winter solstice is just today

winter solstice is just today
Dec 21, 2007 21:50
HEIDI Points: Join Date: May 9, 2006 Status: offline	Today is the winter solstice, one of the grand traditional Chinese holidays and also a solar term among the Chinese traditional 24 terms. Today, for the Chinese people living in the northern part will eat dumplings or wonton for celebration. Those live in the south will eat noodles or rice balls instead. From today, in the North hemisphere the daytime will become increasingly longer. Also, the coldest day will come. Are you ready for facing the following cold days?

Dec 21, 2007 21:50

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Today is the winter solstice, one of the grand traditional Chinese holidays and also a solar term among the Chinese traditional 24 terms.

Today, for the Chinese people living in the northern part will eat dumplings or wonton for celebration. Those live in the south will eat noodles or rice balls instead.

From today, in the North hemisphere the daytime will become increasingly longer. Also, the coldest day will come. Are you ready for facing the following cold days?

Dec 21, 2007 21:52	#1
HEIDI Points: Join Date: May 9, 2006 Status: Offline	Dumplings (Jiaozi)

Dec 21, 2007 21:53	#2
HEIDI Points: Join Date: May 9, 2006 Status: Offline	Delicious wonton with soup

Dec 22, 2007 10:34

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Thanks for this insight into Chinese Culture.

I am having trouble getting out of bed in the mornings since it is so dark and have been looking forward to this day.

As you said the days will now begin to get longer and soon it will not be so dark in the mornings, but the cold........................I'm never really ready for that.

It's been a nice warmish day here in CQ. Sun trying to shine through the fog and smog. Visibility poor.

Dec 22, 2007 20:10	#4
ELLEN77 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Yes January is the coldest month here. And days will be longer. It is really bad to wake up to find the outside is so dark.

Dec 22, 2007 21:33	#5
JCNILE123 Points: Join Date: Mar 30, 2006 Status: Offline	I agree, “Delicious wonton with soup”, I just hope it taste good as it look’s. So glad to know it, days are longer again.

Dec 23, 2007 02:42	#6
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	But a beautiful day in Sydney today. The sun came up arounf 5.30 and the birds sang. As I drove to work today with the roof of my car down, I thought "could it get better than this" Dodger.

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