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Winter Solstice Event Held In Mohe - China

People pose for a photo at a cultural festival on the occasion of the Winter Solstice in Beiji Village of Mohe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. People attended a cultural festival marking the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, here on Sunday. Photo by Shao Tianli/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Solstice Event Held In Mohe - China

People try local foods at a cultural festival on the occasion of the Winter Solstice in Beiji Village of Mohe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. People attended a cultural festival marking the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, here on Sunday. Photo by Shao Tianli/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Solstice Event Held In Mohe - China

People watch a firework show at a cultural festival on the occasion of the Winter Solstice in Beiji Village of Mohe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025. People attended a cultural festival marking the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, here on Sunday. Photo by Shao Tianli/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Solstice Event Held In Mohe - China

A drone photo taken on Dec. 21, 2025 shows the "water to ice" performance at a cultural festival on the occasion of the Winter Solstice in Beiji Village of Mohe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. People attended a cultural festival marking the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, here on Sunday. Photo by Shao Tianli/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Solstice Event Held In Mohe - China

A drone photo taken on Dec. 21, 2025 shows people attending a bonfire evening party at a cultural festival on the occasion of the Winter Solstice in Beiji Village of Mohe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. People attended a cultural festival marking the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, here on Sunday. Photo by Shao Tianli/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower Field Illustrations - Spain

Images of a field of sunflowers in bloom in the Sevillian town of Sanlucar la Mayor, on June 20, 2025, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. This Saturday, June 21, at 2 hours 42 minutes UTC, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, the summer solstice will occur, a phenomenon in which the Sun reaches its maximum declination projecting its light over the maximum geographic latitude on Earth. This astronomical event starts the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere. In addition, the day of the summer solstice corresponds to the longest day of the year, since it is the day on which the Sun rises the earliest and the day on which it sets the latest. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Serene Winter Evening Captured By Camera In Yantai, Shandong

This is the dazzling moment that heavy snowfall was captured, further highlighted by bright headlights from a nearby building. On the evening of December 20, 2024, in Yantai, Shandong Province, the video showed a serene winter solstice evening blanketed in snow as large, swirling snowflakes fell steadily. From a residential building, someone had shone high-beam headlights, intensifying the magical effect of the snowy scene. The strong illumination created a dreamlike visual, showcasing the flakes in vivid detail against the night sky. The snowfall had continued through the evening, leaving the city coated in a thick layer of pristine white, much to the delight of residents.

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Yuzu bathing in Fukushima Pref.

A man bathes with yuzu citrus fruits at the Tenjinmisaki hot spring on Dec. 21, 2024, in Fukushima Prefecture's Naraha, which was previously designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. Bathing with yuzu on the winter solstice is a Japanese tradition.

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Yuzu bathing in Fukushima Pref.

A man bathes with yuzu citrus fruits at the Tenjinmisaki hot spring on Dec. 21, 2024, in Fukushima Prefecture's Naraha, which was previously designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. Bathing with yuzu on the winter solstice is a Japanese tradition.

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Kilpisjärvi

View to town of Kilpisjärvi from Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kilpisjärvi

View to town of Kilpisjärvi from Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lappi - Finnish Lapland

View to Malla fell in Malla Strict Nature Reserve from Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Northern Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lappi - Finnish Lapland

Kilpisjärvi in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Northern Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lappi - Finnish Lapland

View to Malla fell in Malla Strict Nature Reserve in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Northern Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lappi - Finnish Lapland

Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Northern Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lappi - Finnish Lapland

View to Malla fell in Malla Strict Nature Reserve from Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Northern Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lappi - Finnish Lapland

View to Malla fell in Malla Strict Nature Reserve from Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Northern Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lappi - Finnish Lapland

View to Malla fell in Malla Strict Nature Reserve from Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Northern Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kilpisjärvi

View to town of Kilpisjärvi from Saana fell in Finland's Northern Lapland on Saturday, 21st December, 2024. Saturday marks the winter solstice in Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Restaurant founder Yu Shuang (1st, R), visually impaired Yang Demin (2nd,R), physically disabled He Ning (3rd, R) and visually impaired Zhi Ming (4th, R) make dumplings in the kitchen of Trojan Fairy on the occasion of winter solstice in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impair

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CHINA-XINJIANG-FUKANG-ICE-SNOW INDUSTRY(CN)

(231223) -- FUKANG, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists receive free dumplings in celebration of the Winter Solstice, or Dongzhi, at a ski resort in Fukang City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 22, 2023. Fukang has fully leveraged the tourism and skiing resources here to promote the development of ice-snow industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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Traditional delicacy on Winter Solstice in south China

STORY: Traditional delicacy on Winter Solstice in south China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai 2. STANDUP 1 (English): MIELLA, Student of Shanghai International Studies University 3. various of Tangyuan in restaurant 4. STANDUP 2 (English): MIELLA, Student of Shanghai International Studies University STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MIELLA, Student of Shanghai International Studies University "The solar term of Dongzhi (Winter Solstice) is coming. So today, let's have a taste of tangyuan (rice ball soup), a traditional delicacy eaten in many places in Shanghai during this period. Let's go." Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on Dec. 22 this year. In Chinese culture, it marks the beginning of deep winter and a break from farming in traditional agricultural society. It is also a time for family gatherings. Northern China has maintained the tradition of eating dumplings on thi

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HAIDONG-EARTHQUAKE-WINTER SOLSTICE (CN)

(231222) -- HAIDONG, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Li Guien adds coal to a stove at a prefabricated house of a temporary relocation site in Lajia Village, Guanting Township, Minhe County in Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Sufficient supplies were prepared to ensure a warm winter solstice for quake-affected people at the temporary relocation sites. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HAIDONG-EARTHQUAKE-WINTER SOLSTICE (CN)

(231222) -- HAIDONG, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a temporary relocation site in Lajia Village, Guanting Township, Minhe County in Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Sufficient supplies were prepared to ensure a warm winter solstice for quake-affected people at the temporary relocation sites. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HAIDONG-EARTHQUAKE-WINTER SOLSTICE (CN)

(231222) -- HAIDONG, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play at a temporary relocation site in Yamu Village, Salar Autonomous County of Xunhua, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Sufficient supplies were prepared to ensure a warm winter solstice for quake-affected people at the temporary relocation sites. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HAIDONG-EARTHQUAKE-WINTER SOLSTICE (CN)

(231222) -- HAIDONG, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of State Grid Qinghai branch install a bulb at a prefabricated house of a temporary relocation site in Lajia Village, Guanting Township, Minhe County in Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Sufficient supplies were prepared to ensure a warm winter solstice for quake-affected people at the temporary relocation sites. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)