What do you eat in the south in early winter?

This is the custom of eating red beans, glutinous rice, tofu, and glutinous rice in early winter in the south.

1, red bean and glutinous rice

In Jiangnan water town, there is a custom that the whole family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice at the beginning of winter night. According to legend, there was a son named Gong * *, who died in the mountains and became an epidemic ghost after his death, continuing to harm the people. However, the ghost of this epidemic is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice on the solstice in winter.

2. Tofu

On the solstice of winter in Guangxi, eat tofu cartons, beat tofu into hollow boxes, and put the meat in to cook. In Changzhou, people have been circulating the custom of drinking onion and burning tofu from winter to the night before. There is a proverb "Drink cold for a winter, eat stuffy for a winter". Every winter solstice, every household in Nanjing eats onions and makes tofu. It means "make rich" and "get rich". Similar to Nanjing, the winter solstice customs in Taizhou, Yangzhou and Nantong are basically the same.

3.lamb cake

According to the tradition of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the winter solstice will be smashed, and many people will participate, which is very grand. In Yunnan, there is also the custom of eating Ciba from the winter solstice. And whenever ancestor worship or major festivals, or weddings and funerals, we should make Ciba.

The origin of beginning of winter:

The origin of beginning of winter can be traced back to ancient times, when people divided the year into four seasons according to the changes of astronomical phenomena and celestial bodies: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Beginning of winter is the first solar term in winter, representing the official start of winter. In ancient times, beginning of winter was an important festival, and people would hold some sacrificial activities to pray for a bumper harvest and peace in the coming year. With the passage of time, these sacrificial activities have gradually evolved into some local customs, such as burning incense, burning paper and dancing dragons and lions.

Besides sacrificial activities, beginning of winter is also an important agricultural festival. In early winter, farmers will have a day off to reunite with their families and enjoy a bumper harvest.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-beginning of winter