Is winter solstice a solar term?

Winter solstice (alias: 99, Winter Festival, Dragon Festival, Asian Year, English name: Winter) is one of the 24 solar terms, and it is also a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The date is between 65438+February 2 1 -23 in Gregorian calendar every year. There is a folk proverb that "the solstice in winter is as big as a year", but during the solstice in winter, different places have different customs. Most northerners have the custom of eating jiaozi, while most southerners have the custom of eating sweets.