Who is the custom of eating jiaozi from winter solstice to commemorate?

? Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is a custom handed down to commemorate the "medical sage" Zhang Zhongjing who ga

Who is the custom of eating jiaozi from winter solstice to commemorate?

? Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is a custom handed down to commemorate the "medical sage" Zhang Zhongjing who gave medicine to people on the solstice in winter.

The winter solstice, also known as the Winter Festival, is an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, and it is also a traditional ancestor worship festival in China. The solstice in winter is considered as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. In our country, it is a custom to eat jiaozi every winter solstice. In fact, jiaozi is eaten in winter solstice to commemorate the custom of "medical sage" Zhang Zhongjing to feed people and make "Joule soup for removing cold" in winter solstice.

Zhang Zhongjing, a famous machine, was born in Nieyang County, Nanyang. He was a famous doctor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and was honored as a "medical sage" by later generations. Zhang Zhongjing extensively collected medical prescriptions and wrote the masterpiece Treatise on Febrile Diseases handed down from ancient times. The principle of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" established by him is the basic principle of TCM clinic and the soul of TCM. It is a masterpiece of doctors and is regarded as a classic by doctors of all ages. In the early years of Jian 'an, Zhang Zhongjing became the magistrate of Changsha. Soon after, the plague became popular. Zhang Zhongjing felt that his official position could not go on, so he resigned from the prefect and retired to his hometown to treat the people. It was already the middle of winter when I got home, dripping into ice. On the road, he saw naked people running for survival. Some people are sallow and emaciated because of malnutrition. Some people are naked because of poverty; Some people even have their ears frozen because they don't have enough warm clothes. Seeing these sad scenes made Zhang Zhongjing feel particularly uncomfortable.

After Zhang Zhongjing got home, many patients came to visit him because he was a "medical saint", but Zhang Zhongjing always thought about the poor villagers with frozen ears. On the day of winter solstice, he asked his disciples to set up a medical shed and a cauldron in Dongguan and Nanyang. After boiling the mutton, pepper and medicine in the pot, he fished out the mutton and medicine and chopped them up. Then he wrapped the ear-shaped Joule in dough. After the Joule is cooked, it is distributed to the poor who come to seek medical treatment. Each person has two Joules and a big bowl of broth. At that time, people ate Joule and drank Quhan decoction, and suddenly they felt feverish all over and their ears were burning, as if their frostbitten ears had been cured. Later, people imitated Zhang Zhongjing's method of making Joule and wrapped it in food, also known as jiaozi or Bian Shi. Therefore, people always remember to eat jiaozi on this day from the winter solstice every year. It turns out that eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is the custom of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical saint" who never forgets to give up medicine for the people on the solstice in winter.

? Abstract: It is said that eating jiaozi on the solstice is a custom that people will never forget the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave medicine to people on the solstice. Now, jiaozi has become an indispensable holiday feast for people, which means happiness and a complete life.