Brief introduction of solar terms in winter solstice circle

The ancients believed that by the solstice of winter, although it was still in the cold season, spring was not far away. Everyone who goes out at this time will go home for the winter vacation, which indicates that there will be a home at the end of the year. Han people in Fujian and Taiwan believe that the annual winter solstice is a family reunion festival, because it is a day to worship ancestors. If you go out and don't go home, you are a person who denies your ancestors.

The solstice in winter is the longest night in a year. Many people use this evening to make a winter solstice circle with glutinous rice flour. In order to distinguish it from resignation on the eve of the Spring Festival, the day before the Winter Festival is called Tiannian or Sub-Nian, which means that a year has not ended, but everyone has grown up for a year.

The general practice from winter to Japanese yen is to soak high-quality glutinous rice in water, drain it into blocks, then use black sesame, lard (pure sheep fat), soft candy, sweet osmanthus (also with bean paste and sugar) as stuffing, rub it into a circle by hand, then put it into boiling water and add a little cold water to cook it.

How to eat the Japanese yen in winter: or with diced meat, dried incense, shredded bamboo shoots and chopped green onion as stuffing, or steamed or fried, it tastes sweet and smooth. The solstice in winter is as big as a year. Eating winter solstice yen, getting one year older and having a round family is a good sign.