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

有一些纪念碑，例如巨石阵，了夏至日日出和冬至日日落的方向。

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

中国古人将冬至日后的81天分为“天”，视为全年最冷的一段时间。

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？冬至日的夜晚才叫大。

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至的中间点，也是新的一年的始。

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

杭州居民有冬至吃年糕的传统。

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至传统庆祝一年中最长的夜晚。

And of course there's also the midwinter sunset alignment at Stonehenge.

当然还有巨石阵的冬至日落象。

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，始于一新月，特别是冬至后的第二新月。

Newgrange's alignment with the sun on the winter solstice is one of its most  fascinating characteristics.

纽格莱奇与冬至日太阳的是其最引人入胜的特征之一。

We try to see the sun unless it's the dead of winter and to start our day.

我们尽量在冬至这样的寒冬之外，迎接晨曦，启新的一天。

And on days like the winter solstice, the sun would align with some of the most important buildings.

在冬至这样的日子里，太阳会与一些最重要的建筑物排成一线。

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

他们的冬至就是我们的夏至，他们的夏至就是我们的冬至！

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

神庙的建造与一天文象有关它每年只发生一次这就是冬至日的日出。

" " I heard that he met with bandits on his way to perform the sacrifices for the winter solstice.

” “听说他去祭冬至的路上遇到了土匪。

And it was more or less when people in the Roman Empire observed the winter solstice, which happens right after Saturnalia.

这大致发生在罗马帝国的人们庆祝冬至的时候，冬至正好在农神节之后。

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，夏至和冬至之间的天要更多一点，反之亦然。

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.

与许多代庆祝活动一样，庆祝冬至的古老节日与新传统融合在一起，创造了我们今天所知的节日季。

After today, the days will start getting shorter, and the nights will get longer, until the winter solstice in six months' time.

今天之后， 白天将会始变短，夜晚将会变长， 直到六月后的冬至。

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《冬至》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。

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.

在这古老的圆圈中，一些特定的石头随着夏至的日出和冬至的日落，标记一年中最长和最短的日子。