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'''Dahan''' ('''大寒''') is one of 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, reflecting the changing of four seasons. It falls between Jan. 20-22 and most parts of China have entered the depth of winter.

== Weather: ==
Although in most cases, the period of Dahan is warmer than that of [[Xiaohan]], the lowest temperature in a year may appear in Dahan period. The precipitation in Xiaohan and Dahan is the lowest in a year, with 5-10mm in south China and 1-5mm on northwest plateaus.

== Festival: ==

[[Spring Festival]], the most important traditional festival, falls in the Dahan period. On the 8th day of the 12th month in lunar calendar, every family in north China would cook "[[Laba]]" porridge, which is composed of eight ingredients like rice, corn, peanuts, chestnuts, red jujubes, walnuts, lotus seeds and preserved fruits. This tradition came from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) when [[Buddhism]] was introduced into China. Monks gave relief porridge to the poor on the 8th day of the 12th month. Even now, the Laba porridge is still a main dish on the table during the Spring Festival. The 23rd day of the 12th month is traditionally "small New Year", from when, a series of activities for the celebration of the New Year begin through Spring Festival until the [[Lantern Festival]] on the 15th day of the 1st month of the New Year.
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