What do Shandong people eat on the solstice in winter?

Eat jiaozi from winter solstice in Shandong.

As a northern region, jiaozi is one of the indispensable foods for both major festivals and various solar terms, and there is always a saying that jiaozi's ears will not be frostbitten during the winter solstice, so jiaozi is a must-eat food for every household in Qingdao.

Jiaozi in Qingdao, Shandong Province is very particular about stuffing, especially the stuffing inside. Because it is close to the sea, jiaozi, the seafood stuffing here, is unique. Shrimp, Spanish mackerel and leek will be added to the ordinary stuffing, and the jiaozi will be delicious. The solstice in winter is a good time for health preservation, mainly because "Qi starts from the solstice in winter".

Introduction of winter solstice:

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, child year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China. The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in the "24 solar terms", and the solar calendar reaches 270 degrees. Every year, the festival is held on 65438+February 2 1-23 in the Gregorian calendar.

The solstice in winter is the extreme point of direct sunlight spreading to the south. On the solstice in winter, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, which is the most inclined to the northern hemisphere and the solar altitude angle is the smallest. In all parts of the northern hemisphere, the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest.

The solstice in winter is also the turning point of direct sunlight returning to the north. After this day, it went back, and the direct sunlight began to move northward from the Tropic of Capricorn (23 26' s), and the sunlight in the northern hemisphere (China is located in the northern hemisphere) increased day by day.