The winter solstice falls between December 21st and 23rd in the Gregorian calendar every year.

In many areas of northern my country, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year.

It is said that when the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing returned from old age and returned to his hometown, he saw the frozen people, so he used mutton, some cold-repelling medicinal materials and dough, wrapped them in the shape of ears, and made a medicine called "Cold-Repelling Ear Decoction" and gave it to the people.

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Later, every winter solstice, people would imitate and eat it, forming a custom.

Many places in southern my country celebrate the winter solstice.

The traditional custom of worshiping ancestors continues in the southern coastal areas such as western Guangdong, Chaoshan, and parts of Zhejiang.

Every household places ancestor statues, tablets, etc. in the upper hall of the home, sets up the offering table, arranges incense burners, offerings, etc.

While worshiping ancestors, some places also offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth, and kowtow to the gods to pray for good weather and prosperity for the family and everything in the coming year.

Extended information: Legend of Winter Solstice. In the past, there was a saying in old Beijing of "Winter Solstice Wonton and Summer Solstice Noodles".

According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Huns from the north often harassed the frontiers and the people had no peace.

At that time, there were two leaders in the Xiongnu tribe, the Hun clan and the Tun clan, who were very ferocious.

The people hated it so much that they used meat fillings to wrap it into wontons and called them "wontons" after taking the sounds of "hun" and "tun".

He eats his hatred and hopes to quell the war and live a peaceful life.

Because wontons were first made on the winter solstice, every household eats wontons on the winter solstice.