Does beginning of winter eat jiaozi?

Beginning of winter wants to eat jiaozi.

Some places in beginning of winter have the habit of eating jiaozi, but generally speaking, they eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter. In Beijing and Tianjin, people have the custom of eating jiaozi in early winter. Some folklore experts believe that beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, and it is the time to have children, so eating jiaozi at this time means "obeying God's will". Besides, China used to be an agricultural society. People who worked for one year took advantage of beginning of winter to have a rest and rewarded their families for their hard work in the past year.

The custom of eating jiaozi is very common. Many festivals and solar terms eat jiaozi. In dog days, you should eat jiaozi, beginning of winter jiaozi that day, jiaozi in winter solstice and jiaozi in New Year. However, these customs of eating jiaozi are mostly related to all parts of the north.

The Significance of beginning of winter

The arrival of beginning of winter means that our country has entered the cold winter. With the arrival of beginning of winter, the temperature drops gradually, the sunshine becomes thinner during the day, and the cold wind blows gradually. People began to put on thick clothes and heating equipment was gradually put into use.

On this day in early winter, China people have many customs and traditions. For example, some places will offer sacrifices to their ancestors on the day of beginning of winter to show their respect for their ancestors. There are also places where pigs and sheep are slaughtered in early winter to prepare winter food. In addition, in some places, there will be customs such as eating grapefruit and drinking old wine, which means peaceful reunion.

3. beginning of winter is also an important moment for farmers in China. Farmers will adjust their farming activities according to the time of early winter. After beginning of winter, farmers should start to do a good job in winter field management, including harvesting surplus crops, clearing stagnant water and repairing farm tools. At the same time, farmers should decide when to plant winter crops, such as wheat and soybeans, according to the time of early winter.