#冬至習俗##英語思維#
今天冬至【Winter Solstice 】,也就是一年中白天最短和夜晚最長的日子。之後的每一天,白天逐漸變長,夜晚則逐漸變短。中國的傳統裡,在這一天,有九件事你應該知道。
原來冬至有這麼多講究……
“The Winter Solstice is as significant as the Spring Festival.”跟家人一起過。
中國古代有一種說法:“冬至和春節一樣重要。”早在周朝,人們在冬至這天祭神。在漢朝會在這天舉行慶祝活動,無論官員還是普通百姓都會休息一天。之後,唐宋清,冬至成為了祭天祭祖的日子。
原來冬至有這麼多講究……
“ In this period, eating an appropriate amount of nuts, such as peanuts, walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts and almonds, is good for one's body.”可以吃適量的堅果,如花生、核桃、栗子、榛子和杏仁。
從這天開始,生命活動衰退。中醫認為,堅果性溫,大多數堅果具有滋補腎臟、健腦健心的作用。
“Eating dumplings” 吃餃子是北方人在冬至必不可少的。
俗話說:“冬至的第一天吃餃子,夏至的第一天吃麵條。”
“Eating wontons” 江蘇蘇州人習慣在仲冬吃餛飩。據說,因為吳王厭惡各種昂貴的食物,西施就別出心裁地做了餛飩給他吃,吳王很喜歡吃了很多。為了紀念西施,蘇州人在這天會吃餛飩來慶祝。
“Eating tangyuan” 吃湯圓。在上海等地,人們吃湯圓來慶祝冬至。
“Eating mutton and vermicelli soup” 喝頭腦。
在寧夏銀川,人們把冬至稱為“鬼節”,通常喝羊肉粉絲湯,然後吃湯裡的餃子。他們給這道冬至湯起名字:“頭腦”。
“Eating red-bean and glutinous rice”吃紅豆糯米飯。
在長江以南的一些地區,冬至這天全家人會聚在一起吃紅豆糯米飯,驅鬼驅邪。
最後呢,來給寶寶們總結一下跟冬至有關的活動有:
Eat an appropriate amount of nuts 適量吃堅果Be good for one's body 對……身體好Traditional Chinese medical science 中醫Nourish the kidneys 補腎Strengthen the brain and heart 強心健腦In North China 北方Be essential to the festival 過節最重要的是……There is a saying that goes "Have dumplings on the first day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day of Summer Solstice." 冬吃餃子夏吃麵Be accustomed to 習俗是做某事According to legend 據說Costly foods 貴的食物To commemorate someone 為紀念某人Celebrate Winter Solstice 過冬至Autonomous region 自治區It is customary for people to 做某事是習俗Every household 家家戶戶Worship ancestors 祭祖Offering sth to ancestors 祭祖Keep the custom of 延續習俗People with the same surname or family clan 同姓同宗Gather at their ancestral temples to worship their ancestors 祠堂祭祖The sacrificial ceremony 祭祖活動A grand banquet 宴席The whole family 全家Gets together to 相聚Have a meal 吃飯Drive away ghosts and other evil things 驅邪還有跟冬至食物有關的詞:Be made of 由……組成Red-bean and glutinous rice 紅豆糯米飯Nine-layer cakes 九層糕Rice cakes 米糕Mutton and vermicelli soup 羊雜湯Tangyuan -- a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous rice flour 湯圓Wontons 餛飩Dumplings 餃子