The 2023 Winter Solstice Is Here As Scheduled!

Today is December 22nd, ushering in the winter solstice season.Winter Solstice is the fourth solar term of winter.

The winter solstice customs vary in content or details due to regional differences. In southern China, there is a custom of ancestor worship and feasting during the winter solstice. In northern China, it is customary to eat dumplings on the winter solstice every year.
 

The Winter Solstice, also known as the South Solstice, Winter Festival, and Asian New Year, combines two major connotations of nature and culture. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional ancestor worship festival in Chinese folk culture.The Winter Solstice is one of the four seasons and eight seasons, and is considered a major holiday in winter.

On the winter solstice, although the sun is low and the daylight is short, the temperature is not the lowest in meteorology. In fact, due to the accumulation of heat on the surface, it is usually not very cold before the winter solstice, and the true severe cold occurs after the winter solstice.Due to the significant differences in climate across China, winter with this climate significance is obviously delayed for most regions of China.

Wishing you luck and companionship this winter!