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People across China hold diverse events to mark Winter Solstice

Updated: 2025-12-19 10:23 ( Xinhua )

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Children display dumplings they have just made with their teachers' help at a kindergarten in Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

People all over the country held diverse events on Thursday to mark the Winter Solstice, which will fall on Dec 21 this year. Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, denotes the beginning of deep winter and a break from farming in traditional agricultural society in Chinese culture. Northern China has maintained the tradition of eating dumplings on this day, while people in southern China eat tangyuan (glutinous rice balls).