The meanings of the diet of the solar terms in the winter solstice are as follows:

1. Eating jiaozi

As the saying goes, "The winter solstice is as big as a year, and little reunion is on earth". Eating jiaozi is a must-have traditional food in the winter solstice, and jiaozi stands for happiness and good luck! You will eat jiaozi in the north no matter the New Year's Day, and remember to eat jiaozi in the winter solstice!

2. Eat mutton

Mutton is a delicious food that must be eaten on the Winter Solstice Festival. Mutton is not only delicious, but also warm up. Eating sheep on the Winter Solstice Festival means jubilation. Remember to eat it on the Winter Solstice!

3. Eating Ciba

Ciba is a traditional delicacy to eat in the Southern Winter Solstice Festival. Ciba is made of glutinous rice, which is crispy outside and tender inside, implying sweetness and beauty.

4. Eating glutinous rice balls

In the old tradition of the winter solstice, "glutinous rice balls" is a traditional delicacy necessary for the winter solstice, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection". Eating glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice round". There is a folk saying that "one year older after eating glutinous rice balls".

5. Eat rice cakes

Eat rice cakes on the winter solstice, which will make you taller every year. In many places in southern China, in addition to eating New Year's cakes, there is also the custom of eating New Year's cakes on the winter solstice. After being honed by high temperature and high pressure, rice grains are transformed into new year's cakes as white as snow and jade-like.

6, eat persimmons

Persimmons are a unique fruit in winter. In the snowy weather in winter, persimmons are still hanging on trees. Picking one to eat is soft, waxy and cold, which is very delicious. The winter solstice festival has the custom of eating persimmons in many places, which means everything goes well!