What is the definition of solar terms in winter solstice? What does the solar term mean in winter solstice?
2. Winter solstice (English: Winter solstice), also known as "Winter Festival" and "Happy Winter", is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China and one of the eight astronomical solar terms, as opposed to summer solstice. The winter solstice begins when the sun reaches 270 degrees of the yellow meridian, which is about 65438+February 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year. According to legend, the solstice in winter is the New Year's Day of the Zhou Dynasty in history, and it was once a very lively day. During the winter solstice, the position where the sun directly hits the ground reaches the southernmost point of the year, almost directly in the Tropic of Capricorn (23 26 south latitude). On this day, the northern hemisphere gets the least sunshine, 50% less than the southern hemisphere. The days in the northern hemisphere are the shortest, and the farther north they are, the shorter they are.