1、Do you eat dumplings today?Major : GISName: XU FeifeiWinter Solstice The Winter Solstice, as the name implies, means the coming of winter. As an important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, it is also a traditional holiday for Chinese, which is also called “冬節”,“長至節”,“亞歲”.In generally,t

2、he Winter Solstice occurs between December 21st and 23rd.Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice is one of twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is longest. We Chinese always call it JinJiu, which means

3、once Winter Solstice comes, we will meet the coldest time ahead. 冬至就是二十四節氣之一。這一天是北半球全年中白天最短、夜晚最長的一天。我們中國人稱它為“進九”，這意味著一旦冬至來臨的時候，我們會遇到最冷的時間The origin of Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice festival originated from the Han Dynasty,and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties.The ancients put important

4、 on the winter solstice festival.冬至節源于漢代，盛于唐宋。古人對冬至是十分重視的。The origin of Winter Solstice In Tang and Song Dynasties, the Winter Solstice is the day of ancestor worship.The emperor in this day will hold heaven worship ceremony in outside,and the people will worship their parents or elders.唐、宋時期，冬至是祭天祭

5、祀祖的日子，皇帝在這天要到郊外舉行祭天大典，百姓在這一天要向父母尊長祭拜The custom of Winter Solstice After thousands of yearss development,the Winter Solstice has formed a unique food culture festival. In the south of China,eating wonton(餛飩) is very common in Winter Solstice.In addition,eating glutinous rice balls（湯圓） is also the Win

6、ter Solstice traditions. In Northern China during winter solstice there is a custom of eating dumplings. 冬至節是個美食盛節，南方吃餛飩、湯圓，北方吃餃子。The custom of Winter Solstice Actually, the tradition of eating dumplings during winter solstice has its origin in early times. 冬至吃餃子的習俗由來已久。Why to eat dumplings on the W

7、inter Solstice day It is said that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a well-known doctor from the Eastern-Han Dynasty. 據說，餃子是東漢名醫張仲景發明One winter, he saw that many peoples ears were frozen and it troubled him. When he went home, he asked his disciples to boil mutton, chilies and other ingre

8、dients with medicinal properties for fending off cold in a pot. After these were boiled, they ladled the mutton and other ingredients out of the pot, chopped them into pieces, and then wrapped them with dough skins in the shape of ears. Afterward, they put these into pots to boil again. 有一年冬天，他看到很多人

9、耳朵凍爛了，心里很難受。他讓他的弟子用羊肉、辣椒和一些驅寒藥放在鍋里煮。等煮好后，撈出來切碎，用面皮包成一只只耳朵形狀，再放在鍋里煮Why to eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice dayOn the day of the Winter Solstice, the people whose ears were frozen were sent to eat the dumplings. Zhang Zhongjing called it “cold dispelling dumpling soup”. People who ate it felt warm

10、 from head to toe. Their ears heated up, healing ailments caused by the cold.冬至那天，專門送給凍傷的人吃。張仲景把這種治傷的藥叫“祛寒嬌耳湯”，吃過的人只覺得渾身發暖，兩耳生熱，耳朵上的凍傷都好了。 Afterwards, Zhang Zhongjing died on the day of Winter Solstice. In order to honor his memory, every year on the day of the winter solstice every household makes

11、dumplings. 后來，張仲景在冬至那天去世。人們為了紀念他，每年冬至家家戶戶包餃子吃。Why to eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice day The Winter Solstice is a rich festival.According to legend,the Winter Solstice in the history of the Zhou Dai is the new years day.That was a very lively day. 冬至是一個內容豐富的節日，據傳，冬至在歷史上的周代是新年元旦，曾經是個很熱鬧的日子。The custom of the Winter SolsticeSome people love to draw “九九消寒圖”for entertainment.Firstly,drawing nine cold plum in the white paper and nine flowers for per branch.Secondly,according to the weather to fill a plum blossom with a specific color. 民間流行填九九消寒圖以供