It's cold and winter solstice, and reunion is just the right time. Tomorrow is a good day to spend time with your family and the tropic of Capricorn, but it's not enough to eat ~

There is a saying in folk customs that "the winter solstice is as big as a year", so the winter solstice is one of the more important solar terms in 24 solar terms, and it has been celebrated since ancient times. The winter solstice is also the first day of cold weather.

red bean glutinous rice

In the southern water town of China, it is a custom for the whole family to get together and eat red bean glutinous rice on the night of the winter solstice. According to legend, * * * Gong's was a gifted scholar who did many evils and died on the winter solstice. After his death, he became an epidemic ghost and continued to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice on the winter solstice to ward off the epidemic ghost and prevent and cure diseases.

Mazi

In Zhejiang, Jiangxi, southern Fujian and other regions, Mazi is eaten on the winter solstice, and it is also used to worship ancestors. The crisp is sweet and delicious, resistant to hunger after eating, and soft, tough and slightly icy. It's their tradition that the winter solstice is a festival.

Ginger Duck

People in Xiamen eat ginger duck on the winter solstice. Ginger duck is made from muscovy duck with red face, fried with sesame oil, then stewed with ginger (ginger) and rice wine. Ginger ducks do less at home, so as soon as the winter solstice arrives, many people begin to queue up to buy ginger ducks.

sweet pills

the custom of eating sweet pills is almost universal in Chaoshan area. After people worship their ancestors on this day, they take out some sweet pills and stick them on their doortops, roof beams and rice jars. It indicates another bumper harvest and family reunion next year. It's a good omen if the family can accidentally meet it on this day, just like the "Water-splashing Festival" of ethnic minorities. If an outsider happens to visit on this day and let an outsider meet it, these outsiders will also have good luck. Therefore, people don't want outsiders to visit on this day.

Nine-layer cake

In fact, no matter what you eat on the winter solstice, as long as you have family and friends around you, it is a warm hometown flavor.

Happy family, the custom of celebrating the winter solstice is different in every place. In fact, no matter what southerners and northerners eat, they just get together and have a happy meal!

It's the warmest thing for a family. No matter what their usual relationship is, if they have time, remember to take time to go home and have dinner with their grandparents and parents. When it's cold, ask them to take care of themselves and chat with them for a while!