The first and fourth syllable in each line it creates a sensation of horse hooves drumming on the ground.
Both are a time to get together with family. On the Winter Solstice, people eat dumplings, warm and happy food. On Christmas, people give out presents to family and loved ones. The Dongzhi Festival takes place every year on December 21 or 22, while Christmas takes place every year on December 25.
Borges's story The Garden of Forking Paths can be considered to be a three dimensional chess game for a variety of reasons. First, like a game of chess, a nearly infinite number of possible outcomes are proposed through the story (just as how a chess game can allow for a variety of different outcomes). Also, chess is a game of choice, just as the Garden of Forking Paths - both the story itself and the novel of the same titles mentioned in the story - allows for the reader to, in essence, choose their own design and strategy. Furthermore, the lead character\protagonist in the story is manipulating events throughout the story to, in essence, score a "checkmate."
