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What season is the winter solstice solar term?

Winter solstice is the winter solar term.

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, Asian New Year, etc., is an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, and it is also a traditional ancestor worship festival in China. The winter solstice is one of the eight festivals in four seasons and 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. Due to different regions, the content or details of winter solstice customs are different. In the south of China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and eating and drinking in winter solstice. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.