What to eat at the beginning of winter?

Should we eat Yuanxiao or dumplings at the beginning of winter?

Whether to eat Yuanxiao or dumplings at the beginning of winter mainly depends on the region.

In most parts of northern my country, dumplings are eaten at the beginning of winter, while in some areas in southern my country, yuanxiao is eaten at the beginning of winter.

Reasons for eating dumplings at the beginning of winter:

Eating dumplings at the beginning of winter is to improve your life on this day, and it is not as delicious as dumplings; secondly, dumplings come from the saying of Jiaozi , Beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, so dumplings at the turn of the year are indispensable.

Reasons for eating Yuanxiao at the beginning of winter:

Yuanxiao is also called glutinous rice balls, and eating glutinous rice balls at the beginning of winter symbolizes reunion.