when the Northern Hemisphere is marking its summer solstice. Scandinavia celebrates St. Lucia's Day, a festival of lights. The "arrival of winter," or Dong Zhi, is a Chinese festival where family ...

Thought to mark the end of the harvest season, the holiday also has roots in the Chinese concept of yin and yang: After the solstice, the abundance of darkness in winter will begin to be balanced ...

In 2023, the winter solstice takes place on Friday 22 December ... Dongzhi is an important festival in the Chinese calendar and roughly translates as “winter’s arrival” or “winter ...

The Chinese Agricultural Calendar uses lunar ... paths that the sun takes during four of the solar terms – winter solstice, summer solstice, spring equinox and autumn equinox.