The Rites of Zhou 周禮 (2nd c BCE): “On the winter solstice, we honor the gods in the heavens and the ghosts among us.” 「以冬日至，致天神人鬼。」 Dongzhi 冬至, rather than the new year, traditionally marked the starting point of the year’s microseasons with 9x9 days of winter.
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