When is the date of the winter solstice?

The annual Gregorian winter solstice is 65438+February 2 1-23. The winter solstice is a traditional festival in China, and it is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms. The longitude of the sun reaches 270 degrees, and it is celebrated every year on the Gregorian calendar 65438+February 2 1-23. 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. 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 is a custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors during the winter solstice; In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.