What is the difference between the beginning of winter and the winter solstice

China has a traditional 24 solar terms, is the beginning of winter and the winter solstice a solar term? Is it the same day? Is there any difference? Let's answer it together!

Seasons have different meanings.

Beginning of winter. It means the beginning of winter, and "Li" means the beginning; At this time, the weather starts to turn from cool to cold. On the Gregorian calendar, it is generally around November 7 every year.

Winter solstice. It means that winter is coming, and "to" means to arrive; At this time, the weather gets cold. The winter solstice is generally around December 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

The time of the solar term is different.

Beginning of winter. The beginning of winter is the first solar term of winter, which begins around November 8 every year when the sun reaches 225° ecliptic longitude.

However, due to the difference between the north and south latitudes of our country, the real sense of winter is not based on the "beginning of winter", but the temperature is lower than 10 for several consecutive days.

Winter solstice. The winter solstice is an important solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, which occurs between December 21 and 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year. The winter solstice is commonly known as the "Winter Festival", "Long Solstice Festival", "Ya Sui" and so on. It is one of the earliest of the 24 solar terms.

The length of daylight varies.

Beginning of winter. After the beginning of winter, the daylight hours will continue to shorten, and the height of the sun at noon will continue to decrease.

Winter solstice. The winter solstice is the day of the year with the shortest daylight hours.

On the day of the winter solstice, the sun reaches the southernmost point of the year, almost reaching the Tropic of Capricorn (23°26'S). On the day of the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere receives the least amount of sunlight, 50% less than the Southern Hemisphere. The days are at their shortest in the Northern Hemisphere and get shorter the further north they go.

Eating habits are different.

Beginning of winter. 1. The beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, so the dumplings at the time of "handover" cannot be eaten.

2. In the south, people like to eat chicken, duck and fish in Lidong.

3. On the day of the beginning of winter in Taiwan, the winter tonic restaurants such as "mutton stove" and "ginger duck" on the street are full of friends. Many families will also stew sesame oil chicken and Siwu chicken to replenish energy.

Winter solstice. 1. There are different customs in various places during the winter solstice, but most places have the custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice.

2. In the Jiangnan Water Town, on the night of the winter solstice, the whole family gathers together to eat red bean glutinous rice.

3. In Taiwan, there is still a tradition of worshipping ancestors with nine-layer cakes on the winter solstice.

4, while the Chaoshan in Guangdong has the custom of eating winter festivals.

The climate behaves differently.

Beginning of winter. China has a vast territory, spanning dozens of latitudes from north to south, so there is a temperature difference between north and south. However, after the beginning of winter, the temperature difference between the north and the south widens.

In November, the average temperature in most of China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Inner Mongolia and the northern part of Heilongjiang has reached about -10. Mohe in the northernmost part and Haikou in Hainan Province have a temperature difference of 30 -50. Many places in the north are dry, everything is withering, and the cold is pressing; South China is still green mountains and clear waters, birds and flowers, warm and pleasant.

Winter solstice. From the climatic point of view, during the winter solstice, the average temperature in the northwest plateau is generally below 0, and the southern region is only about 6 to 8. In addition, the winter solstice began to "count nine", and the winter solstice became the first day of "number nine".

It's not the same.

The beginning of winter is between November 7 and 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year, and the winter solstice is on December 21, 22 or 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year. The beginning of winter indicates the beginning of winter, while the winter solstice indicates that winter is at its coldest time.

The beginning of winter is the nineteenth of the 24 solar terms and the beginning of winter. The handle points northwest, the ecliptic longitude of the sun reaches 225°, and it intersects between November 7 and 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Stand, build the beginning also; Winter, the end, all things are collected.

The beginning of winter means that the reputation cover begins to be closed and accumulated, and all things enter a state of recuperation and collection.

The difference between the beginning of winter and the winter solstice is in the following points:

1. The meaning of the beginning of winter and the winter solstice are different

Beginning of winter: Winter is the end, is the meaning of crops to be collected after harvesting, and winter begins on this day.

Winter solstice: refers to the longest shadow of the sun, the shortest half day in the northern hemisphere, the longest night, and begins to enter the number nine cold days.

2. The dates of the beginning of winter and the winter solstice are different

The beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the beginning of winter – respectively indicate the beginning of the four seasons. "Li" means to begin. On the Gregorian calendar, it is generally around February 4, May 5, August 7 and November 7 each year.

Summer solstice, winter solstice – means that summer and winter have arrived. "To" means to arrive. The summer solstice and winter solstice are generally on June 21 and December 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

3. The astronomical positions of the beginning of winter and the winter solstice are different

In astronomy, the winter solstice is when the sun reaches 270 degrees of ecliptic longitude, and the beginning of winter is when the sun reaches 225 degrees of ecliptic longitude. On the day of the winter solstice, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the day after the winter solstice, it will move north. On the day of the beginning of winter, the direct point of the sun is still moving southward day by day.

4. The climate of the beginning of winter and the winter solstice is different

Climatically speaking, the beginning of winter was a sign of winter for China in ancient times. The winter solstice indicates that the coldest time of winter has arrived, and the winter solstice is also the first day of the nine cold days. From a traditional cultural point of view, the status of the beginning of winter is not as high as the winter solstice, and only the buried winter solstice has the saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year".

The winter solstice indicates that yin energy is the heaviest, but it also indicates that yang energy is beginning to take place, just like the dark hour before dawn. The winter solstice is also the beginning of the calendar in the traditional Chinese calendar (which is not the same as the beginning of the new year).