Winter Festival

Winter Festival
Festival: Winter Festival
Festival hours: Lunar Solar Terms winter solstice (the Gregorian calendar on December 22 or 23)
Winter Solstice, commonly known as "winter festival", in ancient times is a grand festival. The winter solstice in the snow after 15 days, the shortest day of the Northern Hemisphere during the day, the longest night of the year in the most cold day to mark the winter to Spring, winter and spring is the time change. The 24 solar terms, the winter solstice the most attention.
The ancients considered that to the winter solstice, although still in the cold season, but has been near the spring. At this time the people have to go home over the winter festival, said the end of the year to the end result. Taiwan people think that every year the winter solstice is the family reunion holiday, because this day to worship their ancestors, if not at home, that is not recognized ancestors of the people.
On this day the winter solstice is the longest night of the year, many people take advantage of this night, with glutinous rice powder to be "the winter solstice circle." To the eve of Spring Festival was different from the "Cisui", the day before the winter festival called "Tian-year-old" or "Asia-year-old", saying that "years" before the end, but we all have a long-year-old.
Chinese people all over the customs although mixed, but generally the same. To do the winter solstice circle, the children should always pinch the request of some small animals, such as kittens, puppies, small rabbits, small tiger, and so on. Every time the children are very happy. Eat a round before the winter solstice, doors and windows in the table behind the counter bed lamp, respectively, stick to a winter solstice circle, known as "Shang consumption," we should wait until the "send focus" after drinking can be grilled. If the legend of pregnant women are at home at this time, a round of the Winter Solstice, it will Health male, female hygiene will be otherwise. Eat at the entrance to the winter solstice circle Chengshuangchengdui, to Geely. Eat only the last two, married people will be all the best; remaining a single unmarried persons will be successful. Some families also in the evening, the use of seasonal fruits, Sansheng worship place for ancestral worship. Also on this day "drying winter rice", that is, the water washed rice, in this day sun exposure after the collection, leaving the future of Zhuzhou sick to eat.

New Year's pictures 《on September 9 Han Xiao map》. Winter Solstice Festival after the weather entered a "Shuojiu" After九九八十一beautiful days to usher in the spring. "September 9 Han Xiao map" is a calculation of the calendar time, but also a beautiful ornament, Become a popular folk culture forms of entertainment.