{"id":6436,"date":"2024-12-20T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/?p=6436"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T04:16:59","slug":"dongzhi-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/?p=6436","title":{"rendered":"Dongzhi Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6436\" class=\"elementor elementor-6436\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d28a0f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d28a0f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ccc54d\" data-id=\"1ccc54d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2d0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd2d0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h2>What is Dongzhi Festival?<a id=\"date\" xlink=\"href\"><\/a><\/h2><p>Dongzhi (\u51ac\u81f3) literally means &#8216;Winter&#8217;s Arrival&#8217;. It is one of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/festivals\/the-24-solar-terms.htm\" xlink=\"href\">the 24 solar terms<\/a>\u00a0of China&#8217;s traditional solar calendar. It has long been celebrated on (China&#8217;s) Winter Solstice when the night is longest, and the day is shortest in the Northern Hemisphere. Dongzhi became an imperially recognized traditional festival during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/travelguide\/china-history\/the-han-dynasty.htm\" xlink=\"href\">Han Dynasty era\u00a0<\/a>(206 BC \u2013 220 AD).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ab718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ab718\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-064ddc4\" data-id=\"064ddc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1e4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e1e4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dumpling-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dumpling-1024x684.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dumpling-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dumpling-768x513.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dumpling-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dumpling-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33e5497 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33e5497\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-621bd1a\" data-id=\"621bd1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb6cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb6cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h2>The Date of Dongzhi Festival<\/h2><p>The date of Dongzhi varies slightly. It always falls on December 21, 22, or 23.<a id=\"how\" xlink=\"href\"><\/a><\/p><ul class=\"drop1\"><li><strong>Dongzhi in 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0December 21st<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5abe369 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5abe369\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4adde4\" data-id=\"b4adde4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9673a94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9673a94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h2>How Chinese People Celebrate Dongzhi Festival<\/h2><p>Chinese people celebrate Dongzhi Festival in many ways. The most popular ones are worshipping heaven and ancestors, saying the Nines of Winter, making rice wine, and eating dumplings and ginger rice.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b23246 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b23246\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b738858\" data-id=\"b738858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5bbe66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5bbe66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Wishing you a joyous Winter Solstice! May this festive season fill your heart with warmth, happiness, and cherished moments. Enjoy the celebrations and have a wonderful time with your loved ones!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57bbaf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57bbaf2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d66c9de\" data-id=\"d66c9de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926bc2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"926bc2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WA-2024-Winter-Solstice-Festival-YM-Malaysia-Singapore-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WA-2024-Winter-Solstice-Festival-YM-Malaysia-Singapore-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WA-2024-Winter-Solstice-Festival-YM-Malaysia-Singapore-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WA-2024-Winter-Solstice-Festival-YM-Malaysia-Singapore-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WA-2024-Winter-Solstice-Festival-YM-Malaysia-Singapore-864x1536.jpg 864w, http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WA-2024-Winter-Solstice-Festival-YM-Malaysia-Singapore.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ae1dd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ae1dd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e89812\" data-id=\"1e89812\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Dongzhi Festival? Dongzhi (\u51ac\u81f3) literally means &#8216;Winter&#8217;s Arrival&#8217;. It is one of\u00a0the 24 solar terms\u00a0of China&#8217;s traditional solar calendar. It has long been celebrated on (China&#8217;s) Winter Solstice when the night is longest, and the day is shortest in the Northern Hemisphere. Dongzhi became an imperially recognized traditional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6436"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6436"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6446,"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6436\/revisions\/6446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymnews.yonming.com\/ym\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}