Every nine days from the winter solstice is a XXX?
从冬至起每九天是一个“九”。
The winter solstice eat dumplings, dumplings one heart.
冬至吃饺子，一个饺子一颗心。
The winter solstice has the shortest daytime of the year.
冬至是一年当中白昼最短的日子。
During the Winter Solstice, Hangzhou residents traditionally eat rice cakes.
冬至期间，杭州的人们按照传统都会吃年糕。
The Winter Solstice became a winter festival during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD).
在汉朝（公元前206年-公元220年）的时候冬至成为了一个冬节。
The winter solstice, theoretically should be the dead of a year, but it is usually not that.
理论上讲，冬至应是全年最冷的时刻，但通常并不是这样。
The second chapter Chinese attention focused on the reasons for the Winter Solstice Festival.
第二章主要探讨唐人重视冬至节的原因。
Following the custom, people in different areas would all have dumplings on the Winter Solstice.
遵循这样的习俗，不同地区的人们在冬至这一天都会吃饺子。
But on the Winter Solstice, he had no appetite for the whole table of nice dishes of every kind.
冬至节，看着满桌的山珍海味却一点儿胃口也没有了。
From 1751 onwards, the Hall was used exclusively to pray for good harvests at the winter solstice.
在1751年前，这个大殿是在冬至时用来祈求来年有个好年景。
Then when was the last time that we had a total lunar eclipse occur on the same date as the winter solstice?
那么上一次人类在冬至时节看到月全食是什么时候呢？
At that time of year the winter solstice was coming, and the Sun was moving into a lower declination in the sky.
这是逐渐临近冬至的一段时间，太阳的赤纬也是不断地缩小。
The ancient thought the winter solstice, although also occupied the cold season, but spring already is not far.
古人认为到了冬至，虽然还处在寒冷的季节，但春天已经不远了。
Winter Solstice is not only an important solar term, but also a traditional festival, the Winter Solstice Festival.
冬至不仅是比较重要的节气，还是民间传统节日——冬至节。
Today, though fewer families eat home-made cakes, people there still buy rice cakes for the Winter Solstice Festival.
现在虽然越来越少的家庭会吃自制的年糕，但是这里的人们仍然会为冬至而购买年糕。
In some places, it is still popular with the saying that "the Winter Solstice is as important as the Spring Festival".
有的地区现在还有“冬至大如年”的说法，意思是冬至节比春节都重要。
Curiously, Christmas falls during the winter solstice, which in northern primitive cultures also represents the future and rebirth.
说来古怪，圣诞节随著冬至降临，在北欧原始文化中，冬至也代表未来和再生。
"Sanjiu period" refers to the third nine-day period (the 19th-27th days) after the day of the Winter Solstice, which is in Minor Cold.
“三九时节”指的是冬至过后第三个九天(第19到27天)，而“三九”就在小寒内。
Afterwards, the calendar was changed and the Winter solstice became less important after the New Year's day was transferred to another day.
后来历法改了，元旦定在另外一个日子，冬至的重要性才逐渐下降。
Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice.
字面上的意思就是“清楚”(清)和“明亮”(明)，这个中国节日在早春，在冬至后的106天。
In east China's Shandong Province, there is a traditional saying like this: "eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice and eat noodles on the Summer Solstice."
在中国东部的山东省，有一个像这样的传统说法：“冬至饺子夏至面”。
Hundreds of people gathered at the famous historic stone circle to celebrate the sunrise closest to the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year.
数百人聚集在这个著名历史石阵中，庆祝冬至日出，这是一年中最短的一天。
Finally, this raises the question — prior to 2010, when was the last time that we had a total lunar eclipse occur on the same calendar date as the winter solstice?
最后，这又产生了一个问题——2010年以前，最后一次出现和冬至相同的日期发生月全食是什么时候呢？
For example, in the areas in the South of the Changjiang River, people eat the cooked glutinous rice mixed with red beans on the evening of the Winter Solstice.
至于冬至的节日食俗，各地也不尽一致，江南一带则要在冬至夜吃赤豆糯米饭。
For example, in the areas in the South of the Changjiang River, people eat the cooked glutinous rice mixed with red beans on the evening of the Winter Solstice.
至于冬至的节日食俗，各地也不尽一致，江南一带则要在冬至夜吃赤豆糯米饭。
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