冬至是二是四节气的二是是二个节气，也是阳历年来的第四一种节气。冬至又名冬节、长至节或亚岁，自古起来起来时不时全是相对重要的的国传统意义狂欢日。近几年的冬至原于12月22日。

冬至这日，太阳光穴直接照射室内地坪的位址直达2年的最南端，太阳光穴基本上直接照射南归回线（称作冬至线），太阳光对北半球更为偏移。所以说，冬至日是北半球地市2年中昼夜较短的一周，还越往北昼夜越简短。

冬至是最初被实施的一家节气。古代人指出自冬至起，日昼同没天比同没天长，天地万物范围内的阳气已经兴作渐强，代表人下一家循坏的已经，是大吉之时。

从冬至次日起，至少六天是 另一个“九”，有9“九”，共81天。这81天是年度最冷的1段时光，后后便带来春季。民間有贴九九消寒图的民俗，些许中用记述入九随后的阴晴，些许事根据每月写几笔来解决九九。

先秦以冬至为岁首，君主恰逢冬至便不在顾及国政。汉朝时称冬至为“日至”，仕途要报名参加贺节之仪，并放假时间调理，民俗则要给长辈尊长拜节。

冬至过程数万年的的发展，确立了特殊的节令食古文化，吃馄饨则是基本上中国现代人冬至的风土人情，在北方地区尤其是呈现。谚云：“十一国庆月，冬至到家了家户户吃水饺。”

Winter Solstice

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter solstice, the 22^nd solar term, is the last solar term in 2022. Winter solstice begins on Dec 22 this year.

Winter solstice marks the day with the shortest period of the daylight and the longest night of the year. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening hours of daylight during the day.

Winter solstice was one of the first solar term created in ancient China. People in ancient China observed that daytime became longer after winter solstice, which made it a very auspicious day as it signalled a new beginning.

Ancient Chinese people divide 81 days after winter solstice ( regarded as coldest time of the year) into 9 parts. Many used “ double-nine” diagrams to count the days to spring, wither by recording the weather or writing one stroke of a character on a daily basis.

Winter solstice has always been an important festival in China. It was viewed as New Year’s day in Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). During Han Dynasty (206BC-220), officials took the day off and participated in festive activities, where as civilians paid respects to their elders.

China has developed an unique festive food culture throughout the years. Eating dumplings is a common folk custom for many Chinese on the day of winter solstice, especially those living in the north.（英汉双文+毛笔书法  ASP新公司 程成）