2021年冬至

求真君

一、冬至的由来

冬至Winter Solstice /'sɑlstəs/
Today is Winter Solstice,also called the December Solstice.
这一天对于北半球的人来说是冬至，但是对于南半球的人来说是夏至。
冬至这天，太阳几乎直射南回归线。北半球讲经历一年中最短的白天和最长的黑夜。
-it can happen on December 20,21,22or 23,though 20 or 23 are rare.
他可以发生在12月20,21,22,23日，虽然20或者23 是比较罕见的。

Winter Solstice happens when the Sun is exactly overhead the Tropic of Capri corn.
冬至时，太阳直射南回归线。

In the Northern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year.
在北半球，冬至是一年中最短的一天。

All locations inside the Antarctic Circle experience 24 hours of daylight during this time of the year.
这一天，南极圈内的所有地方都会出现24小时的极昼。（白天。太阳永不落，天空是亮的）



From then on,the days become longer and the nights become shorter.
The winter solstice also marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year.
自此以后，白昼的时间变得越来越长而夜晚则会越来越短。冬至也标志着一年中最寒冷的季节的到来。











二、冬至的习俗
“冬至到，吃水饺。”据说，冬至吃水饺的习俗是为纪念“医圣”张仲景。行医途中，他见沿途乡民饥寒交迫，耳生冻疮，便用羊肉等材料制成耳朵形状的“娇耳”，送给人们驱寒。这便是“饺子”的由来。

During Winter Solstice in North China, eating dumplings is essential to the festival.
There is a saying that goes "Have dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the day of Summer Solstice."
在中国北方地区，吃饺子是冬至的关键活动。俗话说：“冬至饺子夏至面。”

In many places, people eat tangyuan, a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous /'ɡlutənəs/rice flour to celebrate Winter Solstice.
许多地方的人都会吃汤圆，一种包有馅料的糯米粉制成的圆形食物，来庆祝冬至。


Ningxia:羊肉性温，味甘，具有温补气血的功效，是冬季进补的佳品。在宁夏回族自治区的银川地区，人们有冬至日喝羊肉粉汤的习俗。

On that day, it is customary for people there to eat mutton and vermicelli soup and soup dumplings. They give the midwinter soup a strange name: "brain"，and share it with their neighbors.
在这天，人们有喝羊肉粉汤、吃汤饺的风俗。老百姓给这种冬至喝的汤起了一个奇怪的名字——“头脑”，并把它们分给左邻右舍。

hangzhou : 冬至期间，杭州人有吃年糕的传统，民间也流传着“冬至吃年糕，年年都长高”的俗语。古时，在冬至到来之前，家家户户都会打年糕来祭祀祖先，或当作礼品送给亲朋好友。
Today, though fewer families eat home-made rice cakes, people there still buy rice cakes for the Winter Solstice Festival.
如今，尽管少有家庭还会吃自制的年糕，但人们依然会买年糕来庆祝冬至节气。（感谢米妈赞助，直接抄作业的感觉真好！）