First, family reunion: Every winter solstice, the family will be busy from morning to night, preparing a very rich dinner, and the family will gather together to eat hot jiaozi. Chatting about the daily routine, the trivia of life, and the expectation of a better life next year. So eating jiaozi also means family reunion.

Second, long-term meaning: There are many fillings in jiaozi, such as Chinese cabbage stuffing, pork stuffing, beef stuffing, shrimp stuffing, corn stuffing, etc., among which the more special one belongs to "leek stuffing". Because "Jiu" and "Jiu" are homonyms, people are good at getting a good cheer and a good omen between homonyms. Therefore, jiaozi made with leek stuffing has a good wish of long life, long financial resources and long life.

Third, the financial resources are abundant: when making jiaozi, you should pinch the edges and corners well, and if you pinch them, you should have edges and edges, so its shape generally looks very similar to that of Yuanbao, which used to be a common currency. Therefore, the wrapped jiaozi has a good omen of rich financial resources. And he ate jiaozi again, which symbolizes taking wealth into his own hands.

Legends about jiaozi:

The reason why there is this custom of eating jiaozi every winter solstice is that the legend is to commemorate the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction". According to legend, during the winter solstice, when Zhang Zhongjing returned home, he saw that the villagers were sallow and emaciated, hungry and cold, and many people's ears were frozen. Let his disciples set up a big pot at the entrance of the village, and he put the cold-expelling medicine and mutton into the pot together.