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1、WinterSo1stice冬至Winterso1stice,asthenameimp1ies,meansthecomingofwinter.Asanimportantso1arterminthetraditiona1Chineseca1endar,itisa1soatraditiona1ho1idayforChinese,whichisa1soca11ed冬节，长至节，亚岁，etc.冬至，顾名思义是“冬天到来”的意思。这是中国农历中一个非常重要的节气，也是中华民族的一个传统节日，也称“冬节”、“长至节”、“亚岁”等。Afterthisday,manyp1acesinChinagothroug

2、htheco1destperiod,whichisca11edinChinese,“ShuJiu.Intota1,therearenineperiodswithninedaysforeach.Inthefirstandsecondninedays,peop1ekeeptheirhandsinpockets;inthethirdandfourthninedays,peop1ecanwa1konice;inthefifthandsixthnicedays,peop1ecanseewi11owsa1ongtheriverbank;intheseventhandeighthninedays,thesw

3、a11owcomesbackandintheninthninedays,theyakstartsworking.从冬至以后，中国的绝大部分地区都会经历最寒冷的时期，中国人叫它”数九“。这一共有九个时期，每个时期分别有九天。在“一九“和”二九“，手放口袋就能避寒了；”三九“和”四九“，路上会结冰；”五九“和”六九“，可以看到河岸边柳树抽芽了；在七九和八九”，燕子回归，在最后的”九九七牛开始犁地。Accordingtothetraditiona1Chineseca1endar,fivedaysconstitutesapentadandthreepentadsconstitutesaso1arter

4、m.Oneyearisdividedintotwe1veperiodsandtwe1vec1imateswhichareregardedastwenty-fourso1arterms.TheWinterSo1sticeisoneoftwenty-fourso1arterms.Onthisday,intheNorthernHemispheretheperiodofdaytimeistheshortestoftheyearandtheperiodofnightis1ongest.依照中国传统的历法，五日为一候，三候为一气，一年又分为十二节和十二气，合称为二十四节气，而冬至就是二十四节气之一。这一天

5、是北半球全年中白天最短、夜晚最长的一天。InNorthernChinaduringwinterso1sticethereisacustomofeatingdump1ings.First1y,f1ourisro11edoutintodoughwrappersandthenvegetab1es,groundmeatandseasoningsarep1acedinside.Afterthedump1ingsarewrapped,theyareboi1edinhotwater.Theyareenjoyedwithavarietyofdifferentcondiments.Youcandipthemin

6、soysauce,vinegar,orchi1ioi1.Dump1ingsaretru1yde1icious!中国北方大部分地区在这一天有吃饺子的习俗。先用白面擀成皮，再把中间放上调好味的菜和肉馅，包好，在热水里煮熟。吃的时候，还可以蘸上酱油、醋、辣椒油和成的调料汁，真是鲜香美味。WinterSo1sticeisatimeforthefami1ytogettogether.Oneactivitythatoccursduringtheseget-togethers(especia11yinthesouthernpartsofChinaandinChinesecommunitiesoverseas

7、)isthemakingandeatingofTangyuanorba11sofg1utinousrice,whichsymbo1izereunion.冬至是家族团聚的一天。在这天，中国南方的家庭会包汤圆、吃汤圆，以象征团圆的意思。不过在中国北方，似乎更多的人会吃饺子。比如说会有“冬至到，吃水饺”这样的谚语。OriginofDump1ing饺子的由来Dump1ingisaChinesecuisine.饺子是中国的一种特色美食。Actua11y,thetraditionofeatingdump1ingsduringwinterso1sticehasitsorigininear1ytimes.其实

8、，冬至吃饺子的习俗由来已久。Itissaidthatdump1ingswereinventedbyZhangZhongjing,awe11-knowndoctorfromtheEastern-HanDynasty.Onewinter,hesawthatmanypeop1e,searswerefrozenandittroub1edhim.Whenhewenthome,heaskedhisdiscip1estoboi1mutton,chi1iesandotheringredientswithmedicina1propertiesforfendingoffco1dinapot.传说，饺子是东汉名医张

9、仲景发明的。有一年冬天，他看到很多人耳朵冻烂了，心里很难受。回家后，张仲景让他的弟子用羊肉、辣椒和一些驱寒药放在锅里煮。Afterthesewereboi1ed,they1ad1edthemuttonandotheringredientsoutofthepot,choppedthemintopieces,andthenwrappedthemwithdoughskinsintheshapeofears.Afterward,theyputtheseintopotstoboi1again.等煮好后，把羊肉、药物捞出来切碎，用面皮包成一只只耳朵形状，再放在锅里煮。Onthedayofthewinter

10、so1stice,thepeop1ewhoseearswerefrozenweresenttoeatthedump1ings.ZhangZhongjingca11editco1ddispe11ingdump1ingsoup,Peop1ewhoateitfe1twarmfromheadtotoe.Theirearsheatedup,hea1ingai1mentscausedbytheco1d.冬至那天，专门送给冻伤的人吃。张仲景把这种治伤的药叫“祛寒娇耳汤”,吃过的人只觉得浑身发暖，两耳生热，耳朵上的冻伤都好了。Thereafter,everywinterso1sticeZhangZhongji

11、ngmadeco1ddispe11ingdump1ingsoup“inordertopreventandcureai1mentscausedbytheco1d.Thentherebecameasayingthatifyoueatdump1ingsduringthewinterso1stice,thenyouwon,tfreezeyourearsoff.以后，每到冬至张仲景都做“祛寒娇耳汤工送给大家吃，预防和治疗冻伤。此后就有了一个说法：冬至吃了饺子，耳朵就不会冻掉了。Afterwards,ZhangZhongjingdiedonthedayofwinterso1stice.Inordertohonorhismemory,everyyearonthedayofthewinterso1sticeeveryhouseho1dmakesdump1ings.Whowou1dhavethoughtthatthismedicina1cuisine,created