, and they were worried that if they got married, they might never be able to go home for the rest of their lives, so this custom came into being. On the second day of junior high school, married women, together with their husbands and children, bring some gifts back to their parents' home to pay New Year greetings. When I return to my parents' home, I will pay New Year greetings to my grandparents and parents first, and then give them red envelopes. These elders also give red envelopes to grandchildren brought back by their daughters. If you have siblings at home, of course, you should give them red envelopes. Therefore, on the second day of the first month of each year, the bride's home is full of joy and excitement. ■ Level 3 ▲ Mice ... >>

What are the traditional folk activities in China? On the fifteenth day of the first month, I played drums, walked on stilts and danced yangko.

Tomb-Sweeping Day paid homage to his ancestors.

Dragon Boat Race and Zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.

Solstice in jiaozi in winter and noodles in summer.

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What are the traditional activities during the winter solstice? Jiaozi will be included in the winter solstice, and having a reunion dinner and jiaozi are traditional activities.

What do people do, what do they eat, and what are their customs? The winter solstice is actually not fixed every year. According to different years, it is generally fixed as 65438+February 2 1 or 22. Because its date is uncertain, it is also called "Live Festival". Every winter, solstice is celebrated in different ways in different places.

Family reunion.

As a major winter festival of the Chinese nation, the winter solstice is the most basic holiday custom for the whole family to get together for dinner. Relatives in a city get together and often get together in nursing homes to celebrate. If you are not in a city, you will call home to say hello.

Eat jiaozi.

This is the most common custom. Almost every household eats jiaozi on the solstice of winter. Flour and jiaozi flour are also the best sellers in supermarkets in the days before the winter solstice.

If you have a large family, you will pack more stuffing, jiaozi. Children will also want to eat jiaozi with candy or other interesting fillings.

Sacrificial activities.

Some old people will go back to their hometown to sweep their graves in winter, and those who are inconvenient to go back to their hometown will also make a small altar at home to put some jiaozi, wine, fruit and so on. To pay homage to the old man who died at home.

Drink mutton soup.

It is said that it was written by Fan Kuai, a general of the Han Dynasty. Eating more mutton in winter is conducive to strong internal fire and effective resistance to cold, which is the first choice for winter diet. In some places in Shandong, it is a local custom to drink mutton soup on the solstice in winter.

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The south is not as cold as the north. During the winter solstice, we will also eat some local specialties to welcome the arrival of the winter solstice. For example, glutinous rice balls, sweet potatoes and wine-fermented meatballs.

Food supplement.

The cold winter has really begun since the winter of November. Pay attention to diet, especially for women with cold body. Besides wearing warm clothes, we should also pay attention to eating foods rich in protein, carbohydrates and fat, so as to improve the energy of resisting the cold and spend the winter happily.