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  1. In #China, New Year's Day falls in spring, but the exact date is determined by when the new moon falls in relation to #Dongzhi, the winter solstice festival.

    The #RigVeda also implies that the winter solstice marked New Year's Day in the #IndusValley civilisation, but is unfortunately too vague to say much with certainty.

    I am now going to talk in a somewhat more abstract and philosophical way about time, drawing on #Jyotisha

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  2. Homemade jiaozi 餃子 and tangyuan 湯圓 (glutinous rice balls, in our house, usually filled with sesame or peanut paste, in fermented rice and osmanthus wine soup; or savory fillings with meats/vegetables) from previous winter solstices.

    Northerners eat dumplings 🥟and Southerners, tangyuan — the idea is to eat something warming to the heart and belly.

    I love that dumpling jiaozi eating is to “preserve your ears” 安耳朵 from the cold, because 🥟 resemble👂!

    #wintersolstice #dongzhi #冬至 #chinese #food