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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]
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.
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 ...
The Dongzhi Winter Solstice Festival has its roots in ancient Chinese culture. The name translates roughly as “extreme of winter.” They thought this was the apex of yin (from Chinese medicine ...
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)
For people in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice this year is Dec. 21, 2024. It'll start at 4:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. For people in the Southern Hemisphere, their winter solstice ...
M. Avodah Zarah lists Saturnalia as a "festival of the gentiles," along with the Calends of January and Kratesis. [a] [95] B. Avodah Zarah records that Ḥanan b. Rava said, "Kalends [b] is held during the eight days after the [winter] solstice and Saturnura [c] begins eight days before the [winter] solstice". [96] Ḥananel b.
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically.