Is the winter solstice a legal holiday?

In a blink of an eye, it is the winter solstice, which is one of the traditional twenty-four solar terms. As a traditional solar term, will there be a holiday on the solstice in winter? Is the winter solstice a national holiday?

Is there a winter vacation from 20 17 to Sunday?

Since winter solstice is not a legal holiday, there is no holiday this winter solstice!

I'm afraid those who want to take advantage of the winter solstice will be disappointed. There is no holiday from winter solstice, and national holidays do not include winter solstice, so there is no holiday from winter solstice on 20 17.

Is the winter solstice a legal holiday?

Winter solstice is not a legal holiday.

Relevant regulations indicate that there are no holidays on other festivals and anniversaries, such as the 27th anniversary, the 30th anniversary, the July 7th anniversary, the Victory Day of the Anti-Japanese War, the September 18th anniversary, Teachers' Day, Nurses' Day, Journalists' Day and Arbor Day. There are no holidays in the traditional Chinese Lunar Festival in China.

What are the legal holidays?

There are three kinds of statutory holidays in China.

The first category is national holidays, including New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Labor Day, National Day Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

The second category is some citizens' holidays and anniversaries, including Women's Day, Youth Day, Children's Day and China People's Liberation Army Day.

The third category is festivals for ethnic minorities. Local people's governments in areas where ethnic minorities live in concentrated communities stipulate festivals in accordance with the habits of ethnic minorities. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, the employer shall also arrange for workers to take vacations on holidays other than the statutory holidays of all citizens.

Celebrating the winter solstice in ancient times.

During the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, people first celebrated the winter solstice festival to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

The ancients believed that since the winter solstice, the yang of heaven and earth began to flourish and become stronger, representing the beginning of the next cycle, which is a good day. Therefore, later, during the Spring Festival, customs such as ancestor worship and family dinners often appeared on the winter solstice. The winter solstice is also called "off-year". First, it shows that the year is approaching and there are not many days left. The second is to show the importance of the winter solstice.

When is the solstice this winter?

20 17 12.22, 1 1 the fifth day of the month.

The winter solstice usually falls on the Gregorian calendar 65438+February 2 1 or 65438+February 22. Because the winter solstice is not fixed on a single day, it is called a "living festival" like Qingming.