Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Is the solstice in winter also a holiday?

Is the solstice in winter also a holiday?

Winter solstice is a traditional festival. The traditional festivals in China mainly include Spring Festival (the first day of the first month), Lantern Festival (the fifteenth day of the first month), Dragon Head Raising (the second day of February), Social Festival (the second day of February), Tomb-Sweeping Day (around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar), Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month), Tanabata (the seventh day of the seventh lunar month), July 30th (the fourteenth and fifteenth lunar months) and Mid-Autumn Festival (the fifteenth lunar month).

Among the 24 solar terms, some are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals, such as Tomb-Sweeping Day and the winter solstice. These festivals have both natural and humanistic connotations. They are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals.

In addition, the ethnic minorities in China also have their own traditional festivals, such as the Water-splashing Festival of the Dai nationality, the Nadam Festival of the Mongolian nationality, the Torch Festival of the Yi nationality, the Danu Festival of the Yao nationality, the March Street of the Bai nationality, the Gewei Festival of the Zhuang nationality, the Calendar Festival of the Tibetan nationality and the jump flower festival of the Miao nationality.