On the solstice of winter, do you eat jiaozi or wonton?

Specific to all parts of the country, the custom of celebrating the winter solstice is slightly different. As far as diet is concerned, in winter solstice, different places have different customs. In the north, there are customs of slaughtering sheep, eating jiaozi and eating wonton in winter solstice, while in some places in the south, there are customs of eating dumplings and noodles in winter solstice.

Of course there are exceptions. For example, in Tengzhou, Shandong Province, the winter solstice custom is called Jiujiu, and the custom of drinking mutton soup on that day is very popular, which means driving away the cold.

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The winter solstice, also known as the "winter solstice", is one of the traditional twenty-four solar terms, corresponding to the summer solstice, which is about 65438+February 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Gao Wei, secretary general of Beijing Folklore Society, said in an interview with Zhongxin.com.. After the winter of the solstice, "counting nine" begins, which means entering the coldest season of the year. "In the farming society, people began to' cat winter'.

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People's Daily Online-The solstice in winter is as big as a year: eating jiaozi in the north and filling in 99-99 cold pictures for fun.