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　　WintersolsticeisaveryimportantsolarterminChineseLunarcalendar.

　　Earlyduringthespringandautumnperiod,2500oddyearsfromnow,WintersolsticewasfirstdeterminedastheChinesetraditionalsolarterm（节气）amongthetotal24terms.

　　MidwinterdayistheverydayinNorthhemisphere（半球）withtheshortestdayandlongestnightyear-round.Afterit,daytimewillbecomeincreasinglylongerandthecoldestclimewillinvade（入侵）alltheplacesontheNorthernpartoftheglobe.WeChinesealwayscallit"JinJiu",whichmeansonceWintersolsticecomes,wewillmeetthecoldesttimeahead.

　　ThiscelebrationofwintersolsticecanbetracedtotheChinesebeliefinyinandyang,whichrepresentbalanceandharmonyinlife.Itisbelievedthattheyinqualitiesofdarknessandcoldareattheirmostpowerfulatthistime,butitisalsotheturningpoint,givingwaytothelightandwarmthofyang.Forthisreason,theDongZhiFestivalisatimeforoptimism.

　　Ancientchinadidpaygreatattentiontothisholiday,regardingitasabigevent.Therewasthesayingthat"Wintersolsticeholidayisgreaterthanthespringfestival".Nowadays,manyregionsstillcelebrateitasabigholiday.

　　Wintersolsticeiscelebratedinstyle.Thecomingofwinteriscelebratedbyfamiliesandistraditionallythetimewhenfarmersandfishermengatherfoodinpreparationforthecomingcoldseason.Itisalsoatimeforfamilyreunions.

　　Northernersmayhavedumplingsthatdaywhilesouthernersmayhavericeandlongnoodles.Someplacesevenhavethetraditiontooffersacrificestotheheavenandearth.

　　Thelongestnightoftheyearisatimetoputonbrandnewclothes,visitfamilywithgiftsandtolaughanddrinkdeepintothelongnight.