Is there any custom in Guangdong during the winter solstice festival?

The Winter Solstice Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, and it also has its special customs in Guangdong. In Guangdong, the winter solstice festival usually includes ancestor worship and special food. People will hang paper at the grave, which is called "hanging winter". In addition, the winter solstice banquet is also an important custom. In some places, fish, bacon, clams and other ingredients will be prepared and cooked in a pot, and everyone will sit around and enjoy delicious food. This is called "surrounding the stove".

According to the specific areas, the following are the customs of winter solstice festival in Guangdong:

1. Yangjiang: Yangjiang people will make salty dumplings with local characteristics on the winter solstice. Salted dumplings are characterized by being cut into powder, and the stuffing of the dumplings is cooked in the soup and then cooked together. The soup base of salted dumplings is generally made of local seafood and other materials, such as shredded squid, scallops, dried shrimps, fresh shellfish and minced herring. The balls made of glutinous rice flour are tender and tough, and the radish grains at the bottom of the soup are delicious.

2. Guangzhou: When people in Guangzhou celebrate the winter solstice, some families will make delicious food, such as jiaozi and barbecue. Modern Guangzhou people choose to get together at home and enjoy a big meal in winter. Roasted meat is a famous dish of Guangdong Han nationality, including roast goose, pigeon, suckling pig and barbecued pork. In winter solstice, barbecue is very popular.

3. Foshan: The winter solstice customs in Foshan include killing chickens to cook, offering fruit to worship ancestors, steaming "muffins" and so on. Muffin is a kind of cake made of fermented rice flour, which has many fine holes after steaming. On the solstice of winter, muffins are regarded as auspicious food and bring good luck. In addition, there is a custom called "sitting around the fire to spend the winter solstice".

4. Zhongshan: Xiaolan has the custom of eating "water olives" in winter solstice. It is a glutinous rice dumpling with chrysanthemum meat in it, which is shaped like an olive. In addition, Dongsheng people also like to make a dish called "Weidong" with mustard, sweet potatoes and pork to worship their ancestors.

5. Huizhou: The winter solstice custom in Huizhou is to eat fennang (also known as Ai Jiao), which is a snack made of wormwood and glutinous rice flour as the main raw materials. In the winter customs of Huizhou, Ai Jiao plays an important role.

6. Dongguan: Daojiao people in Dongguan believe that the winter solstice is an important festival, and they will get up early to repay God and pray for peace. Married daughters will return to their parents' homes with food to thank their parents for their kindness.

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