WIK
二十四节气传统
冬至是“二十四节气”之第22个节气，斗指子，太阳黄经达270°，于每年公历12月21-23日交节。冬至是太阳直射点南行的极致，冬至这天太阳光直射南回归线，太阳光对北半球最为倾斜，太阳高度角最小，是北半球各地日间最短、黑夜最长的一天。
The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term of the "24 solar terms". The sun's yellow meridian reaches 270°, which is held on December 21-23 of the Gregorian calendar every year. The winter solstice is the ultimate of the direct point of the sun going south. On the winter solstice, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Cancer. The sunlight is the most inclined to the northern hemisphere, and the sun's altitude angle is the smallest. It is the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere.
关于习俗
About Customs
1吃汤圆
Eating TangYuan
吃汤圆是冬至的传统习俗，在江南尤为盛行。“汤圆”是冬至必备的食品，“圆”意味着“团圆”，冬至吃汤圆又叫“冬至圆”。民间有“吃了汤圆大一岁”之说。
Eating tangyuan is a traditional custom of the Winter Solstice, which is especially popular in the south of the Yangtze River. "Tangyuan" is the Winter Solstice essential food, "Round" means "Reunion". In the Winter Solstice, eating tangyuan is also called "the Winter Solstice round." Folk have "eat tangyuan a year "old said.
2吃饺子
Eating Dumplings
在中国北方许多地区，每年冬至日，有吃饺子的习俗。中国北方地区在这天要吃饺子由于饺子有“消寒”之意，至今民间还流传着“冬至不端饺子碗，冻掉耳朵没人管”的民谚。
In many parts of northern China, it is customary to eat dumplings every year on the Winter Solstice Day. People in northern China eat dumplings on this day because dumplings have the meaning of "cold," and there is still a folk saying that "the Winter Solstice misbehaves in the dumpling bowl, and the ears are frozen and no one cares."
3喝羊肉汤
Eating Mutton Soup
每年的冬至日，连接四川成都到简阳的成简快速通道迎来了一年中较热闹的时候，人们驱车涌入位于龙泉山脉东侧的简阳市，只为寻得一碗热气腾腾的羊肉汤。
Every year on the Winter Solstice Day, the Chengdu-Jian fast track connecting Chengdu, Sichuan Province to Jianyang ushered in a busy time of the year. People drove into Jianyang City, on the east side of the Longquan Mountains, in search of a bowl of steaming mutton soup.
养生小贴士
Tips for health
冬至后，中国各地景象都进入一个最寒冷的阶段，人们要根据景象情形及时增长衣服，把稳保暖；室内要透风换气，减少和抑制病菌病毒繁殖；多吃补益身体的食品，如莲子、芡实、薏仁、赤豆、大枣、银耳等；保持畅达乐不雅观，适当进行磨炼。
After the Winter Solstice, the climate across China has entered a coldest stage, people should add clothes in time according to the weather conditions. And they should pay attention to keep warm. Indoor ventilation should be used to reduce and inhibit the proliferation of bacteria and viruses; Eat foods that benefit the body, such as lotus seeds, gorgon fruit, barley, red beans, jujube, tremella, etc. Keep optimistic and exercise properly.
