Dumplings are very similar to Yuanbao, so people hope that after eating them, they will be able to attract wealth and treasure. It also represents the meaning of celebration and reunion, symbolizing that good luck can be obtained within the new year.

The dumplings are filled with a filling, so people will put joy and good luck into the dumpling filling, which is a symbol of hope for the new year. The symbolism of eating dumplings on New Year's Day is that it is the time of the year, and the word "zi" means "midnight". The words "交" and "饺" are harmonized, which means "festive and auspicious" and "happy reunion". "happy reunion" meaning.

Dumplings evolved from wontons. In the long process of its development, there are many names, and in ancient times there were names such as "jail pill", "flat food", "dumpling bait", "powder angle" and so on. In ancient times, it was known as "Jiewan", "Bianshi", "Dumpling Bait", "Fanjiao", etc. Three Kingdoms period called "crescent-shaped wontons", the North and South Dynasties period called "wontons", the Tang Dynasty called dumplings "supine crescent-shaped wontons", the Song Dynasty is called "angle", the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the United States, the United States, the United States and other countries. In the Tang Dynasty, dumplings were known as "Yan Yue shaped wontons"; in the Song Dynasty, they were called "Jiaozi"; in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, they were called "Bianshi"; and in the Qing Dynasty, they were called "Dumplings". Dumplings originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were first created by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Dengzhou, Henan Province, in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Dumplings

1, dumplings placed

Horizontal and vertical rows have a fixed rules, can not be placed everywhere, Shandong region is the most demanding, the cover of the curtain must be used in a round, the middle of the first put a few Yuanbao-like, and then a circle of the order of the outer layer along the yard placed! Neatly, the people say is "circle blessing", and can only put 99, the spacing between the dumplings and row spacing have strict requirements.

2, dumpling wrapping

Ruyi, candy, peanuts, dates, chestnuts, etc., will be wrapped in dumplings, each representing a symbol, the newly married daughter-in-law, if you eat dates, chestnuts, which means that you will get a noble son, the coins, the ancient coins will be put into it, who ate out of the more, means that in the coming year will be more money, you say is not very sophisticated? Don't you think it's very elaborate?

3, the shape of the dumplings

Curved moon shape is the traditional wrapping method used in most areas, first folded over the dough, and then pinched along the edges of the right hand with the thumb and forefinger, pinching the finer and more uniform the better, the people called "pinch Fu", the shape of the big treasure is most popular among the farmers, hoping that the next year will be a good time for them. The shape of a big dollar is the most popular among the farmers, hoping to get a big harvest in the coming year, and the wealth is rolling in!