1. The meaning of the winter solstice

The winter solstice is also known as the day solstice, winter festival, sub-year, and winter solstice. The winter solstice means that the cold is coming. On the winter solstice, the day is the shortest day, but the night becomes longer.

2. The time of the winter solstice

1. The twenty-four solar terms were first formulated based on the changes in the stars. When the handle of the Big Dipper points to the sub-digit, it is the winter solstice.

2. Nowadays, solar terms are determined based on the celestial longitude of the sun. When the sun reaches 270° of celestial longitude, it is the winter solstice, which occurs between December 21st and 23rd of the Gregorian calendar every year.

3. Folk customs of the winter solstice. Winter Solstice customs vary from north to south. In the south, there are customs of worshiping ancestors and feasting during the winter solstice. In the northern region, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year.