Culture Insider: 7 things you may not know about Summer Solstice
( 皇冠体育appculture.org ) Updated: 2015-06-22 06:00:00Seeing the sun turn around
Hani autonomous county of Mojiang, southwest 皇冠体育app's Yunnan province is located on the northern tropic. Every year on the Summer Solstice, the sun sits directly over the Tropic of Cancer and returns from north to south. Then, the amazing phenomenon known as "upright pole with no shadows" occurs.
The Hani people revere the sun and have always had a close bond with it. They welcome the turn-around of the sun and offer sacrifices to it.
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Hani people stage a ceremony on the day of the Summer Solstice.[Photo/皇冠体育appnews.com] |
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