What is the custom of making dumplings for Chinese New Year?

Dumplings are a time-honored Chinese folk food, and eating dumplings is a folk tradition unique to the Chinese New Year. They are popular among the general public because of the meaning of the word "new year's greetings". Dumplings have become an indispensable delicacy during the Chinese New Year festivities. In the folklore of many Han Chinese regions, eating "dumplings" on New Year's Eve is a feast that cannot be replaced by any delicacies from the sea.

Dumplings originated in the time of Zhang Zhongjing, and "dumplings", also known as "jiaozi" or "jiaoer", is the meaning of the old and the new, but also adhering to the meaning of God, is a must eat! Otherwise, God will remove your name from the yin and yang world, and you will become a lonely ghost without a register after your death. This shows the importance that our ancestors attached to this.

Nevertheless, in order to get rid of the bad luck of the year, you have to eat a "dumpling" on New Year's Eve. People from far away would travel back to their hometowns and eat dumplings with their families for the winter festival to show that they had a successful homecoming.

Origin of Dumplings:

Dumplings evolved from wontons, and during their long development, they were known by a variety of names. In ancient times, there were names such as "Jiaozuan", "Bianshi", "Dumpling Bait", "Powder Horn", and so on. Three Kingdoms period called "crescent ravioli", the North and South Dynasties period called "ravioli", the Tang Dynasty called dumplings "supine crescent-shaped ravioli", the Song Dynasty is called "angle", the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the "Horn", the "Horn", the "Horn", the "Horn", the "Horn", the "Horn", and the "Horn".

Dumplings originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were first created by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Dengzhou, Henan Province, in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, dumplings were used for medicinal purposes, and Zhang Zhongjing wrapped some cold-removing herbs in the dough to cure illnesses (mutton, pepper, etc.) and avoid frostbite on the ears of patients.