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In China, Dongzhi was originally celebrated as an end-of-harvest festival. Today, it is observed with a family reunion over the long night. In southern China, pink and white tangyuan are eaten in sweet broth to symbolise family unity and prosperity, whereas in northern China, the traditional Dongzhi food is jiaozi. [citation needed]
Dongzhi Festival dumplings. The Dongzhi Festival or Winter Solstice Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated during the Dongzhi solar term (winter solstice), which falls between December 21 and December 23. [1] [2] The origins of this festival can be traced back to the yin and yang philosophy of balance and harmony in the cosmos. [3]
According to the Book of Documents, the first determined term was Dongzhi (Winter Solstice) by Dan, the Duke of Zhou, while he was trying to locate the geological center of the Western Zhou dynasty, by measuring the length of the sun's shadow on an ancient type of sundial called tǔguī (土圭). [4]
The meteorological winter ends on March 20, 2025. Then, spring will last until June 20, when the summer solstice arrives. ... The "arrival of winter," or Dong Zhi, is a Chinese festival where ...
At the Dongzhi solar term, solar longitude of 270°, the day of winter solstice: December 21, 2020 Dongzhi Festival (Winter Solstice Festival) 冬至 Have Tangyuan and Jiuniang and perform ancestor worship, Feast day, family gatherings, also named "Chinese Thanksgiving" 12 (臘月) 8th January 21, 2021 Laba Festival: 臘八節 / 腊八节
Dongzhi: 270° 21–22 December ... This page was last edited on 19 January 2025, at 14:34 (UTC).
In East Asia, the winter solstice has been celebrated as one of the Twenty-four Solar Terms, called Dongzhi (冬至) in Chinese. In Japan, in order not to catch cold in the winter, there is a custom to soak oneself in a yuzu hot bath (Japanese: 柚子湯 = Yuzuyu). [41]
In ancient China, Xiazhi was not as important a date as Dongzhi (the winter solstice, celebrated with the Dongzhi Festival), and its celebrations were less elaborate. [4] In the Song dynasty , according to the historian and government official Pang Yuanying [ zh ] , Xiazhi was a three-day holiday; this is in contrast to Dongzhi, which was a ...