Unofficial observance
Winter Solstice
Dates specified for each year
A solar term around the Northern Hemisphere’s longest night.
How did it begin?
Seen as the turning point after which days grow longer again, it was also called Little New Year in Korea. A custom of eating red-bean porridge reflects the traditional belief that red beans repel harmful forces.
Source · 동지 — 한국민족문화대백과사전 ↗ (new window)
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