Contents of this article
- 1.Which day is the winter solstice in 2020 according to the lunar calendar?
- 2.Which day and month is the winter solstice?
- 3.When is the winter solstice in 2017?
- 4.When is the winter solstice this year?
When is the winter solstice in 2020 according to the lunar calendar?
The fifth day of winter in the Year of the Rooster (Year of the Rooster) (Friday, December 22, 2017, 2 days after the Winter Solstice in 2020)
What day and month is the winter solstice?
The Gregorian calendar date of the 2017 Winter Solstice is December 22, 2017
Solar terms: 2017 Winter Solstice
Lunar calendar: Year of the Rooster
Winter Month
Fifth day of the lunar month
Stems and branches: Dingyou
Renzi
Guiwei
Gregorian calendar: Friday, December 22, 2017 Capricorn
Solar term: Winter Solstice
Day 1 of the ninth year
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When is the winter solstice in 2017?
The winter solstice in 2017 is December 22.
The winter solstice is an important solar term among the twenty solar terms in my country. The winter solstice falls between December 21st and 23rd in the Gregorian calendar every year. The Winter Solstice is regarded as a major winter festival. In ancient times, there was a saying among the people that "the Winter Solstice is as big as the New Year." The Winter Solstice is also called the "Little New Year." Less than New Year.
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The origin legend of the winter solstice:
One of the winter solstice legends
The custom of eating dog meat during the Winter Solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the day of the winter solstice. He thought it tasted particularly delicious and was full of praise. Since then, the folk custom of eating dog meat during the winter solstice has been formed. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nutritious foods on the day of the winter solstice in order to have a good omen in the coming year.
Winter Solstice Legend 2
In the Jiangnan water towns, there is a custom of the whole family gathering together to eat red beans and glutinous rice on the night of the winter solstice. According to legend, there was a man named Gonggong whose son was not successful and committed many evil deeds. He died on the winter solstice. After his death, he turned into a plague ghost and continued to harm the people. However, this plague ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook and eat red bean rice on the winter solstice to ward off plague ghosts and prevent disasters and diseases.
Reference sources:
People's Daily Online - The origin and legend of the winter solstice
Baidu Encyclopedia-Winter Solstice
When is the winter solstice this year?
This year's winter solstice is December 22, 2017
Solar term: Winter Solstice
Gregorian calendar: Friday, December 22, 2017 Capricorn
Lunar calendar: November 5, 2017
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