Winter Solstice - Cultural Unit Study

The Winter Solstice festival 冬至 (Dong Zhi) originated in China. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In this cultural unit study you will find Traditional celebrations, Astronomy, Recipes, Art, Poetry and so much more!

You will receive a study guide and the following:

• Winter Solstice - Traditional Celebrations

• Astronomy - Solstice & Equinox

• Lunisolar Calendar

• Tang Yuan - Symbolic Representation, Recipe

• Anatomy of a Rice Plant

• Lifecycle of a Butterfly Pea Plant

• Colors of Nature - Natural Pigments

• Poetry - Classical Tang Dynasty

• Hand-Illustrated Coloring Pages - Original Designs

• Chinese Characters Activity - Seasons

• Bilingual Flashcards - Seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn)

• Writing Chinese Characters - Cardinal Directions

• Bilingual Flashcards (North, South, East and West)

• S.T.E.A.M Physics - Magnetism, Build a Compass, Math - Percentages Counting to 100, Count & Clip Cards, Art - Creative Challenge, Color Theory

• Make Your Own Perpetual Lunisolar Calendar with seasons, months, lunar phases and the hour.