Why do you say "the winter solstice is as big as a year"?

The winter solstice is as big as a year, because it is a very important solar term and a traditional festival of the China lunar calendar, and there are still many places where the winter solstice festival is held. The winter solstice is commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Dragon Solstice Festival" and "Asian New Year Festival". As early as 2500 years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period, China had determined the winter solstice by observing the sun through the soil return, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms.

The time is from February 22nd to 23rd in Gregorian calendar 12 every year, and China New Year is celebrated from winter to Sunday. Sacrifice to the gods and ancestors, eat glutinous rice balls, cook glutinous rice with bacon, kill chickens and ducks and stew eight treasures. The solstice of winter is the natural transformation of yin and yang, which is a blessing from heaven. Since ancient times, the winter solstice has been the most important solar term among the 24 solar terms.

The winter solstice is the year with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. After the solstice in winter, the days will get longer day by day. The ancients said this about the winter solstice: As soon as the cathode arrived, the yang began to grow, the sun went south, the day was short and the shadow was long, so it was called "the winter solstice".