The Winter Solstice Festival is held on December 21st, 22nd or 23rd every year.

The winter solstice is the day with the shortest day and longest night in all parts of the northern hemisphere. The days get shorter as you go north, and the polar night phenomenon occurs in the North Pole. On the winter solstice, the sun's rays shine directly on the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays are most tilted toward the northern hemisphere, and the sun's altitude angle is the smallest.

The winter solstice is the turning point when the sun's direct point returns southward. After this day, it will "turn back". The sun's direct point will begin to move northward from the Tropic of Capricorn, and the daylight hours in the northern hemisphere will increase day by day.

From the perspective of solar terms, the beginning of spring is the starting point for the rise of yang energy in the "yin and yang" energy. From the beginning of spring, yin and yang transform and yang energy rises. The beginning of spring marks the beginning of a new cycle and the rebirth of all things; while the winter solstice is The starting point of the sun's return, the sun's height rises from the winter solstice. The winter solstice marks the entry of a new cycle of direct sunlight movement and the day lengthening. The ancients also regarded the winter solstice as a "good luck day".

Festival customs

1. South

Many places in southern my country celebrate the winter solstice. The Winter Solstice is a traditional festival for worshiping heaven and ancestors. It is one of the eight festivals of the year. On this day, people pay tribute to gods and ancestors. There is a saying that goes, "The winter festival is as big as the New Year, and there will be no ancestors if you don't return." People who go out must rush home during the winter solstice to worship their ancestors no matter what.

Due to different etiquette and customs in different places, the forms of ancestor worship also vary. After the ceremony to honor the gods and worship the ancestors, there is usually a big banquet to entertain the clan members who came to worship the ancestors. Everyone has a happy drink and keeps in touch with each other after a long separation. In many places, the winter solstice is regarded as the reunion festival.

2. North

In many areas of northern my country, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year. A proverb goes: "On October 1st, when the winter solstice arrives, every household eats dumplings." People in northern my country eat dumplings on this day because dumplings have the meaning of "removing the cold." There is still a popular saying among the people that "if you don't carry the dumpling bowl during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off." No one cares" folk proverb.