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Vocabulary:

1. dongzhi (the winter solstice)   冬至
   
2. lidong (the beginning of winter)   立冬
   
3. Chinese lunar calendar   農曆
   
4. tangyuan (a sticky rice ball filled with either a sesame or peanut paste)  湯圓
   
5. December 22nd or 23rd   12月22或23日

About dongzhi:

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 24 solar terms in a year. After lidong

     comes dongzhi.

The winter solstice usually comes around the 22nd or w3rd of December.

On dongzhi, the night is the longest one of the year.

The Chinese think dongzhi is as important as Lunar New Year.

People will eat tangyuan which are made of sticky rice and have either a sesame

      or peanut filling.

After you eat tangyuan, Chinese people say  you will grow one year older.