winter solstice 冬至

winter solstice
繁：冬至
简：冬至

有云「冬大過年」，冬至是二十四節氣其中一個節氣，亦是中國人非常重視的日子，一家人圍着吃飯，共聚天倫，大家不妨趁今日冬至了解傳統的習俗。

【冬至習俗知多啲】冬大過年？食湯圓定餛飩？冬至食羊？（2017年12月22日），明報，取自 https://ol.mingpao.com/php/hotpick3.php?nodeid=1513164419261&issue=20171222

Bao said the baby elephant was able to stand on its own within minutes of the delivery, and was named Dongzhi, the Chinese term for “winter solstice,” the day she was born.

96-kg baby Asian elephant born in SW China. (2017, December 22). Xinhua. Retrieved from http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/22/c_136845863.htm