What are the important festivals in December?

Important holidays in December include: the anniversary of Macao's return to China, the Winter Solstice of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, and the anniversary of the "December 9th" movement.

Winter solstice, also known as day solstice, winter festival, sub-year, 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 Chinese folk festival.

The winter solstice is one of the four seasons and eight festivals, and is regarded as a major winter festival. In ancient times, there was a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year", so the ancients called the winter solstice "sub-year" or "small year".

Winter Solstice customs vary in content or details depending on the region.

The twenty-four solar terms are specific seasons in the Ganzhi calendar that represent changes in natural rhythms and establish the "Twelve Months".

It was originally formulated based on the movement of the stars. The Big Dipper rotates in cycles. The handle rotates around the east, south, west and north, which is a cycle, which is called a "year" (photo). Each rotation cycle starts at the beginning of spring and ends at the end of spring.

Big cold.

The current "twenty-four solar terms" are based on the position of the sun on the zodiac, that is, the annual movement track of the sun is divided into 24 equal parts, with every 15° being 1 equal part, and each 1 equal part being a solar term, starting from the beginning of spring

, finally a big cold.

The "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" are an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation, embodying the historical and cultural essence of Chinese civilization.