What is the sunrise in Jardat?

The sunrise in Jardat refers to the rising sun on the winter solstice.

Afghans call the winter solstice Jardat. In Afghanistan, Jardat is the first night of Jiadi month in Muharram, the first night in winter, and the longest night in a year.

according to the custom, people will stay up late at night, waiting for the dawn. Lovers will endure the long night and miss each other, waiting for the sunrise to bring their lovers.

the custom of the winter solstice

1. Eating glutinous rice balls

Eating glutinous rice balls is a traditional custom of the winter solstice, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. "Tangyuan" is an essential food in the winter solstice, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection". Eating tangyuan in the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice round". There is a folk saying that "one year older after eating glutinous rice balls".

2. Eat sweet potato soup

In the traditional customs of Ningbo, sweet potato soup is one of the must-eat foods on the winter solstice. "Fan" and "Fan" are homonyms. In Ningbo people's understanding, eating sweet potatoes on the winter solstice means "turning over" all the bad luck of the past year.

Ningbo people are used to adding wine to make sweet potato soup. In Ningbo dialect, wine brewing is also called "pulp board", and "pulp" is homophonic with "rise" in Ningbo dialect, taking its good color of "high fortune" and "high happiness"