{"id":1420,"date":"2023-10-27T02:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T02:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winter-solstice.local\/?page_id=1420"},"modified":"2023-12-01T07:13:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T07:13:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festivefever.singaporeccc.org.sg\/winter-solstice\/archival\/2023\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Meaning Behind Winter Solstice<\/h2>\n

Winter Solstice, known as Dongzhi<\/em> (\u51ac\u81f3) in Chinese, refers to the \u201cpeak of winter\u201d. It\u2019s the last Chinese festival of the year and because of its nature, nourishing food such as mutton is traditionally eaten together as a family. Thus the festival is often deemed as a time for family reunions! In Singapore, tangyuan is usually eaten to commemorate the festival. It\u2019s also known as the Farmers\u2019 Festival – with many giving thanks and celebrating on this day for the year\u2019s bountiful harvest.<\/p>\n

Winter Solstice is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms and usually falls on the mid-point of the 11th lunar month, around the end of December. On this day, the Northern Hemisphere tilts furthest away from the sun, making it the shortest day of the year.<\/p>\n

The ancient Chinese believed that as days became longer after the Winter Solstice, positive energy, yang<\/em> (\u9633), would return to Earth. This made Winter Solstice an auspicious day worth celebrating!<\/p>\n

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  1. Leon C. (2009), Through the Bamboo Window: Chinese Life & Culture in 1950s Singapore & Malaya, Singapore: Talisman Publishing Pte Ltd and Singapore Heritage Society, p. 48<\/li>\n
  2. Asiapac Books. (2012). Chinese Folk Customs. Singapore, p. 79<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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