2021年1月23日发(作者：outlined)

“冬至”用英文怎么说？



据
360
教育集团介绍：“冬至”，是二十四节气中的第二十二节气，通常在
12
月
21日或者
22
日。在
这一天，北半球昼最短夜最长。那么，“冬至”用英文怎么说？ 中国人为什么这么重视冬至节呢？



冬至
Winter Solstice



“
solstice
”这个词我们 不太看到，因为它的意思很特别，表示“
the
time
of
either
the
longest
day
in the year (about June 22) or the shortest day in the year (about December 22)
”。这么看来，
这个词的用武之地似乎局限性很大。基本上用在“
Winter Solstice
”（冬至）以及“
Summer Solstice
”
（夏至）之处。



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
“冬节”，

“长至节”，“亚岁”
,
etc.
Generally,
winter
solstice
occurs
between
December
21st
and
23rd.
According
to
the
traditional
Chinese
calendar,
five
days
constitutes
a
pentad
and
three
pentads
constitutes
a
solar
term.
One
year
is
divided
into
twelve
periods
and
twelve
climates
which are regarded as twenty-four solar terms. 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.



冬至，顾 名思义是“冬天到来”的意思。这是中国农历中一个非常重要的节气，也是中华民族的一个
传统节日，也 称“冬节”、“长至节”、“亚岁”等。冬至一般是在公历十二月二十一日至二十三日之间。
依照中国传 统的历法，五日为一候，三候为一气，一年又分为十二节和十二气，合称为二十四节气，而冬
至就是二十 四节气之一。这一天是北半球全年中白天最短、夜晚最长的一天。



冬至这天有啥传统习俗？



Winter Solstice is a time for the family to get together. One activity that occurs during
these
get
togethers
(especially
in
the
southern
parts
of
China
and
in
Chinese
communities
overseas)
is the making and eating of Tangyuan or balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize reunion.



冬至是家族团聚的一天。在这天，中国南方的家庭会包汤圆、吃汤圆，以象征团圆 的意思。不过在中
国北方，似乎更多的人会吃饺子。比如说会有“冬至到，吃水饺”这样的谚语。



中国人为什么比较重视冬至？



其实，但从中国文化方面讲，“冬至”这个日子还可以翻译成“
Dongzhi Festival
”，中国人为什么
都比较重视这个节气？



The origins of this festival can be traced back to the yin and yang philosophy of balance
and
harmony in
the cosmos. After this celebration,
there will be
days
with longer daylight hours
and therefore an increase in positive energy flowing in.