Today is toji (冬至), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), the 24 solar terms. The last one was taisetsu (大雪) on December 7 and the next one is shokan (小寒) on January 6.
Toji literally means winter reach. It is the day when the daytime is the shortest and the nighttime is the longest in a year.
In Japan there are two customs to do on this day. One is to take a yuzu bath (ゆず湯). Yuzu is a kind of citrus. The other is to eat pumpkin. Pumpkin in Japanese is kabocha (カボチャ). I did both tonight.
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