The winter solstice has arrived on December 22, 2023. Although it is still very cold at this time, according to the five elements of the yinyang, "Winter solstice is born in the first sun", the yang will gradually rise after the beginning of the 1 yuan. The winter solstice has been an important day since the past. It has been said that "the winter solstice is one year old" and the winter solstice has the custom of eating soup, but there are some tips for eating soup, which can increase your own blessings and good luck.
What is the atmosphere of the winter solstice? What are the different customs in different places? The last of the 24 days is the winter solstice, which represents the shortest day and the longest night. In ancient Chinese culture, the five elements of the Yin-Yang study will mention "the winter solstice is born in the first sun". During the winter solstice, the atmosphere reaches its peak, and it is also the starting point of the sun. Since then, the sun rises and rises during the day.The ancient Chinese farming society had a year of hard work by the winter solstice, and was ready to prepare abundant food in the valley, hoping to make people survive the severe winter. Rural villages usually have rest and supplements, and prepare for the coming New Year's Eve. In ancient times, the Zhou Dynasty took the winter solstice as its age. It was considered the first day of the New Year, and it was not changed until the Han Dynasty changed the calendar method. The customary saying "Winter solstice is one year older" may have originated from this.
The winter solstice is more important in the weather and has many customs. Taiwanese people will eat soup on the winter solstice, which symbolizes that the year is full and full. In northern China, in conjunction with local diet customs, there are also water and drinks to celebrate the winter solstice, which produces different dietary cultures based on different environments.
How to eat soup for the winter solstice worship, so that it can bring blessings and good luck?The winter solstice is also called "Winter Festival". It is commonly believed that after eating soup that day, everyone will grow older. Traditionally, when worshiping this day, you should prepare a full set of gifts, four fruits, as well as soup (winter festival circle) and vegetable buns; when worshiping ancestors, you should cut off the gifts, rice, vegetables, soup bowls, vegetable buns, etc.
Winter Solstice worship activities are often more grand, mainly expressing the harvest of rural and social situations. Taiwan mostly uses the Three Realms, ancestors or foundation masters as worship objects. During the Winter Solstice, the "Stove Round" of Day Food will be used as offerings, especially the ancient "Red White Small Soup" sweet soup. When cooking soup rolls, generally the number is even. It is recommended to eat soup rolls. Double soup rolls have the beauty of "becoming two and becoming a match", which symbolizes the happiness of the next year, attracting good people and good marriages. The number of singles is related to the words "single" and "single", which is more unlucky.
How do villages carry out winter and peace?After the winter solstice, villages in Taiwan will also celebrate the winter, expressing their gratitude to the agricultural society for the full harvest in the year. According to the explanation of the Taiwanese folk cultural relics scripture, traditional settlement villages and villages are fixed on an auspicious day to celebrate the peace at the end of the year on a safe and sound day. This is "Thank you Winter". Some villages have a tradition of joint sacrifices. The worship of God and peace ceremony at the end of the year is even more popular than during the Chinese New Year.
Festivals usually start from the middle of the year, villagers will pay homage, fruit, cakes, gold papers, etc. to thank God, and gather in the square in front of the palace. The ambulance also went to the sky in front of the ambush and asked the Lord God to sit at the "Heaven Desk" and wait for the village chief (or leader) to snatch the divination and ask for auspicious time to worship. From midnight (11 o'clock at night to 1 o'clock in the morning) to choose "several minutes" to start burning incense, called "flavoring incense". After three incense falls (three incenses), you can only be converted into money by lifting out three sacred divination divination pieces with the consent of the Lord God. Then, he asked the Lord God to "fall the fortification" and asked the Lord God to return to the temple to settle down. Only then did the villagers burn incense to the Lord God in the temple to thank him, and the ceremony was over.
4 points of nourishing on the winter solstice1. Keep warm and heavy head and foot: As the saying goes, "cold starts from the foot and wind enters from the back", so keep warm first "head and foot", and the veins and scarves are absolutely indispensable.
2. Nutrition essence: Chinese medicine believes that black foods are suitable for kidneys, such as: black beans, black sesame seeds, purple-black rice, mushrooms, black fungus, urko chicken, black espresso, etc., which are rich in nutrients and are not dry or tart. They are considered good ingredients for kidney nourishment.
3. Foot-foot-filled kidney replenishment: It can nourish kidney and nourish the air through foot, especially for people who are afraid of cold, have cold limbs, and are prone to cold.
4. Avoid raw and cold foods and drinks: Eating more raw and cold foods will consume more energy in your body for digestion.
• Winter solstice croaker adds one year: The winter solstice was once the New Year in ancient times, and eating soup in winter is considered to be one year old.
• On the day of the winter solstice, the field workers work hard: Because the winter is relatively cold, farmers will work hard on farming when the winter solstice is sunny.