冬至（英语：winter solstice），二十四节气之一，是中华民族的传统节日。冬至在太阳到达黄经270°时开始，时于每年公历12月21或22日。
冬至：Winter Solstice
“solstice”表示“the time of eitherthe longest day in the year(about June 22)or the shortest day in the year(about December 22)”。一年中较长的（大约6月22日）或是一年中较短的（大约12月22日）。因此，这个单词的用法就很局限，基本就用来表示冬至：Winter Solstice，夏至：Summer Solstice。
冬至这天有啥传统习俗？
Winter Solstice is a time for the family to get together.One activity that occurs during these get togethers(especially in the southern parts of China and in Chinese communities overseas)is the making and eating of Tangyuan or balls of glutinous rice,which symbolize reunion.
冬至是家族团聚的。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。
吃饺子
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.'
据传，在2500年前的吴国宴席上，吴王厌倦了山珍海味，想换个口味。美人西施去厨房做了一道叫“馄饨”的菜来满足他的愿望。吴王大快朵颐，很是喜欢这种美食。
汤圆
In many places,people eat tangyuan,a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous 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。
羊肉粉丝汤
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。
年糕
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。
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