12生肖

2012年是中國人最喜歡的龍年，預計繼百年結婚潮，也會帶來龍年生子潮 。

有關12生肖英文怎麼說？12 Chinese Zodiac Animals 或是 Chinese Zodiac Signs

12生肖是12年依次，每年代表一種動物

the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal according to a 12-year cycle. 

冬至吃湯圓

Winter Solstice is one of the 24 solar terms in China. The date of the winter solstice will fall on around December 22 each year. The sun appears directly overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn, ( or Southern tropic) on this day. so it is t the shortest day, longest night for the northern hemisphere. In Taiwan there is the custom of eating rice balls served in soup on Winter Solstice, which means getting one year older.
冬至是中國的24節氣之一，大約在每年的12月22日左右。

二十四節氣

冬至是中國重要的節氣，想到這些節氣該怎麼說？

二十四節氣 The 24 Solar Terms:
立春 Spring begins. (1st solar term)　Feb.3,4, or 5
雨水 The rains. Feb.18,19 or 20
驚蟄 Insects awaken. Mar.5,6, or 7
春分 Vernal Equinox Mar.20,21 or 22
清明 Clear and bright. Apr.4,5 or 6
谷雨 Grain rain. Apr.19,20 or 21
立夏 Summer begins. May 5,6 or 7
小滿 Grain buds. May 20,21 or 22
芒種 Grain in ear. Jun.5,6 or 7