“If you don’t serve dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care.” This is a saying in the north about the winter solstice. In the south, people drink mutton soup and eat glutinous rice balls. Different regions have different customs. .

1. As the old saying goes: "Winter Solstice dumplings and Summer Solstice noodles are healthy and complete."

It seems that the winter solstice is the day when yin disappears and yang is born. Folks pay attention to eating dumplings on the winter solstice. The shape of the dumplings is like a small ingot, which not only means reunion and attracts wealth, but also can bring good fortune. To keep warm from the cold, of course, there is a story.

It is said that in the cold winter, the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing saw many people suffering from frostbite on their ears. For this reason, on the winter solstice, people would make dough and wrap it with cold-repelling food and medicine for people to eat. It was also called "cold-repelling and ear-correcting soup" and the effect was very good. Later, people continued to spread the word, and the custom of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice emerged.

As the saying goes: "If you don't bring dumpling bowls during the Winter Solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care." On the Winter Solstice, don't forget to make and eat dumplings! After eating Winter Solstice dumplings, your ears will not freeze!

2. As the old saying goes: "When the winter solstice arrives, mutton is delicious."

In northern areas, there is not only the tradition of eating dumplings or wontons during the Winter Solstice, but some areas also like to eat mutton, and some even eat dog meat.

Because mutton is rich in nutrients, it can repel the cold, keep warm, and nourish the body. It is a good seasonal supplement during the winter solstice. There is an old saying that goes like this: "If you replenish your body during the winter solstice, you can fight tigers in the coming year." It seems that if you replenish your body during the winter solstice, your body will be stronger in the coming year. Especially the mutton hot pot is really good. Do you want to treat me?

It is said that eating mutton during the Winter Solstice originated from Liu Bang’s story. On the Winter Solstice, Liu Bang ate the mutton cooked by Fan Kuai. He felt warm all over, very comfortable and delicious. The custom of eating mutton during the Winter Solstice gradually emerged. .

3. The poem goes: "Every family pounding rice to make glutinous rice balls knows that it is the winter solstice in the Ming Dynasty."

In vast areas in the north, there is a custom of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice, which continues to this day. However, in some places in the south, glutinous rice balls are mostly eaten.

We all know that glutinous rice balls, which look round and round, actually symbolize family reunion. In the past, the winter solstice was often a day of reunion. Therefore, glutinous rice balls are also called winter solstice dumplings, which further indicates the meaning of reunion during the winter solstice.

Of course, in the vast Jiangnan region, there is also the food custom of eating winter solstice rice dumplings, red bean porridge or noodles, which all have beautiful meanings.

4. As the old saying goes: On the winter solstice, the day is as big as the year, and the court and the people worship the ancestors.

The winter solstice festival is recorded to have originated in the Han Dynasty, and was very prosperous in the Tang and Song Dynasties. , is also a traditional holiday, and this festival continues to this day.

Especially in the Tang and Song Dynasties, on the winter solstice, the emperor organized monarchs and ministers to go to the Temple of Heaven to pray for heaven's protection and the peace of the country and the people. Worship ancestors and express gratitude for their blessings.

Although we no longer worship heaven on the winter solstice, people still have the traditional custom of worshiping their ancestors on the winter solstice to pass on the culture of filial piety and keep in mind the blessings of their ancestors. Don’t forget your ancestors.

“When the Yin reaches its peak, Yang Qi begins to emerge.” On the winter solstice, it is the day when Yin Qi is at its strongest. From this day on, Yang Qi begins to appear. This day has become a very important holiday.