冬至，既是二十四节气中的第22个节气，也是我国的传统节日，民间有“冬至大如年”的说法。《汉书》中说：“冬至阳气起，君道长，故贺。”世人认为，冬至是上天赐福的一个吉日，故互相拜贺、宴请，喜气洋洋，比过大年还热闹。唐宋时，皇帝亲自举行祭天大典，以祈福来年风调雨顺，家和万事兴。
The winter solstice is not only the 22nd solar term among the twenty-four solar terms but also a traditional festival in my country. There is a folk saying that “the winter solstice is as big as the new year”. “Han Shu,” says: “The yang energy of the winter solstice rises, and the king is in charge, so he congratulates you.” The world believes that the winter solstice is an auspicious day blessed by God, so they congratulate each other and entertain each other with joy, which is more lively than the New Year. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the emperor personally held a ceremony to pray for good weather and prosperity for the family and everything in the coming year.
WINTER SOLSTICE
Winter Solstice Customs
在民间素有“冬至大如年”这种说法，这话倒不是空穴来风，冬至在上古便是新年，至今全国还保留着冬至的种种习俗。甚至在不少地方，对冬至这个节气的重视程度要仅次于春节和中秋。
There is a saying among the people that “the winter solstice is as big as the new year”. This is not unfounded. The winter solstice was the new year in ancient times, and various customs of the winter solstice are still preserved across the country. In many places, the emphasis on the winter solstice is second only to the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.
WINTER SOLSTICE
过了冬至，白天就会一天天变长
After the winter solstice, the days will become longer day by day
冬至日是全年白昼最短的一天，冬至日和夏至日刚好反拧，一个白昼最短，一个白昼最长，又全是到此转身，此消彼长。在农谚里，这两个特别的日子似乎都要吃面，“吃了夏至面，一天短一线”，“吃了冬至面，一天长一线”。
The winter solstice is the shortest day in the whole year. The winter solstice and the summer solstice are exactly opposite. One day is the shortest and the other is the longest. They all turn around here and wax and wane. In the farmer’s proverb, noodles seem to be eaten on these two special days. “If you eat noodles on the summer solstice, one day will be shorter.” “If you eat winter solstice noodles, one day will be longer.”
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农事暂休，养精蓄力
Take a break from farming to recuperate your energy
冬至时节草木凋零，田野清冷，此时正是农事暂休，万物养精蓄力，为来年开春做准备的时节。唯基地菜园里仍一片青葱鲜活，冻不死的蒜，干不死的葱，小葱其实更耐冻，菠菜、白菜、香菜也是耐冻的寒菜，有“霜打白菜赛羊肉”之说。
During the winter solstice, when the grass and trees wither and the fields become cold, it is a time for farming to take a break and all things to recuperate and prepare for the coming spring. Only the green onions in the vegetable garden of the base are still fresh, including garlic which can survive freezing, and onions that can survive drying. Spring onions are more frost-resistant. Spinach, cabbage, and coriander are also cold vegetables that are frost-resistant. There is a saying that “cabbage beats mutton when frost hits it.”
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冬至北方吃饺子，南方煮汤圆
During the winter solstice, dumplings are eaten in the north and glutinous rice balls are cooked in the south
前人有诗“家家捣米做汤圆，知是明朝冬至天”，汤圆又叫“冬至团”。北方也有“冬至不端饺子碗，冻掉耳朵没人管”。还有一种面粉小炸，形如耳，就叫“猫耳朵”，老话讲吃了耳朵不生冻疮。这一天，一家人聚在一起，吃着热气腾腾的饭菜，哪管天气寒冷、风雪凛冽，只要心在一起，就是无限温暖。
There is a poem by the ancients: “Every family pounded rice to make glutinous rice balls, knowing that it was the winter solstice in the Ming Dynasty.” The glutinous rice balls are also called “winter solstice dumplings.” There is also a saying in the north that “If you don’t bring dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care”. There is also a small fried flour dish shaped like an ear, which is called a “cat’s ear”. As the old saying goes, you won’t get chilblains if you eat your ears. On this day, the family gathers together and eats steaming meals. No matter the weather is cold or the wind and snow are biting, as long as the hearts are together, there is infinite warmth.
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Three seasons of winter solstice
此时，地下的蚯蚓仍然蜷曲着身体，像打了结的绳子。
During the winter solstice, “earthworm knots” appear. At this time, the earthworms in the ground were still curled up like a knotted rope.
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冬至麋鹿角脱落，古人认为这是阳气初回，一轮新生开启的迹象。
During the second lunar month of the winter solstice, the “elkhorn solution” occurs. When elk antlers fell off during the winter solstice, the ancients believed that this was a sign of the first return of yang energy and the beginning of a new cycle of life.
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冬至过后，井水开始上涌，泉水开始流动。
During the third period of the winter solstice, “water springs are moving”. After the winter solstice, the well water begins to rise and the spring water begins to flow.
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Let’s count nine together
冬至是“数九”第一天，“数九”是非常有趣的冬天日历，除了记日子，还能记下天气，记下心情，让我们一起带着孩子做起来。
老师带孩子们填画“九九梅花消寒图”，每九天为一个“九”，先画出枝上梅花十数朵，共八十一瓣，自冬至日起，以红笔日染一瓣，全部染红，则九九尽，春天临。还有一种更加简单的九九消寒图，在一张纸上画出纵横九个格子，每格中间画一个圆，称作“画铜钱” ，共有八十一钱，每天涂一钱， 涂法按照民间歌谣唱法：”上阴下晴雪当中，左风右雨要分清；九九八十一全点尽，春回大地草青青 。” 意思是涂完这些圆，便是“ 出九” 的春天 。
冬至我们还与孩子们一起进行了许多创意活动，说唱儿歌、儿谣、制作手工节气书签、做游戏饺子蹲等，虽然是寒冷的冬日，但教室里处处洋溢着热情与温暖。孩子们满含创意的激情，在活动中展现出他们对传统文化的热爱和尊重；老师们也纷纷表示受益匪浅，不仅与孩子们一起重温了冬至的文化内涵和历史渊源，还亲身体验了节气活动，在活动中与孩子共同感受传统文化的魅力和生命力。
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《九九歌》
一九二九不出手；
三九四九冰上走；
五九六九，沿河插柳；
七九河开，八九雁来，
九九加一九，耕牛遍地走。
《九九歌》：形象地记录了气候、物候脸谱变化，同时也道出了农事活动的一些规律。
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冬至大如年，
人间小团圆。
愿大家
快乐越数越“九”，
烦恼统统溜走;
健康越数越“久”，
疾病不敢存留;
冬至数九，幸福久久!
The winter solstice is the first day of “Nine Counting”. “Nine Counting” is a very interesting winter calendar. In addition to recording the days, it can also record the weather and mood. Let’s do it with our children.
The teacher took the children to fill in the “Nine-nine Plum Blossoms to Relieve the Cold”. Every nine days is a “nine”. First, draw ten plum blossoms on the branches, a total of eighty-one petals. Starting from the winter solstice, they will dye one with a red pen every day. If the petals are all dyed red, then ninety-nine will be gone, and spring is coming. There is also a simpler Nine-Nine Cold Drawing, which involves drawing nine grids vertically and horizontally on a piece of paper, and drawing a circle in the middle of each grid, which is called “drawing copper coins”. There are eighty-one coins in total, and one coin is painted every day. The method is sung according to the folk song: “When it’s overcast and clear and snowy, you have to distinguish between the left wind and the right rain; all nine nines and eighty-ones are counted, and the spring returns to the earth and the grass is green.” It means that after painting these circles, it is “out of nine” spring.
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During the winter solstice, we also carried out many creative activities with the children, including singing children’s songs and rhymes, making handmade solar terms bookmarks, playing dumpling squat games, etc. Although it was a cold winter day, the classroom was filled with enthusiasm and warmth. The children were full of creative passion and showed their love and respect for traditional culture during the activities; the teachers also expressed that they benefited a lot, not only reliving the cultural connotation and historical origins of the Winter Solstice with the children but also experiencing it personally Participate in solar terms activities and feel the charm and vitality of traditional culture with your children during the activities
“Nine-Nine Songs”
No action in 1929;
3949 ice walking;
5969, planting willows along the river;
The river opens in seventy-nine months, and the wild geese come in eighty-nine years.
Nine-nine plus one-nine, cattle are everywhere
“Jiujiu Song”: vividly records the changes in climate and phenology, and also explains some laws of agricultural activities.
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The winter solstice is as big as the new year,
A small reunion in the world.
wish everyone
The more happiness I count, the more “nines” I get.
All worries slip away;
The more you count, the longer your health will be.
Disease dares not persist;
Nine on the winter solstice, may happiness last forever!
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