1, jiaozi: Every winter solstice of the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for the rich and the poor, and it is very popular in jiaozi stores such as supermarkets and shopping malls. As the saying goes: "On October 1st, when the solstice of winter comes, every family eats jiaozi." .
2. Chaos: There is a saying in old Beijing that "winter solstice wonton, summer solstice noodles". "Yanjing Years Old" says: "The shape of husband's wonton is like a chicken egg, which is quite similar to the chaos of heaven and earth, so it is eaten from winter to the sun." In addition to similar shapes, "wonton" is also homophonic with "chaos". Eating wonton in winter is beneficial to the storage of heat energy in cold season.
3. Mutton soup: It is said that the custom of eating mutton from winter solstice began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate mutton cooked in Fan Kuai on the solstice of winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating mutton from winter solstice has been formed among the people. On the solstice of winter, people eat mutton and various nourishing foods one after another in order to have a good omen for the coming year.
4. Tangyuan: The ancients had a poem: "Every family makes tangyuan, knowing that it is the winter solstice tomorrow." Eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter is a traditional custom in China, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a saying among the people that "eating glutinous rice balls is one year older". Tangyuan is also called jiaozi, and eating jiaozi on the winter solstice is also called "jiaozi on the winter solstice"; Tangyuan can be used for ancestor worship or as a gift to relatives and friends.
Red bean glutinous rice: In Jiangnan water town, it is a custom for the whole family to get together to eat red bean glutinous rice on the night of winter solstice. According to legend, the people who worked together died on the solstice in winter, and became epidemic ghosts after death, which continued to harm the people. However, the ghost of this epidemic is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice from the solstice in winter to prevent disasters and get rid of diseases.