1. Make glutinous rice balls. Here in the south, we go back to our hometown to make glutinous rice balls together on the eve of the winter solstice. Tangyuan is a delicate knowledge that pays attention to skills, smoothness and exquisiteness, and its connotation is even more important. "Tangyuan, glutinous rice balls, round and round." Isn't that the connotation of glutinous rice balls? In my eyes, glutinous rice balls are good." Plasticine”. (Pinch the animal) This year, under the breath of the cold moon, I returned home with full joy. After a "feast" filled with dishes, the highlight of the meal is finally on the stage: "Tang Yuan". A "mountain of flour" and a basin of clear water. I watched from the sidelines as the adults mixed water into the glutinous rice flour, kneaded it, and mixed it together. As I watched, my hands became itchy unconsciously, and I wanted to go forward and try my skills. Recalling the time I made glutinous rice balls with my cousin last year is really unforgettable: at that time, we were making piglets and puppies, and it was really a pleasure. My cousin's cry broke my dream, and I hurriedly "flyed" over. When I "flyed" back again, the glutinous rice balls had been finished. The table was full, and on the rice sieve, there were round glutinous rice balls one by one, round and translucent. When I closed my eyes, it seemed like a bowl of hot and fragrant glutinous rice balls was right in front of me. But , I didn’t participate in any of these, what a pity. I have been wronged by this "master of glutinous rice balls".

2. Grave sweeping. In the early morning of the winter solstice, after eating a bowl of hot glutinous rice balls, the second most important custom is to visit the tomb. On the day of the winter solstice, thousands of plates of delicious food are prepared. Haha, my mouth watered when I saw it, not to mention my ancestors who are far underground. The mountain road has eighteen bends, and it truly lives up to its name. There are so many criss-crossing paths that you can’t even tell where they are. (Fortunately, there was an adult leading the way, otherwise, it might have taken us several days to get there.) The mountains are full of people, crowded and bumpy. Whether they are strangers or acquaintances, everyone returns to the same destination by different routes. At the same time, the grave sweepers on the mountain greet each other and say hello to each other. Tomb sweeping, of course, is to sweep away the weeds in front of the ancestors' tombs, in my opinion. Rake it with a rake and you will get a lot of it. This is what adults have to do. And my cousin and I climbed up to the distance together, and saw the majestic scene of "looking across the forest into peaks, with different heights near and far."; and the thrilling scene of "when you reach the top, you can see all the small mountains at a glance." "Chen Xie, Xiao Yue, come and kneel down to worship your ancestors and pray for peace!" the adults called to us. We followed the adults' example and said, "Same as above." This made everyone laugh. After shouting, we ran away again and went crazy. "It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival", but it didn't rain today. Looking at the tombs of our ancestors, I felt desolate, a bit like "the souls of pedestrians on the road are about to die". 3. Set off firecrackers. Firecrackers are set off during the New Year, and the Winter Solstice is no exception. Adults often say: "After the winter solstice, it's New Year's Day." This is probably the prelude to New Year's Day! I don't know who invented the firecrackers. It's full of fun. I think back then, my cousin and I bought several boxes and were naturally happy for a long time. We lit the incense and detonated it with trembling hands. When the sparks flew, we were so scared that we pissed ourselves. We covered our ears and ran away quickly. We stood in the room and watched the "play" with our lively hearts: " "Crack, crackle, crackle", the sound of firecrackers and the barking of dogs intertwined together, we were so happy.

Postscript Every winter solstice, this "trio" is always performed like this. Everything is so interesting and makes me have endless aftertaste...