The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and falls on or around December 21. Celebrate the return of longer days with these tips.
冬至是一年中白天时间最短的一天，大约在12月21日左右到来Qxs&(WUSelY*gFZy7]kV。根据下面这些建议，庆祝白天逐渐变长bt,C3K%wY^uemvQx。

You Will Need
你需要

Goat
山羊

Party
聚会

Elderberry and birch trees
接骨木和白桦树

Pomegranates
石榴

Rabbit
兔子

Steps
步骤

STEP 1 Have goat
1.献祭羊肉

Serve goat meat. In classical Greece, the sacrificed goat represented the harvest god.
奉上羊肉hL)1NgJRI%。在古典希腊，献祭的山羊代表的是丰收神1Q8H1cyJO&。

In even earlier times, a man was sacrificed on the winter solstice.
在更早的时候，冬至这一天会有一名男子献祭RZhBNI1k^|o%。

STEP 2 Throw a party
2.举办聚会

Throw a party. During the Roman Empire, the Saturnalian festival coincided with the winter solstice.
举办一场聚会qazK&e;[wbppbOE|!。在罗马帝国时代，农神节与冬至是一致的[Tdz.|t3D]sI%y]GiEK。

STEP 3 Plant some trees
3.种几棵树

Plant some elderberry and birch trees. The ancient Druids believed these trees grew at the entrance to the underworld, to which the sun god journeyed at the time of the solstice.
种植几棵接骨木和白桦树ryHMc].N*_3t。古代德鲁伊教团员相信这些树木生长在地下世界的入口处，太阳神在冬至日时就会来到这里pM*84Hp4Wl6C~51c&L+。

STEP 4 Tell stories and eat pomegranates
4.讲故事，吃石榴

Tell stories and eat pomegranates. This is how the early Zoroastrians celebrated the solstice in Persia.
讲故事，吃石榴wI*nCgFJAI6nY&trCF。这是早期波斯索罗亚斯德教教徒庆祝冬至的方式MN]G50%^VwY^Doh#p。

STEP 5 Catch a rabbit
5.抓一只兔子

Catch a rabbit. The Hopi Native American tribe celebrated the winter solstice with a 20-day ceremony that included rabbit hunts. Not into hunting? That's OK -- the solstice is a time for celebrating, so no matter what your tradition, don't forget to have fun!
抓一只兔子Ik0tb~2v&wRMyaQ。霍皮土著印第安人会举行为期20天的仪式，庆祝冬至，其中就包括猎捕兔子N9jU%mkj3efv。不喜欢打猎？也没关系——冬至是庆祝的时间，无论是什么传统，不要忘记玩得开心！

The Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice occurs when the top half of the Earth tilts away from the Sun at the maximum angle of 23.5 degrees.
当地球北边的部分逐渐倾斜至最大角度23.5度，远离太阳时，北半球的冬至就会到来tV(-nwlpj_;T-zN3ESC[。