Dongzhi Festival: VIDEOS
The village in eastern China celebrates the Winter Solstice in its own unique way
April 30, 2017
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December 21 marks the Dongzhi Festival or Winter Solstice Festival. It is one of the major festivals celebrated by Chinese and people from other East Asian cultures. Sanmen County in East China’s Zhejiang Province has very unique traditions to celebrate the day. The festivities in this small village in Sanmen County date back over 700 years. Organizers this year particularly live streamed the whole worshipping process on the internet. Let’s check it out!
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Dongzhi Festival
The village in eastern China celebrates the Winter Solstice in its own unique way
30 April 2017