Which of the following festivals is similar to the winter solstice?

Christmas is celebrated in a way similar to the winter solstice.

Because of the same origin of the sun, Christmas in the west and the winter solstice in China seem to "reach the same goal by different routes", and even the celebration methods are similar, such as the mass ceremony similar to ancestor worship in the winter solstice, the festival feast similar to the winter solstice reunion dinner and so on.

The winter solstice, also known as the southern solstice, winter festival, sub-year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional ancestor worship festival in China. The winter solstice is one of the four seasons and eight festivals, and it is considered as a big festival in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. Due to different regions, the customs of winter solstice are different in content or details. In southern China, customs are different. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.

Christmas introduction

Christianity is an important festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus, also known as Christmas, the birthday of Jesus, and Catholicism is also known as Christmas. The date of birth of Jesus is not recorded in the Bible. In 336 AD, the Roman church began to celebrate this festival on 65438+February 25th, which was originally the birthday of the sun god stipulated by the Roman Empire. Some people think that this day is chosen to celebrate Christmas because Christians believe that Jesus is just.

After the middle of the 5th century, Christmas, as an important festival, became a tradition of the church and gradually spread among the eastern and western churches. Due to the different calendars used, the specific dates and forms of activities held by various sects are also different. Christmas customs mainly spread to Asia in the middle of19th century, and both Japan and South Korea were influenced by Christmas culture.

Nowadays, it has become a common custom in the west to exchange gifts and hold banquets with Santa Claus and Christmas tree to add festive atmosphere. Christmas has also become a public holiday in the western world and many other regions.