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Thread: Today is Winter Coming day! See what CHinese eat today!
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[quote=DAISY ,4071]Dongzhi always precede X'mas. It falls on the 21/22 each year. This year was on the 21st, yesterday! Next year, 2005 will be on the 22 Dec.It signifies "The Arrival of Winter" (winter solstice) in the Chinese calendar and it occurs 6 weeks before the Chinese New Year. It marks the day when sunshine is weakest and daylight is shortest. Therefore, it is time for farmers and fishermen to collect supplies and food in preparation for the coming winter. People of the past thought that Christmas is the western style of Dongzhi. In modern times, Dongzhi is likened to Western version of "Thanksgiving". [/quote]
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