The custom of twenty-four solar terms in winter on solstice

The customs of the twenty-four solar terms in winter solstice include brewing rice wine, eating glutinous rice balls, eating roasted meat, eating wonton, eating winter solstice dumplings, drinking mutton soup and so on.

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 glutinous rice balls

Eating dumplings is a traditional custom from winter solstice, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. "Tangyuan" is an indispensable food in winter solstice, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection". Eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter is also called "the solstice in winter". There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older".

Step 3 eat barbecue

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 4 eat wonton

There used to be a saying in old Beijing that "winter solstice wonton, summer solstice noodles". According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed the frontier, and the people were restless. At that time, there were two leaders, Xiongnu tribe and Tun tribe, which were very cruel. The people hated it, so they wrapped it into a corner with meat stuffing and called it "wonton" with the sound of "muddy" and "swallowing".

5. Solstice Group that eats for the winter.

One of the customs of the winter solstice is to eat jiaozi for the winter solstice. Glutinous rice flour is used to make dough, as well as meat, vegetables, sugar, fruit, cowpea, bean paste, shredded radish and so on. Give it to relatives and friends after steaming. This is a traditional custom, which represents the good wish of family reunion and longevity.

6. Drink mutton soup

This is a unique traditional custom in Tengzhou, Shandong Province. People eat mutton on the solstice in winter, praying for a good omen in the coming year.