Honoring Saint Lucia (aka Saint Lucy), this festival incorporates pagan winter solstice traditions marked by ... the holiday also has roots in the Chinese concept of yin and yang: After the ...

The influence of those solstice traditions can still be seen ... The "arrival of winter," or Dong Zhi, is a Chinese festival where family gathers to celebrate the year so far.

Writer Shunshin Chin introduced a Chinese custom known ... I guess the idea is to see the harsh winter coming to an end. The process begins on the winter solstice, and spring will be in full ...

It's cold and dark during winter ... traditions such as lighting fires to scare off evil spirits. It also marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Dongzhi is an important festival in the ...