HAPPY DONG.ZHI

Happy Dong Zhi every one!  Today is Dong Zhi a.k.a Winter Solstice Festival 冬至.  For your information, Dong Zhi (冬至)  is one of the most significant festivals celebrated by the Chinese. It is usually celebrated during the Dong zhi solar term (winter solstice) on or around December 22, where the sunshine is usually at its weakest and the daylight shortest.

The concept of the festival traces back to the Yin and Yang philosophy of balance and harmony. After this celebration, it is said that there will be days with longer daylight hours, also an indication of the increase of positive flow of energy.
In 2012, Dong Zhi falls on Friday, 21st December, 2012.  Unlike most Chinese festivals that are based on Chinese lunar calendar, Dong Zhi celebrates the winter solstice which occurs when the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun and thus is based on the Gregorian (Western) solar calendar.
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