What are the customs of Guangdong winter solstice?

1, guangzhou eat dumplings, glutinous rice winter solstice to eat dumplings, is China's traditional customs, in guangdong is especially prevalent. Folk have "ate the dumplings a year older" said. Guangzhou winter solstice eat soup dumplings, also known as soup dumplings, winter solstice eat soup dumplings, also known as "winter solstice dumplings". Many old Guangzhou winter solstice memories as a child can not be separated from a reunion dinner.

2, eat sweet pills: according to legend, the winter solstice in the Han Dynasty has been "into the wine and food, visit and congratulate the master of the elders" custom. Since the Song and Yuan, Chao custom prevailed in eating sweet pills. Sweet pills are both powdered glutinous rice and water rolled pills cooked into a sweet soup, is the most representative of the winter solstice food. Before the winter solstice, peasant housewives have pounded glutinous rice flour (now mostly mechanical rolling), some of them are interchangeable, gifts to friends and relatives.

3, eat dumplings: eat dumplings in the Ming and Qing dynasties have been agreed upon. On the day of the winter solstice, to "make powder round" or "powdered glutinous rice for the pill". These are also officially recorded in the historical records, said "winter solstice, powdered glutinous rice for the ball, the name of the soup dumplings. After the dumplings are made, they are sacrificed to the gods and ancestors, and then the family eats dumplings around the house, which is called "adding years". Therefore, the winter solstice to eat dumplings, ancient.

4, eat barbecued pork: winter solstice this day, most Cantonese people have "add vegetables" to eat winter solstice meat custom. Among them, barbecue is the Guangdong people winter solstice table essential traditional food. The whole family in the ancestors, prepare some bacon and sausage to eat a meal, in order to pray for the next year can be lucky.