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The Dongzhi Festival has historically been associated with various agricultural activities in China, particularly in rural areas. As the festival represents the winter solstice, it is a crucial time to harvest winter crops, such as wheat, barley, and radishes.
In Korea, the winter solstice is also called the "Small Seol," and there is a custom of celebrating the day. People make porridge with red beans known as patjuk (팥죽) and round rice cakes (새알심 saealsim) with sticky rice. In the past, red bean porridge soup was sprayed on walls or doors because it was said to ward off bad ghosts.
At the Qingming solar term, solar longitude of 15°, 104th day after Dongzhi (winter solstice) April 4, 2020 Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Clear and Bright Festival) 清明節 / 清明节 Visit, clean, and make offerings at ancestral gravesites, spring outing 105th day after Dongzhi April 5, 2020 Cold Food Festival
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world. ... China is ‘in a sweet spot’ as Trump ...
Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Saturday, December 21, this year (well, for the vast bulk of the world’s population anyway).
The invariant between years is that the winter solstice, Dongzhi is required to be in the eleventh month of the year [39] This means that Chinese New Year will be on the second new moon after the previous winter solstice, unless there is a leap month 11 or 12 in the previous year. [40] [41]
During winter the situation is reversed as the North Pole tilts away from the sun for the northern hemisphere. People take part in winter solstice celebrations at Stone Henge in December 2023 (PA)
Winter Solstice or Summer Solstice: on or about 21 December Dongzhi Festival – a celebration of Winter Festivus : 23 December – a secular holiday created by Daniel O'Keefe and then made popular by his son Dan O'Keefe , a writer on the comedy television series Seinfeld , as an alternative to Christmas