(1) welcome winter

Lidong and spring, summer, autumn, collectively known as the four Li, an important festival in ancient society. In the past, it was a farming society, and after a year of labor, the day of winter was used to rest and reward the family for their hard work. The proverb "winter, make up for the winter, make up for the mouth empty" is the best analogy.

(2) He winter

He winter is also known as "worship winter", in the Han Dynasty that is this custom. Since the Republic of China, the traditional customs of winter greeting, seems to have a tendency to simplify. But some activities, gradually fixed, programmed, more universal. Such as winter school, worship activities, are held in the winter.

Some places to celebrate the winter way also have innovation, in Heilongjiang Harbin, Henan Shangqiu, Jiangxi Yichun, Wuhan, Hubei and other places on the day of winter, winter swimming enthusiasts have used winter swimming this way to meet the arrival of winter. Winter swimming, whether in the north or the south, is a favorite method of physical exercise in winter.

(3) Eating Dumplings

There is a custom of eating dumplings at the beginning of winter. At the beginning of winter, the dumplings were made to taste different from the cabbage, but also dipped in vinegar with rotten garlic to eat, so as to have a different flavor.

(4) health

Winter in the northwest of the cold weather, tonic should be warm and hot products, such as beef, mutton, dog meat, etc.; and south of the Yangtze River, although winter, but the temperature is milder than the northwestern region to be more moderate, tonic should be complementary sweet and warm flavors, such as chicken, ducks, fish; located in the mountainous areas of the high plateau, the rainfall is less and the climate is dry zone, it should be glycerine to promote the production of products of fruits and vegetables, rock sugar! The best way to do this is to have a good time.

2, the symbolism of eating dumplings in winter:

The symbolism of eating dumplings in winter is to commemorate Zhang Zhongjing, and this is a traditional custom of our country, which is also a part of the culture. Legend has it that the dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing to help poor people cure their colds, and the custom was later passed down, but nowadays people's living standards and medical care have greatly improved.

In ancient Chinese medicine, winter is a time when yang is hidden, yin is in full bloom, grass and trees wither, dormant insects hide, and everything tends to rest in hibernation in preparation for the coming spring. The filling in the dumplings can bring energy and calories, and the food is the best way to make up for it.

Experts said, winter eating dumplings pay attention to the choice of fillings, different fillings have different effects, the public should be based on their own needs. Today, most people are based on their own preferences to modulate the filling, the most common pork cabbage, celery pork, mutton carrots and so on. Coastal areas, more than a few seafood as a filling, but also a different flavor.

Despite the differences in customs, the significance of the "winter" is basically the same, are to warm the body, drive away the cold, strengthen the resistance, less disease. In addition, some women should pay attention to the figure, do not lose weight in the winter time, because of the cold winter, the human body fat will automatically seal, to spend the winter and prepare, if the destruction of the human body of this law, will lead to low immunity, prone to disease.