What do people in Hubei eat on the solstice in winter?

People in Hubei eat glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter.

The winter solstice is a very important solar term in China. Winter solstice is one of the traditional festivals of the Han nationality. It originated in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Winter solstice is commonly known as winter festival, dragon solstice festival, Asian New Year Festival and so on. As early as more than 2,500 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, China had observed the sun with the earth, and determined the winter solstice, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms, and the time was between February 0 and 23, 65438+265438 in the solar calendar, which was the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere.

On the solstice of winter, there are different customs in the north and south of China. Jiaozi is eaten in most areas in the north, and glutinous rice balls are eaten in the south. Hubei is located in the middle of China and belongs to the southern city, so on the solstice of winter, the whole family will get together to eat jiaozi. Round means reunion and perfection, and eating glutinous rice balls in winter solstice is also called winter solstice group. There is a saying among the Han people that eating glutinous rice balls makes them one year older. The winter solstice group can be used to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends. In the past, Shanghainese were most particular about eating jiaozi.

Introduction to traditional customs of winter solstice

1, fermented rice wine

Traditional Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice, and the winter wine will be brewed with glutinous rice or yellow rice and osmanthus.

Step 2 eat barbecue and ginger rice

Some places in the south want to eat barbecue on the solstice in winter. On the solstice of winter, roasted meat becomes an indispensable delicacy on the table of Guangdong and Guangxi people, which means adding vegetables to add new year. On the solstice of winter, Wuchuan people have the custom of eating ginger rice on the solstice of winter.

Step 3 Eat jiaozi

In many parts of northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi every winter solstice. North China will eat jiaozi on this day, because jiaozi means to cool off the heat. So far, there is a folk saying that jiaozi is not suitable on the solstice of winter, and no one cares about it.

Step 4 drink mutton soup

Every winter solstice, Chengjian Expressway connecting Chengdu, Sichuan Province will usher in a busy time of the year. People drive into jianyang city, located on the east side of Longquan Mountain, just to find a steaming bowl of mutton soup.

Please refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Winter Solstice for the above contents.