Content of winter solstice manuscript

Lu even said that the winter solstice is as big as a year. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. Below, I collected handwritten newspaper materials for you on the winter solstice festival. Let's have a look!

Gourmet legend

The solstice of winter is a severe winter season. People use food to keep warm and cure diseases. After thousands of years of development, they gradually formed a unique seasonal food tradition, such as wonton, jiaozi, glutinous rice balls, red bean porridge, dog meat and mutton. With the winter solstice, there are many folklore.

One of the legends: There used to be a saying in old Beijing called "Wonton from winter to the sun, and from summer to the sun". According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed the frontier, and the people were restless. At that time, there were two leaders, Xiongnu tribe and Tun tribe, which were very cruel. The people hated it, so they wrapped it into a corner with meat stuffing and called it "wonton" with the sound of "muddy" and "swallowing". I hate eating, and I want to quell the war and live a peaceful life. Because wonton was originally made on the winter solstice, every family eats wonton on the winter solstice.

Legend 2: The custom of eating dog meat on the solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat from winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on the solstice of winter, which is a good sign for the coming year.

Legend 3: In Jiangnan water town, there is a custom that the whole family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice on a winter solstice night. According to legend, there was a man named Gong. His son was incompetent and evil. He died on the Winter Solstice. Become a plague ghost after death and continue to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice from winter solstice to drive away the epidemic ghost and prevent diseases.

Expanding knowledge: How much do you know about the winter solstice?

The winter solstice festival began in the Zhou Dynasty, when there was a national ceremony about the winter solstice. "Zhou Li Chun Guan" said: "Use the winter solstice to worship gods and ghosts." In other words, on the solstice of winter, the state will hold ceremonies to worship gods and ghosts. The so-called "ghosts" are ancestors, including family sacrifices and temple sacrifices. This kind of national sacrifice ceremony has continued in later dynasties, but it is not so prominent because of more and more holiday customs. For example, it is recorded in "Ji Sheng at the age of Emperor Jingdi": "You grew up in the southern suburbs, and the next day, hundreds of officials took the floor to congratulate you. This is a national gift."

As a popular festival, the Winter Solstice Festival began in the Han Dynasty, prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and continues to this day.

In the Han Dynasty, on the solstice of winter, the government held a celebration ceremony called "Hedong" and had a routine holiday. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty records: "Before and after the winter solstice, gentlemen lived quietly, and hundreds of officials refused to listen to politics. They chose an auspicious day and then saved trouble." That is to say, on the solstice of winter, the whole country has a holiday and rest, the army is on standby, the frontier fortress is closed, business trips are closed, relatives and friends visit each other, give each other food and gifts, and have a happy and festive festival.

There are various festivals and customs in winter solstice, such as eating wonton, jiaozi, glutinous rice balls, dog meat and mutton, red beans, glutinous rice and tofu. On this day, there are activities such as ancestor worship, teacher worship and sending shoes and socks.

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