冬至是全年白晝最短，黑夜最長的一天，标志着一年中最寒冷時節的開始。冬至過後，氣溫越來越低，人們戶外活動逐漸減少，農民地裡的活不多，主要忙 于灌溉系統的維護和主要農作物的防凍，同時為來年春天播種做準備。中國人曆年來很重視冬至，許多地方都把冬至當作一個節日，慶祝方式不盡相同，北方人有冬至吃餃子的習俗，南方人有冬至吃湯圓的傳統。

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The winter solstice has the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the beginning of the coldest season of the year. After the winter solstice, the temperature is getting lower and lower, people's outdoor activities are gradually reduced, farmers do not have much work in the fields. Mainly busy with the maintenance of irrigation systems and anti-freezing of major crops, while preparing for sowing in the spring. Chinese people have attached great importance to the winter solstice over the years. Many places regard the winter solstice as a festival. Southerners have a tradition of eating tangyuan on the winter solstice.