1. According to ancient Chinese timekeeping, 11 pm to 1 am the next day is Zi hour. "Jiaozi" is the moment when the new year meets the old year. Dumplings represent the beginning of the new year, and eating dumplings during the Spring Festival is considered good luck. In addition, dumplings are shaped like ingots. Making dumplings means wrapping up good luck, and eating dumplings symbolizes a wealthy life.

2. Folklore, this is related to Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty of my country. It is said that one winter was extremely cold, and many poor people's ears were rotten by the cold. Zhang Zhongjing felt very uncomfortable, so he set up a big pot from the winter solstice and brewed a "cold-removing Jiaoer soup" to give medicine to the poor. Heal injuries.

The method of "Quhan Jiao Er Soup" is to boil mutton, chili and some cold-dispelling medicinal materials in a pot. After boiling, take these things out and chop them up, and wrap them in dough to look like ears. The "Jiao Er" is cooked in a pot and given to patients. "Jiao Er" is very effective. After people eat it, their blood becomes smooth and their frozen ears are cured. Zhang Zhongjing continued to apply medicine until New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, people were grateful for Zhang Zhongjing's charity, so they made New Year's food in the shape of "Jiao Er" and called this food "dumplings". Thus, dumplings were born.

The meaning of eating dumplings

1. Dumplings have the meaning of "Jiaozi", "Zi" means "Zi Shi", and "Jiao" is a homophone for "Jiao", which means festive reunion. and good luck.

2. The radical of "dumpling" is next to the word "qian", and its shape resembles an ingot, so it means attracting wealth.

3. People will wrap many auspicious things in dumplings, such as red dates, chestnuts, etc., to express their wishes for the new year.