Dumplings, also known as dumplings, formerly known as "Jiao Er", are an ancient traditional pasta of the Han people with a history of more than 1,800 years.
Customs about dumplings:
Spring Festival:
Dumplings are a folk food with a long history. Eating dumplings is also a unique folk tradition of the Chinese people during the Spring Festival. . Because it means "Gengsuijiaozi", it is very popular among the people. There is a saying among the people that “dumplings are not as delicious as dumplings”. During the Spring Festival, dumplings have become an indispensable delicacy. According to folk customs in many areas of China, staying up late and eating "dumplings" on New Year's Eve is an important feast that cannot be replaced by any delicacies. In addition to dumplings as a holiday delicacy in the north, people in the south also eat dumplings on certain occasions. Dumplings originated in the era of Zhang Zhongjing. "Dumplings" are also known as "Jiaozi" or "Jiaoer", which means the alternation of the old and the new. It also adheres to the meaning of God. It is a banquet delicacy that must be eaten. Otherwise, God will be in Yin and Yang. Without your name in the world, you will become a lonely ghost who is not listed in the world after death. Think about it, how much our ancestors attached great importance to this! No matter what, you should eat a dumpling on New Year's Eve to get rid of the bad luck of the year. People from far away will travel across mountains and rivers to return to their hometowns and eat dumplings with their families during the winter festival to show that they have a happy destination.
New Year's Eve:
According to folk custom, "New Year's Eve" is the day when humans, ghosts and gods fight. Therefore, everyone must participate in order to gain good fortune and peace in the coming year. .
The ghost is "Xi", which is a fierce ghost born from a year of bad luck in the human world. "Xi" will come out to cause harm to the world on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, when the old and the new change. At this time, it takes the combined efforts of humans and gods to get rid of it. Every year on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, God will send the powerful god "Nian" to the world to cast down demons and eliminate ghosts. However, "Nian" only has 90% of his power on New Year's Eve, which proves that "Xi" is a very powerful ghost and must be assisted by people. Only then can "Xi" be eliminated. Therefore, people should light firecrackers at midnight on New Year's Eve to help Nian get rid of the evil ghost "Xi" that is causing harm to the world.
During the Jiaozi period on New Year’s Eve, people will gain strength after eating dumplings. Then, men, women and children will set off firecrackers to help the gods get rid of the evil spirits, and then reverently affix a new portrait of the Kitchen God. In front of the portraits of the God of Wealth and the Kitchen God, delicacies including dumplings are offered, which means peace, auspiciousness and abundant wealth in the coming year. This is the origin of the custom of "the sound of firecrackers drives away the old year (evil spirits)".