The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. Today, the sunlight will gradually increase and the duration of the day will also become longer. Warmth and springtime are gradually approaching.
There is a folk custom in our country called "counting nine", also known as "winter nine nine" or "jiaojiu". Starting from the winter solstice, every nine days is counted as one "nine", and the number of "nine nine" is 81 days.
People eat dumplings on Winter Solstice.
