December 22. a special day, is the shortest day of the year. Chinese people call it Dongzhi. The name means "the coming of winter"-the (cold) days in a year. On this day, people in northern China eat dumplings. They usually fill the dumplings different vegetables and meat. Sometimes, people put a coin inside. you happen to get the coin, you will have good luck. People consider eating dumplings a way to stay healthy. As the old saying goes, "Eating dumplings on Dongzhi can help (keep) the ears from frostbite (冻疮)."
In (south) China, people eat tangyuan on the day of Dongzhi. The little tangyuan balls (make) from rice. They have different (kind) of sweet fillings (馅料). People hope eating tangyuan can bring them happy and sweet life. In some places, people also make a special kind of rice wine. The drink brings the body (warm) on cold days.
