24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow
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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow

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chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-12-06 The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 6 and ends on Dec 20. Eating lamb Lamb is a favorite food for Chinese people during Major Snow. Making sausages During Major Snow, people in southern China, including Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei and Chongqing, make sausages, an important part of preparation for Spring Festival. In China, it's customary to eat red bean porridge on the first day of Major Snow and eight-treasure porridge on the eighth day of the last month of the lunar year.

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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow
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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow

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chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-12-06 The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 6 and ends on Dec 20. Eating lamb Lamb is a favorite food for Chinese people during Major Snow. Making sausages During Major Snow, people in southern China, including Nanjing, Hangzhou, …

24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow
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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow

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The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 6 and ends on Dec 20. Eating lamb Lamb is a favorite food for Chinese people during Major Snow. Making sausages During Major Snow, people in southern China, including Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei and Chongqing, …

24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow
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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow

China Daily  

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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow
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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow

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