Download Winter Solstice Festival In China PNG. A lot of celebrations and activities were held and some are still held today, for instance, northern chinese eat dumplings and southern people commonly eat wontons or glutinous rice balls. The following chart shows the exact date for the festival from 2018 to 2021

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Some argue it's actually more important than the chinese new year! You have to imagine people in ancient times not knowing what causes this. Today is dongzhi, or winter solstice, a traditional festival in china.

Chinese need to celebrate the new year.

It was originally a nordic tradition. In the olden days it was known as yule, and was a celebration of light and the rebirth of the sun. There is a popular saying that if you don't have dumplings on this day, your ears will freeze and fall off. Dong zhi marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere.