Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Is the solstice in winter a traditional festival?

Is the solstice in winter a traditional festival?

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 Day Festival (the second day of February), Tomb-Sweeping Day (around the fifth day of April in Gregorian calendar), Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month), Tanabata (the seventh day of the seventh lunar month), July and a half (the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month) and Mid-Autumn Festival (the eighth 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 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 of the Zhuang nationality, the Tibetan calendar year and the Guowang Festival, and the jump flower festival of the Miao nationality.