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In Japan, the name of the solar term is Tōji. On this day, it is customary to drink grapefruit hot water and eat pumpkin in certain places. White flowers begin to bloom around the winter solstice.
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In Korea, the winter solstice is also called the "Small Seol," and there is a custom of celebrating the day. People make porridge with red beans known as
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Each solar term is divided into three pentads which are typically named after seasonal natural events. The pentads during Dongzhi are:
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are eaten in sweet broth to symbolise family unity and prosperity, whereas in northern China, the traditional Dongzhi food is
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In common usage, Dongzhi more often refers to the particular day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 270°.
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Period in which people in financial difficulty settled all their debts and enjoyed the day.
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directly signifies the summit of winter, as "midwinter" is used in English.
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Twenty-second solar term of traditional Chinese lunisolar calendars
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Sunlight directed through the 17 arches of Seventeen Arch Bridge,
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of 270° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 285°. In the
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of Traditional Chinese calendar seasons. Thus, in "
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