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寫了一篇[冬至]給加拿大的友人，用中文寫，再請google大神翻譯。又把英文貼到翻譯請翻成成中文，意思相同。這一次沒有請我家良人匡正了，就信信google一次。
親愛的好友
耶誕快樂！
還記的我的老祖母曾經說過"耶誕節啊！那是西洋人的冬至呀，他們沒有搓湯圓，他們上教堂啊！"
冬至在中國農曆上，是24節氣之一，這一天太陽直射南回歸線。冬至日亦是北半球一年之中白晝最短，黑夜最長之一日，北極圈呈永夜狀態，南極圈呈極晝狀態。在西洋的日曆上是12月21~23日之間。這個日期很接近耶誕節啊！
這一天，黑夜最長。漸漸的，黑夜慢慢縮短，晝慢慢增加。所以冬至有[黑暗就到盡頭，光明即將來臨]的意思，有[否極泰來]的隱語！
冬至這一天，夜最長，漫漫長夜，人們團聚在一起搓湯圓。
湯圓是用米磨成粉，加水揉軟，用兩手搓成一立方公分大小的丸子，然後用糖水煮熟。
我們的祖先，煮好一鍋湯圓，首先感謝神(如果沒有神的庇佑，怎麼能豐收？怎麼能用米做成美食？)
所以把湯圓貼在門神，感謝門神，門窗牢固。
貼在爐灶上，感謝灶神，每日可以烹煮。
貼在掃把上，感謝掃把神，可以清潔屋宇。
貼在豬圈，感謝豬神，讓豬肥美。！
貼讚雞屋，感謝雞神，雞隻健康，有蛋可以吃。
你知道我們的老祖先是多神信仰的，他們感謝所有神的庇佑！
家裡所有的處所，所有的用具上都貼上一粒小湯圓，表達謝意！
唯有一個東西沒有貼上湯圓，就是油燈，油燈座油膩膩的，貼上去的湯圓都滑了下來。
冬至的第二天，油燈神非常的不開心，[為什麼我沒有！]
於是在農曆12月24日，諸神上天堂向玉皇大帝報告的時候說：[人類是非常浪費的，非常不珍惜資源的，人類把食物亂放，連骯髒的豬圈、雞舍、門角、桌角，掃地的掃把上都放著米食！]
玉皇大帝睜開天眼一看！果然如此，非常震怒，[既然人類不珍惜上天賜給的食物，我來毀滅他們！]
這就是我們的老祖先在除夕這一天全家團聚吃晚飯的由來，因為除夕的第二天，人類將被毀滅！(這個故事，下一次繼續談)
我的父親依然遵循古老的習俗，今年12月22日冬至這天，家具上都貼著湯圓呢！
Dear friend
Merry Christmas!
I still remember that my old grandmother once said, "Christmas! That's the Western solstice of the Westerners. They didn't make dumplings, they went to church!"
The winter solstice is one of 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. On this day, the sun directly hits the Tropic of Cancer. The winter solstice is also the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The Arctic Circle is in the state of night and the Antarctic Circle is in the state of Day. On the Western calendar, it is between December 21 and 23. This date is very close to Christmas!
This day is the longest night. Gradually, the night slowly shortened, and the day slowly increased. So the winter solstice has the meaning of [the darkness is coming to an end, and the light is coming], and it has the metaphor of [Pǐjítàilái]!
On the day of the winter solstice, the night is the longest, and the long night, people get together to knead dumplings.
Rice dumplings are ground into rice flour, kneaded with water, kneaded with two hands to form a cube-shaped ball, and then cooked with sugar water.
Our ancestors, boil a pot of rice dumplings, thank God first (how can a good harvest be made without God's blessing? How can we make good food with rice?)
So stick the dumplings to the door god, thank the door god, the doors and windows are firm.
Posted on the stove, thank the stove god, can cook every day.
Stick it on the broom and thank the broom God for cleaning the house.
Posted in the pigpen, thank the pig god, make pigs fat. !!
Post praise chicken house, thank chicken god, chicken is healthy, there are eggs to eat.
You know our ancestors were polytheistic, and they thank all the gods for their protection!
A small dumpling is affixed to all the utensils and utensils in the house to express gratitude!
There is only one thing without sticking dumplings, that is, the oil lamp, the oil lamp holder is greasy, and the sticking dumplings all slip down.
The second day of the winter solstice, the oil lamp god was very unhappy, [Why I didn't! ]
So on December 24th of the lunar calendar, when the gods went to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor, they said: [Human beings are very wasteful, they do n’t cherish resources very much. At the corner of the table, there is rice on the sweeping broom! ]
Jade Emperor opened his eyes and took a look! Sure enough, very angry, [Since humans don't cherish the food given by God, I will let them be destroyed! ]
This is the origin of our family reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, because on the second day of New Year's Eve, Human beings will be destroyed.(This story, continue to talk next time)
My father still follows ancient customs. On the winter solstice on December 22 this year, rice dumplings are stuck on the furniture!
Merry Christmas & Happy New year！
Love
