What are the special winter solstice customs of the Gusu people?

Brewing and winter solstice dough.

The Gusu region attaches great importance to the winter solstice as a festival, and there is a saying in the Gusu region that "winter solstice is like a big year". Traditionally, people in Gusu would drink winter wine on the night of the winter solstice, which is a kind of rice wine brewed with osmanthus flowers and has a pleasant aroma.

The people of Gusu would drink winter wine on the night of the winter solstice with various kinds of marinated vegetables such as marinated beef and marinated mutton. In the cold winter, winter wine not only drives away the cold, but also sends out a kind of good prayer to the people of Gusu.

Winter Solstice Dumplings are also known as "Winter Solstice Balls". Winter solstice food. Popular in the southern region. It is made by grinding glutinous rice flour, stuffing it with sugar, meat, vegetables, fruits, cowpeas and shredded radish, and wrapping it into a ball.

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Ancient people drew the "Nine Days of Winter Solstice" to celebrate the winter solstice:

Ancient people believed that starting from the winter solstice, there would be nine days of winter solstice. "nine days", that is, 981 days before the end of the cold spring, the earth back to warm, so there is a "number of nine cold days" this statement. During this period, many people's activities are restricted because of the cold, especially less recreational activities. So in order to eliminate the loneliness and cold of this long period of time from the winter solstice to the beginning of spring, people invented the pastime of "counting nine".

From the Ming Dynasty onwards, the folk have drawn "nine nine cold map" custom, also known as "nine nine map". People painted one stroke a day and counted the eighty-one days to express a kind of earnest intention of welcoming spring. Among them, "Plum" is a poetic representation.