Is it a national custom to eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter?

It is not a national custom to eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter.

In northern China, it is customary to slaughter sheep and eat jiaozi and wonton from winter solstice, while in southern China, it is customary to eat glutinous rice balls and noodles from winter solstice on this day. Su Beiren eats fried tofu with onions on the solstice in winter.

Yang Tai, a professor at the College of Literature of Liaoning University, said that eating jiaozi in winter solstice is a good deed of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in Quhan Joule Decoction. Up to now, there is still a folk song in Nanyang, which is called "jiaozi Bowl, and nobody cares about frozen ears." .

Every year, during the winter solstice of the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for both the rich and the poor. As the saying goes, "On October 1st, every household will eat jiaozi on the solstice of winter." This custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave up medicine from the winter solstice.

The winter solstice is a very important solar term, and it is also a traditional festival of the China lunar calendar. So far, there are still many places where the custom of winter solstice remains. The solstice in winter is commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Longzhong Festival" and "Asian New Year".