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Today we would like to introduce the The winter solstice . And on that day, how do the Taiwanese and Japanese spend their time . Yeah of course , what I introduce is talking about their traditional customs and habits. If you are interested in it , maybe you can also tell us that now in Taiwan and Japan, how many persons follow such kind of rules. I have to say that I am a conservative woman, so I always follow the tradition, ok. As we know, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, And in Taiwan we eat glutinous rice balls, chinese pronunciation. Tangtuan, It is a dessert made from glutinous rice flour. The character yuan (round) indicates reunion and that something is perfectly successful. There’s a saying among the people that “you will be one year older once you eat "Tangyuan". And besides, we need to worship our ancestors. It means we are so appreciated to show our filial piety and remember our roots. So how about the Japanese? In ancient Japan, people regarded the winter solstice as "the sun's power getting weak, so they have to eat something to prevent themselves from cold or stroke. since pumpkin is nutritious Eating pumpkin in winter would warm up our body, then people could spend (get through) winter, and this is with the meaning of removing disasters and ill-fortune. Another tradition is that they will take a yuzu bath on 冬至 冬至 is the pronunciation of winter solstice . And yuzu is a citrus fruit with very fragrance and vitamin C. So they will put the yuzu into their bath . the sharp smell of the citrus is also believed to keep demons and bad luck away