beginning of winter eats jiaozi.
beginning of winter is the first solar term in winter, representing the beginning of winter. Eating jiaozi in beginning of winter is one of the traditional customs in China. It is said that this custom originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has a history of nearly two thousand years. Beginning of winter's eating jiaozi symbolizes people's beautiful expectation for winter. Beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, and ancient people often come to eat jiaozi at this time. This tradition has also been inherited.
So beginning of winter's eating jiaozi has become an indispensable part of China's traditional culture. This custom represents people's awe and respect for winter, and also implies reunion, harmony and happiness. Through the traditional custom of eating jiaozi, people convey their respect for their ancestors and miss their families, and at the same time inherit and carry forward the traditional culture of China.
The meanings of different jiaozi representatives:
1. Different fillings: cabbage stuffing: baicai; Mutton stuffing: make a fortune and make a fortune; Beef stuffing: Niu Cai, when encountering a bull market, is bullish; Fish stuffing: surplus wealth also means "more than one year"; Leek stuffing: it has the meaning of long-term wealth, but also represents the long-term family; Celery stuffing: diligent wealth, endless wealth, also represents a blessing to hardworking people; Sauerkraut stuffing: counting wealth means that it will take a long time to count more wealth; Wild vegetable stuffing: wild wealth also represents unexpected wealth.
2. The wrapping method is different: crescent shape: a symbol of reunion (a common classic style, jiaozi is folded into a semicircle, and the middle is pinched first, and then the two sides are pinched into waves. ); Yuanbao-shaped: a symbol of wealth (one is to pinch the edge of jiaozi into a tooth shape, and the other is to pinch jiaozi first, then pull the two corners of jiaozi together and then press them together. ); Wallet shape: a symbol of wealth (fold the seal of jiaozi into a semicircle, and knead the edge of jiaozi into a complete twisted pattern with your thumb and forefinger. )。
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