Unofficial observance
Major Cold
Dates specified for each year
The final solar term, marking the closing part of winter.
How did it begin?
Meaning great cold, this is the last of the 24 solar terms. The name reflects seasonal experience in ancient China and does not mean it is necessarily Korea’s coldest day.
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