【成長旅程】與世界，共節氣——立冬

節氣

11月7日

細雨生寒未有霜，

庭前木葉半青黃。

All things hide,

winter begins to shine.

萬物藏，冬始俏。

立冬知多少

All about Start of winter

立冬，是二十四節氣之第十九個節氣，冬季的第一個節氣，標志著孟冬時節正式開啟。它不僅是時序的分界，更藏著古人順應天時的生存智慧——此時天地萬物從“收”轉向“藏”，草木凋零、蟄蟲休眠，人間也隨之開啟“養藏”模式。

Li Dong, the 19th solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, is the first solar term of winter. It marks the official start of the Meng Dong period. More than just a seasonal boundary, it embodies the ancient people's survival wisdom of adapting to natural rhythms. At this time, all things in heaven and earth shift from 'reaping' to 'hiding'—plants wither, insects hibernate, and human life also enters a 'nourishing and storing' mode accordingly.

立冬習俗知多少

Traditional Customs of Start of winter

1.祭祀祈福（Sacrifice for Blessings）

節日清晨備香燭、果品等供品，祭祀祖先或天地，以表感恩與祈愿，儀式莊重，傳承敬畏之心。

Sacrifice for Blessings: On the morning of the festival, offerings such as incense, candles, and fruits are prepared to worship ancestors or heaven and earth, expressing gratitude and making wishes. The ceremony is solemn, passing down a sense of reverence.

2.吃餃子（Eating Dumplings）

作為節日主食，面皮包餡形如元寶，象征富貴團圓。家人共制共享，餡料各有寓意（如白菜豬肉喻“百財”），滿含團圓期許。

Eating Dumplings: As the main dish of the festival, dumplings have wrappers filled with stuffing shaped like ingots, symbolizing wealth and reunion. Family members make and share them together; the fillings have various meanings (such as pork with Chinese cabbage representing 'hundred kinds of wealth'). They are full of hopes for reunion.

3.吃生蔥（Eating Raw Scallions）

搭配餃子食用，取“蔥”諧“聰”，寓意聰慧，也含“節節高升”之意。清脆解膩，為飲食添味，承載美好祝愿。

Eating Raw Scallions：Eaten with dumplings, scallions are homophonic with 'cunning' in Chinese,寓意聰慧 (implying wisdom), and also carry the meaning of 'progressing step by step'. Their crisp texture cuts through greasiness, adding flavor to the meal and carrying美好祝愿 (beautiful wishes).

立冬詩句

Start of winter in poetry

冬雖寒涼，卻藏著對春的期許。在這萬物斂藏的時節，愿我們都能放慢腳步，圍爐取暖、積蓄力量，在寧靜中等待下一個春暖花開。