【研习】The Winter Solstice

【研习】The Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice is a really important festival.After this day, many places in China go through the coldest period, which is called“Shu Jiu”in Chinese . In total, there are nine “nine days ”. In the first and second nine days, people keep their hands in pockets because it's too cold; people can walk on ice in the third and fourth nine days,because water turn into ice during these days; in the fifth and sixth nine days, people can see willows along the river bank,for it becomes warm; the swallows come back in the seventh and eighth nine days and in the ninth nine days, the cattle starts working.This is a tradional chant from ancient ages.

And people start to keep fit in the forty-nine days.In China,people believe that it is the best time to have Chinese medicine.

On this day,people in the north of China always have dumplings with their families.It's said that eating dumplings on this day can protect their ears from chill.

Life needs a sense of ceremony.Chinese people always have traditional foods on special festivals.That means a lot to Chinese.So eating is also a kind of culture.

The winter solstice has arrived.May you warm every day,happy in all your life.

冬至是一个非常重要的节日，在这一天之后，中国的许多地方都经历了最冷的时期，在中国被称为“蜀九”。

总共有9个周期，每个周期9天。

一九二九不出手；三九四九，冰上走；五九六九，沿河看柳；七九河开，八九燕来;九九耕牛遍地走。

在中国，人们认为现在是吃中药进补的最佳时机。

在这一天，中国北方的人们总是和家人一起吃饺子，据说在这一天吃饺子，可以保护耳朵在这个冬天不被冻伤。

生活需要一种仪式感。中国人在特殊的节日总是有传统的食物。这对中国人来说意义重大。所以吃也是一种文化。

冬至到了，愿你日日温暖，一生幸福。