万双网讯  冬至，是中国的传统节日和重要节气，古代有“冬至大如年”之说。在冬至时节吃饺子变成了一种习俗。为继承优秀传统习俗，弘扬中国传统文化，同时让大家一起过一个温暖、温馨的传统节日，在冬至即将来临之际，12月20日下午，万科双语学校开展了“情暖冬至，感恩有你”冬至主题活动。全体教职员工约140余人参与了本次活动。

VBS News Net: Winter Solstice has been a crucial solar term and festival in China where it could outweigh the Lunar New Year during ancient times. Eating dumplings becomes a tradition. VBS held a themed Winter Solstice session on 20th December on making dumplings. Over 140 staff took part in this session. 

活动伊始，学校特别播放了英文版的冬至节日介绍，让外籍教师们充分了解中国传统节日文化。

At the start of the session, a short videoclip was played to introduce what Winter Solstice meant to China as a traditional festival.

在这里，来自五湖四海的中外教师、员工各显神通，别出心裁，喜气洋洋地擀面皮、包饺子，每一位员工的脸上都洋溢着幸福、满足的笑容。杨帆校长以“大师傅”的身份认真指导不会包饺子的老师，生活部的老师们包出了最标准的饺子，外教们用各种形状的饺子排出了沐浴在阳光下的“VBS”，大家创造了千姿百态的饺子……美滋滋地品尝、交流。

Teachers from all over the world and China learned the techniques to make dumplings with ultimate joy. Principal Yang took the role of dumpling master to teach teachers making dumplings. Life teachers made the standard dumplings when international teachers made dumplings in all possible shapes and put them to form 'VBS'. After that teachers had a taste of dumplings of their own.

在这里，南北文化交融共生；在这里，全体教职员工以节日的名义携手前行……学校的凝聚力、向心力得到进一步提升，万科双语学校已成为教师、员工共同学习和生活的温馨的家园。

The culture of Northern China and Southern China comes across in VBS together with teachers from all over the world.

文/图  燕子

版式：凯会

翻译：赖丁慈

Author / Photographer: Linda

Formatting: Judy

Translated by DC Lai