When is the winter solstice of 202 1?

The winter solstice of 202 1 is Tuesday of 202 1, 65438+February 2 1.

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Winter solstice, also known as "Winter Solstice" and "Happy Winter", is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China and one of the eight astronomical solar terms, which is opposite to the summer solstice. The winter solstice begins when the sun reaches 270 degrees of the yellow meridian, and the annual Gregorian calendar is around 65438+February 22. According to legend, the winter solstice is the first day of the Zhou Dynasty in history, and it was once a very lively day.

During the winter solstice, the direct position of the sun on the ground reaches the southernmost point of the year, almost directly to the Tropic of Capricorn (23 26' south latitude). On this day, the northern hemisphere gets the least sunshine, 50% less than the southern hemisphere. The days in the northern hemisphere are the shortest, and the farther north they are, the shorter they are.

More commonly, there is a custom of eating jiaozi on the winter solstice in northern China. As the saying goes, "When the winter solstice comes, eat jiaozi." In the south, we eat jiaozi, but there are exceptions. For example, in Tengzhou, Shandong Province, the winter solstice is called Jiujiu, and the custom of drinking mutton soup is popular that day, which means to drive away the cold.

Transfer from Baidu Encyclopedia-Winter Solstice