Northerners may have dumplings and raviolis that day may have dumplings made by rice and long noodles.Some places even have the tradition to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth.

• 冬至是北半球全年中白天最短、，过了冬至，白天就会一天天变长,各地气候都进入一个最寒冷的阶段，也就是人们常说的“进九”，我国民间有“冷在三九，热在三伏”的说法。