Why do you eat jiaozi in early winter?

Beginning of winter is one of the most important solar terms in the "Four Stands" and one of the twenty-four solar terms in China. Early winter is the season of harvest and rest. In ancient times, beginning of winter was not only a season, but also an important festival. In some areas, in order to be smooth and auspicious in the coming year, some grand sacrificial activities will be held.

In ancient times, China people divided the solar terms in beginning of winter into three five days, so they set three solar terms, that is, the ice began when the water was waiting; The second waiting place began to freeze; When a pheasant enters the flood, it must be a stork.

Its general meaning is: the first weather represents that gas and water have been able to form ice; Second, the land began to freeze; The third kind of pheasant is a pheasant in water, which refers to a bird similar to a pheasant. A pheasant is a big clam. There have been few birds since winter, but you can still see giant clams, whose shells are similar to those of big birds.

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In the northern region

In most parts of northern China, beginning of winter has the custom of eating jiaozi. Because the north is cold, ears will freeze in winter, and jiaozi looks like ears. People think that eating hot jiaozi in winter can stop freezing ears. Dumplings in the north are rich in stuffing, including pork, green onions, pork cabbage, vegetarian dishes, leeks and eggs. With a dish of mashed garlic, it tastes great.

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In the southern region

Southerners like to eat some foods that nourish yin and strengthen yang, as well as high-calorie foods, such as chicken, duck and fish. Mainly made into soup, and they also like to add a little Chinese medicine when cooking soup to increase the nourishing effect of soup. It is also popular to cook while eating in the south of China, that is, hot pot. Hot pot is delicious.

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In Guangdong area

In Chaoshan area of China, sugar cane is usually eaten in beginning of winter season, because there is a folk proverb "beginning of winter eats sugar cane without pain", which means that sugar cane ripens better after beginning of winter. Eating it will not get angry, and it can also protect teeth and nourish the body.

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In central Fujian

In the central part of Fujian, beginning of winter is usually called "winter", which means the alternation of autumn and winter. At this time, every household likes to boil grass root soup, which belongs to one of the older folk customs handed down from China.

Locals call it winter tonic. The main ingredients are Angelica dahurica, Litsea cubeba and Paeonia suffruticosa root. When cooking soup, you can add ingredients such as pig's trotters, chickens and ducks to cook together, which is delicious and nutritious.