Winter Solstice, or Dong Zhi in Chinese. is the 22nd solar term (节气) of the year. It usually f around December 22. when the daytime is the shortest and the night is the longest. It dates back to the Spring and Autumn, when the ancient Chinese c the day as the beginning of the new year with different activities. Here are three things you should know about Winter Solstice.
Paying respect to ancestors
Today, Winter Solstice is a day for people to pay respects to their ancestors (祖先), elders and (teach) . Visiting the tombs of dead family members is the biggest event on the day and families also have a big m together.
Counting nines
Counting nines is a Chinese tradition that is s (80) to countdown to spring. A folk song of"counting nines"is popular: In the first and second"nines", people put their hands in their pockets. In the third and fourth"nines", people walk on ice. In the (five) and sixth "nines", people see willows budding. In the seventh nine, the ice on the river is melting. In the eight "nine", swallows (燕子) a In the ninth "nine", the farm cattle walk around the farmland. The third nine days after Winter Solstice is usually the coldest time in winter and the tstars to go up after that.
Predicting the weather
A popular tradition which is still followed today is (predict) the weather of the Spring. Fest. val according to the Winter Solstice's weather condition. According to the tradition. rains on Winter Solstice, it'll be fine on the Spring Festival and a sunny Winter Solstice means there will probably be a rainy Spring Festival.
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