What does beginning of winter mean?

There are 24 solar terms in China every year, and each solar term has a specific meaning and a specific custom. Beginning of winter is one of the solar terms, so when is beginning of winter every year?

Beginning of Winter

Beginning of winter, one of the 24 solar terms, is between Gregorian calendar165438+1October 7-8. Beginning of winter is one of the traditional festivals of the Han nationality, marking the beginning of winter. In ancient times, people would perform divination in autumn to determine the specific date of the solar term in beginning of winter, and hold a grand ritual ceremony in beginning of winter. After the arrival of beginning of winter, the sunshine time will be shorter and the night time will be longer, which means the cold is coming.

The custom of beginning of winter

1, eat jiaozi. Northerners have a saying that beginning of winter is autumn and winter, and jiaozi can't help eating when it comes to sex. Therefore, when you are in beginning of winter, the business of selling jiaozi is very hot.

2. Make up for winter. In beginning of winter, there was a folk custom of making up for winter. People think that when winter comes, we should eat some good things to keep out the cold. In the south, people will eat some high-calorie foods, such as chicken, duck and fish, and sometimes add Chinese medicine to stew to make it more nourishing.

3. Winter swimming. On that day in Harbin and beginning of winter, winter swimming will be used to welcome the arrival of winter in Heilongjiang and Shangqiu, Henan.