What is the date of the winter solstice this year?

Date of winter solstice this year (2020):

65438+2 1, Monday, February 2020, is the seventh day of the winter month of the Year of the Rat. Today (65438+February, 65438+June) is five days away from the winter solstice in 2020.

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Winter solstice, also known as short solstice, winter festival and sub-year-old, has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk 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. The custom of winter solstice varies in content or details due to different regions. In southern China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and enjoying the winter solstice. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.