There are many types of Chinese food, and dumplings are a category that is loved by people all over the country. Nowadays, more than one billion people across the country eat dumplings on major festivals at the same time. One is the Spring Festival, another is autumn, and the third is the winter solstice. More than 1 billion people eat dumplings at the same time.
Dumplings were the best in the past. There are rumors that when Li Zicheng came to Beijing, he felt the cost and contribution of the soldiers' rebellion. Everyone responded with "eat dumplings" and ordered them to eat dumplings every day for 49 days. Of course, this is just a legend. But the problem of eating dumplings has been passed down from generation to generation. It is easy for an individual or a family to eat dumplings, but it is not easy for people all over the country to eat dumplings at the same time. Even policies and laws cannot complete it, but the power of tradition is huge. For example, during the Spring Festival, as long as we are Chinese, as for the Spring Festival, no matter how big it is, we must find a way to go home and have a reunion dinner.
Why is tradition so powerful? It is deeply buried in the blood of the Chinese people in the form of legends or stories, which is consistent with people's desire for a better life. Do you think there are other reasons? There is a tradition of eating dumplings during the Spring Festival, but the custom of eating dumplings varies from place to place. Eating dumplings at some places on New Year's Eve. In some places, it is the first time to eat dumplings. Even in some mountainous areas in the north, there is a custom of eating dumplings every morning to the fifth day. Eating dumplings is a unique way to express good luck.
Secondly, people expect to eat up the unpleasant troubles that happened last year, eat them like dumplings, and pray for a good year. The third is to eat dumplings, hoping that the child will be born early and the whole family will be prosperous. In addition, dumplings have become the mascot of the Spring Festival. Since they look like silver, the dumplings of the Spring Festival mean "New Year's luck, ingots are rolling" and people hope to "recruit wealth".
People also put some red dates, which means good luck, and others put coins to predict who will make a fortune. Even dumplings can be eaten in many ways. Tao in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang must cook dumplings in a pot of soup. Then eat soup and dumplings together. In some areas of Henan, dumplings and noodles are cooked together, which is called "Golden Thread Ding".
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