1, eat jiaozi and wonton in the north. In northern China, there is a custom of eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter. On this day every year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for the rich and the poor. According to legend, this custom is to commemorate the kindness of "medical sage" Zhang Zhongjing in "Quhan Joule Decoction". The meaning of winter solstice wonton is mainly sacrifice, followed by eating. Some ancient people thought that eating wonton in winter solstice was to break the yin, release the yang and support the growth of the yang between heaven and earth.

2. Eat jiaozi in the south. 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 folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls is one year older". Tangyuan can be used to worship ancestors, give gifts to relatives and friends, and represent reunion.

3. Red bean rice. In the south of the Yangtze River, people cook red bean rice on the solstice in winter. According to legend, Gong was a troubled wit who died in the winter. After his death, he became an epidemic ghost and still harmed the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice in the evening from winter to Sunday to resist the epidemic ghost and prevent diseases.