Why do you eat wonton on the solstice of winter? In memory of whom?

The winter solstice (Gregorian calendar 65438+February 2 1 or 22) is the beginning of September of the lunar calendar. The ancients believed that on the solstice of winter, the days are getting longer and longer and the yang is rising, which is an auspicious day and worth celebrating. Emperors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties had ceremonies to worship heaven, which was called "the suburb from winter to the sun". However, people do not regard the winter solstice as a festival, but have some timely activities. Since the Song Dynasty, there has been a folk custom of eating wonton in winter solstice. In this regard, there have been many arguments. It is said that wonton is like an egg, and the egg is like a chaotic image. People eat wonton on the day of winter solstice to commemorate Pangu's creation of the world before the chaos in ancient times. Second, the winter solstice is the birthday of the Taoist Buddha, so people have the custom of eating wonton. In fact, "wonton" and "chaos" are homophonic, so people extend wonton to break the chaos and open up the world. In fact, people eat wonton on the solstice in winter, which is related to the astronomical phenomena. Winter is the beginning of Yang's rise in a year, just like the beginning of chaos. (Beijing Radio and TV News 12.6438+07)