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Is the winter solstice longer than a year or as big as a year?

Hello, the winter solstice is as big as a year, not the winter solstice. Now the winter solstice, we eat glutinous rice balls in the north and jiaozi in the south, and the reason why the winter solstice can be compared with our Spring Festival as a solar term depends on the ancient custom:

First of all, the winter solstice is the first of the 24 solar terms. The winter solstice solar term is the first of the 24 solar terms. The "year" that China often said is actually the product of the calendar. Only by using the calendar can we work out the specific length of the year, month and day.

Secondly, in ancient times, the importance and importance of the winter solstice solar terms can be compared with or even more important than the Spring Festival. For a long time in the past, the winter solstice was a "big year", for example, the winter solstice in the pre-Qin period was a "big year". In addition, during the thousands of years from the Han Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, the winter solstice was "as big as a year" or "second only to a year".