Eating dumplings at the beginning of winter

Folk custom believes that if you don't eat dumplings at the beginning of winter, your ears will freeze off. Moreover, dumplings are homophonic with "Jiaozi", which means a great agricultural harvest and abundant financial resources. So we eat dumplings at the beginning of winter.

The beginning of winter represents the beginning of winter. It is one of the seasonal nodes that Chinese people attach great importance to. Spring plowing and summer hard work, autumn harvest and winter storage. Winter is the season to enjoy the harvest and recuperate.

The beginning of winter was also one of the "Four Seasons and Eight Festivals" in ancient society. It was a very important festival. In some parts of China, there were customs such as ancestor worship and banquets.