n.[ L. solstitium; sol the sun + sistere to cause to stand, akin to stare to stand: cf. F. solstice. See Solar, a., Stand, v. i. ] 1. A stopping or standing still of the sun. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Astron.) (a) The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign Cancer and the first point of the sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice, latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; -- so called because the sun then apparently stands still in its northward or southward motion. (b) The time of the sun's passing the solstices, or solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December 21. See Illust. in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]
[とうじがゆ, toujigayu] (n) azuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases) [Add to Longdo]
[とうじかぼちゃ(冬至南瓜);とうじカボチャ(冬至カボチャ), toujikabocha ( touji kabocha ); touji kabocha ( touji kabocha )] (n) custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice[Add to Longdo]
[ろう, rou] (n) (1) { Buddh } offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; (2) twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; (3) (See 臈) year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat) [Add to Longdo]
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