Winter Solstice Festival
The Winter Solstice Festival is celebrated by many Eastern Asians. It's around December 22, when the Earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun.
On the Winter Solstice Festival, we eat "Tang Yuans" （湯圓）or balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize family unity and prosperity. They come in pink and white.
The pink ones mean happy events or weddings.
Eating "Tang Yuans" also symbolizes one becoming one year older and more mature.
(Photo by Steven)
