While saying and reciting the Nine Songs: during the first nine and second nine days, it's too cold to take hands out; during the third nine and fourth nine days, people can walk on ice; during the fifth nine and sixth nine days, willows along the river can be seen; during the seventh nine days, rivers begin to melt; during the eight nine days, wild geese return; after nine cycles of nine days, oxen are seen plowing all over the fields. Mother said that on the Winter Solstice which is like a small year, she had already prepared the dumpling stuffing early, waiting for her children to come home and eat them. She also told her grandchildren with seriousness: eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice will keep ears and hands from freezing. The whole family sat together, men chatting while sitting, women either rolling skins, filling dumplings, watching the pot, or adjusting the soup. The taste of happiness flowed in the steam of the dumplings, and warmth was exuded in their comfortable smiles. It's better to be poor for a year than to be poor for a festival. They ate dumplings on this festival of theirs, the chubby dumplings boiling in the pot seemed like a vigorous and hopeful life...
I rarely send mass text messages, if I do, it must be to inform something.
It seems that every year by the end of the year, we just prepare for the holidays.
These past few days, I've continuously received greetings from all sides: Winter Solstice, Christmas Eve, Christmas.
Because there is always an idea in my heart: truly heartfelt blessings should be really one's own, best given to the person you want to bless the most, shouldn't they belong only to oneself and him from start to finish?
Another Winter Solstice has come, tonight being the longest. Fortunately, from tomorrow onwards, the days will become a little longer and the nights a bit shorter, as if encountering a gentleman in gloom, or meeting a noble person in adversity. This joy accumulates day by day until spring returns after nine cycles...
One of the things to do is to send messages and wishes. For convenience and extensive coverage, group messages are sent.
Elders say that Winter Solstice marks the beginning of the nine cold periods, symbolizing the arrival of the coldest days.
After Winter Solstice, nights will become shorter and days longer;
The Winter Solstice dumplings once attracted people's taste buds, once made people look forward with anticipation. Now dumplings have become a common dish, and Winter Solstice has gradually faded out of people's sight, replaced by the imported Christmas. Walking on the streets, everywhere is filled with the atmosphere of Christmas. Under the cover of this colorful and noisy celebration, Winter Solstice becomes increasingly neglected. Who will make a bowl of fragrant dumplings for you in such a season? Who will brew a cup of warm tea for you in such a night? Who will tuck your blanket tightly in the cold night? Who will drape a coat over you in the cold wind? Who will listen to your low singing when you're lonely? Who will cheer you up when you're sad?
Some secrets can only be told to one person.
Some things should only be known by two people.
This day has the shortest daytime and the longest night.
Winter Solstice has come again.
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