What's the saying about eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter?

Don't eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter. There is a saying that "the solstice in winter is not a jiaozi bowl, and nobody cares about frozen ears".

But in fact, not eating jiaozi in winter generally has no effect on the solstice. Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is just a traditional custom. It doesn't matter if you don't eat, but if you can, try to eat. If you don't eat jiaozi, your ears will freeze. Actually, it's just a reminder that the weather is getting cold today. Please keep warm and don't freeze your ears. Windy ears are the easiest to catch a cold.

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, child year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China. The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it 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. People have always attached great importance to the winter solstice festival. In the pre-Qin period, the customs and cultures of the north and the south were different, and the customs of various places had not been integrated and popularized. Many festivals have a history, but they are not recorded. In southern China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and enjoying the winter solstice. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.