The lunar New Year, as the name implies, begins with a new moon specifically the second new moon after the winter solstice.

农历新年，顾名思义，始于一个新月，特别是冬后的第二个新月。

Because the Earth's axis is tilted, the length of a day changes during the course of a year, with the longest stretch of daylight in midsummer, and the shortest day falling in midwinter.

因为地轴是倾斜的，所以在一年，白天的时长有所变化，在夏时，白天的时间长，而在冬时，白天的时间。

It's based on Earth's position in relation to the sun and the 21st is when we'll see the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year when astronomical winter begins.

这是基于地球相对于太阳的位置确定的，21号是冬的时候，天文学上冬季开始于一年的一天。

Some monuments, like Stonehenge, were aligned with the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset.

有一些纪念碑，如巨石阵，对齐了夏出和冬落的方向。

It falls at the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring or vernal equinox, making it the ideal time to consider when springtime might finally come.

它落在冬和春分之间的点，这使它成为考虑春天何时终到来的理想时机。

And although the rituals of Yuletide and the winter solstice have mostly fallen out of practice due to the rise in popularity of Christianity in Europe, many of the traditions associated with the period are still around.

尽管由于基督教在欧洲的流行，圣诞节和冬的仪式大多已经过时，但许多与该时期相关的传统仍然存在。

It is very difficult to obtain, as when the fruit ripens, on a full-moon night around the winter solstice, the fruit explodes as a mechanism to spread its seeds.

获取这种水果非常困难，因为这种水果在冬的月圆之夜成熟之际，会为了散播种子而爆炸。

The artist says the piece entitled, winter solstice for the audience in Munich, Germany to listen to nature as part of his piano vertical art project.

这位艺术家说，这首名为《冬》的作品是为了让德国慕尼黑的观众聆听大自然，这是他钢琴垂直艺术项目的一部分。

For the same reason, in the northern hemisphere we get a few more days between the summer solstice and the winter solstice than vice versa.

同样的原因，在北半球，夏和冬之间的天数要更多一点，反之亦然。

Their winter solstice is the same day as our summer solstice, and their summer solstice is the same day as our winter solstice!

他们的冬就是我们的夏，他们的夏就是我们的冬！

This temple is built to align with an astronomical event that happens just once a year — the sunrise at the winter solstice.

神庙的建造与一个天文现象有关它每年只发生一次这就是冬的出。

Samhain marked the halfway point between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice, the beginning of the new year.

夏末节标志着秋分和冬的间点，也是新的一年的开始。

But around the world, many cultures still celebrate the longest night of the year with unique winter solstice traditions.

但是在世界各地，许多文化仍然以独特的冬传统庆祝一年长的夜晚。

This is a big night for Sheldon. Right, Sheldon? Big night? The winter solstice is a big night.

今晚是谢尔顿的盛大之夜啊，是吧，谢尔顿。盛大？冬的夜晚才叫大。

According to legend, during the midwinter feast 2,500 years ago, the King of Wu was disgusted with all kinds of costly foods and wanted to eat something different.

根据历史传说，在2500年前的冬时节，吴国国王厌倦了所有的昂贵美食，想吃些特别的口味。

Certain stones in the ancient circle line up with the midsummer sunrise and the winter solstice sunset, marking the longest and shortest days of the year.

在这个古老的圆圈，一些特定的石头随着夏的出和冬的落，标记一年长和的子。

As with many modern celebrations, ancient festivals observing the winter solstice merged with newer traditions to create the holiday season as we know it today.

与许多现代庆祝活动一样，庆祝冬的古老节与新传统融合在一起，创造了我们今天所知的节季。

Ancient Chinese people divided 81 days after winter solstice(regarded as coldest time of the year) into 9 parts.

国古人将冬后的81天分为九个“数九天”，视为全年冷的一段时间。

During the Winter Solstice, Hangzhou residents traditionally eat rice cakes.

杭州居民有冬吃年糕的传统。

China has developed an unique festive food culture throughout the years. Eating dumplings is a common folk custom for many Chinese on the day of winter solstice, especially those living in the north.

冬经过数千年的发展，形成了独特的节令饮食文化，吃饺子则是多数国人冬的习俗。在北方尤其突显。