在1751年前，这个大殿是在冬至时用来祈求来年有个好年景。
From 1751 onwards, the Hall was used exclusively to pray for good harvests at the winter solstice.
MariLwyd是冬至时威尔士的古老习俗，是在圣诞节出现之前，异教节日的变相延续。
Mari Lwyd, an old midwinter custom in Wales, is a holdover from pagan celebrations before Christmas was introduced.
在罗马萨图恩神庙，萨图恩的脚当时被象征性地绑上了铁链，直到冬至白昼开始变长时才会解开。
In the temple to Saturn in Rome, the feet of Saturn were then symbolically bound with chains until the winter solstice when the length of days began to increase.
在夏至或冬至时，太阳在北方或正西方的南方部的最远处出现。
On the solstices, the sun sets farthest north or farthest south of due west.
乘车往返于伦敦的上班族就经常性的被规劝。十月的一个冬至日后的周日，乘客们在我当地车站的月台上等车时被这样对待：“通知。
On the Sunday after the clocks went back in October, passengers waiting on the platform of my local station were treated to the following: "Here is an announcement."
乘车往返于伦敦的上班族就经常性的被规劝。十月的一个冬至日后的周日，乘客们在我当地车站的月台上等车时被这样对待：“通知。
On the Sunday after the clocks went back in October, passengers waiting on the platform of my local station were treated to the following: "Here is an announcement."
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