Today is the Winter Solstice
Dec 22nd 2011 17:35
Today December 23th is the winter solstice. It is the fewest day light hour in the year. In Japan people take a bath on the winter solstice with yuzu, Japanese citron, in the bath. On the winter solstice we eat pumpkins because we don't catch a cold all winter. It is said in Japanese traditional legend. In fact I will eat pumpkin for dinner tonight. But I won't put yuzu in my bath. I will put a bath salts looked like citron in the bath.
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Today, December 23th, is the winter solstice.
It is the fewest day with the fewest hours of light hour in the year.
In Japan, people take a bath on the winter solstice with yuzu, (Japanese citron), in the bath.
On the winter solstice we eat pumpkins because so we don't won't catch a cold all winter.
In fact, I will eat pumpkin for dinner tonight.
I will put a bath salts (either "a bath salt" or "bath salts". Singular or plural) that looked like citron in the bath.
Today, December 23rd, is the winter solstice. [Numbers ending in 1, 2 or 3 have ordinal forms -1st (-first), -2nd (-second) and -3rd (-third), respectively. "23rd" is pronounced "twenty-third". "December 23rd" needs to be preceded and followed by commas because it is an appositive phrase-- a second noun phrase describing the same thing as the noun "today".]
It is the day of the year with the fewest hours of light. [Alternative to UkuleleWarrior-san's correction.]
In Japan, people put yuzu, Japanese citron, in the bath water. [Alternative: "... in the water for taking a bath."]
On the winter solstice we eat pumpkin(s) to prevent us from catching colds all winter. [Alternative to UkuleleWarrior-san's correction.]
This is a traditional Japanese belief.
I will use bath salts which look like citron(s).
It is the fewest day light hour in the year.This day has the least amount of day light hours in the year.
On the winter solstice we eat pumpkins because we don't catch a cold all winter.It is said in traditional Japanese legends, that you should eat pumpkins on the winter solstice so you don't catch a cold.Sorry I know this is a really long sentence.
It is said in Japanese traditional legend.
But I won't put yuzu in my bath, I will just put bath salts that look like yuzu in the bath.
I will put a bath salts looked like citron in the bath.