When is the beginning of winter in 2014? What are the customs? The arrival of auspicious snow is a sign of a good harvest.

Looking back, it is already the beginning of winter. Don’t you know when the beginning of winter is in 2014? Xiaoqi will now tell you that the time is 20:06:40 on November 7, 2014, which is September 15, 2014 in the lunar calendar, Friday. There are also many customs at the beginning of winter. If you want to know more details, come and have a look!

What does Beginning of Winter mean?

The Beginning of Winter is one of the 24 solar terms, and it marks the end of the Xu month and the beginning of the Hai month in the Ganzhi calendar. It falls between November 7 and 8 in the Gregorian calendar every year, when the sun is at 225° of the ecliptic longitude. Li means to establish and start, indicating that winter begins from now on. "Winter" means the end, implying that crops should be stored after harvest. China regards the Beginning of Winter as the beginning of winter.

The beginning of winter in 2014

November 7, 2014, 20:06:40, Friday, September 15, 2014 in the lunar calendar.

Folk customs of Lidong:

1. Welcome winter

The Beginning of Winter, Beginning of Spring, Beginning of Summer and Beginning of Autumn are collectively known as the Four Beginnings and are an important festival in ancient society. People would use this day to have a good rest and reward their family for their hard work throughout the year. The saying "Replenish your body in the Beginning of Winter and replenish your hunger" is the best metaphor for this.

2. He Dong

The custom of celebrating winter, also known as "baidong", has existed in my country since the Han Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, people would change into new clothes and celebrate this day, just like during the New Year. Nowadays, many places have innovated the way of celebrating the Beginning of Winter. People in many places choose to welcome the arrival of winter by swimming in winter on the Beginning of Winter.

3. Food customs

Chinese people have the custom of eating dumplings at the beginning of winter. This is because my country is an agricultural country and attaches great importance to the 24 solar terms, autumn harvest and winter storage. New Year’s Eve is the turn of the old year and the new year, and the beginning of winter is the turn of the autumn and winter seasons, so “nothing tastes better than dumplings”.

4. Winter tonic

After the beginning of winter, people will start to take supplements, which is the so-called winter tonic. "Eat tonic at the beginning of winter, and you will live to be old and gray" means that more food is consumed in the summer, so in order to survive the cold winter, if you insist on taking supplements at this time, you can live to be old and gray.