When is the solstice in the winter of 2020?

The winter solstice in 2020 is: June 65438+February 2 1, Monday, 2020.

The 22nd of the 24 solar terms is between June 65438 and February 2 1-23 in Gregorian calendar. On this day, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn, which is the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere.

Winter solstice, also known as short solstice, winter festival, year-ending, winter worship, etc., 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. There is an ancient saying that the solstice in winter is as big as a year, so the ancients called it "off-year" or "off-year". The custom of winter solstice varies in content or details due to different regions. In some areas along the southern coast of China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and feasting on the winter solstice. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.