Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - The solstice in winter is Yinchuan. The length of day and night

The solstice in winter is Yinchuan. The length of day and night

The days are short and the nights are long.

The winter solstice is the year with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. Yinchuan and its surrounding areas are also applicable. After the winter solstice, the day and night situation gradually began to change from short day to long night.

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, child year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China. The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it is considered as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year.