winter solstice
The calendrical day around December 21 or 22 when the daytime is shortest in the Northern Hemisphere. In Japan it is associated with customs such as eating pumpkin or taking a yuzu bath.
See also: 夏至
On the winter solstice, the daytime is the shortest of the year.
冬至にはゆず湯に入る家庭も多い。
Many households take a yuzu bath on the winter solstice.
In Japan there is a custom of eating pumpkin on the winter solstice.
On the winter solstice, people warm up by taking a yuzu bath.
custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during winter and eating it on the winter solstice