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  2. Dongzhi Festival - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Dongzhi (solar term) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Winter solstice - Wikipedia

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    The winter solstice occurs during the hemisphere's winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice (December 21 or 22) and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice (June 20 or 21). Although the winter solstice itself lasts only a moment, the term also refers to the day on which it occurs.

  5. Winter solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year

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    There, the December solstice marks the longest day of the year – and the beginning of summer – in places such as Australia, Botswana and Chile. ... It might be the oldest seasonal festival of ...

  6. List of observances set by the Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe in Taiwan 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 ...

  7. When and what is the winter solstice? Things to know about ...

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    The days are short and the nights are long. That can only mean one thing: The winter solstice is coming. The first day of winter for the northern hemisphere of Earth will begin on Dec. 21 at ...

  8. The spiritual meaning of the summer solstice — and rituals to ...

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    Have a mini solstice festival in your home by lighting a candle, a sliver of the energy of the sun. If you're feeling inspired, put on some music and dance. Be social. Celebrate the solstice with ...

  9. Solstice - Wikipedia

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    The lengths of time when the sun is up are longer around the summer solstice and shorter around the winter solstice, except near the equator. When the Sun's path crosses the equator, the length of the nights at latitudes +L° and −L° are of equal length. This is known as an equinox. There are two solstices and two equinoxes in a tropical ...