Yuan" means "reunion" and "completeness". Eating glutinous rice balls on the Winter Solstice is also called "Winter Solstice Reunion". Eating glutinous rice balls is also a traditional custom of the winter solstice. It is especially popular in Jiangnan. There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you feel better." "years old".

In some places, the Winter Solstice is celebrated as a festival. In the north, there is the custom of slaughtering sheep and eating dumplings and wontons on the winter solstice. In the south, there is the custom of eating winter solstice rice balls on this day. , the custom of making long noodles during the Winter Solstice. Some areas also have the custom of worshiping heaven and ancestors on the Winter Solstice.

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There are different customs in China during the Winter Solstice. In most places in the north, there is a custom of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice. After thousands of years of development, eating dumplings has become a custom of most northern Chinese people. Of course, there are exceptions such as eating mutton on the winter solstice in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province. The custom of soup means to drive away the cold.

In ancient China, the Winter Solstice was regarded as a major festival. It was once said that the Winter Solstice was as big as the New Year, and there was a custom of celebrating the Winter Solstice. /p>

In ancient times, people used the weather conditions on the winter solstice and the position of the winter solstice solar term in January to predict the weather in the future. If the winter solstice is dark, the new year will be sparse; if the winter solstice is sparse, the new year will be dark. : If it is cloudy on the Winter Solstice, it will be sunny on the New Year's Day; and if it is sunny on the Winter Solstice, it may be cloudy or even snowy on the New Year's Day