<p class="ql-block">Look,I'm making dumplings.</p> <p class="ql-block">The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 21.</p><p class="ql-block">中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)歷將一年分為二十四個(gè)節(jié)氣。冬至(Winter Solstice)是第22個(gè)節(jié)氣,今年12月21日開始。</p><p class="ql-block">On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the shortest day and the longest night in the year, as the sun shines directly at the Tropic of Capricorn. 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.</p><p class="ql-block">在冬至的第一天,北半球會(huì)經(jīng)歷一年中最短的白天和最長(zhǎng)的夜晚,因?yàn)樘?yáng)直射在南回歸線。自此以后,白晝的時(shí)間變得越來越長(zhǎng)而夜晚則會(huì)越來越短。冬至也標(biāo)志著一年中最寒冷的季節(jié)的到來。</p>