Why eat dumplings on the winter solstice

It is said that this custom was passed down by Zhang Zhongjing, the "Sage of Medicine", who gave medicines to the people on the winter solstice to get rid of coldness and cure diseases.

Zhang Zhongjing was once the governor of Changsha, and after his official duties, he visited the sick to give medicine and practiced medicine in the lobby, which was very popular among the people. When he retired to his hometown, the winter was very cold. He saw the villagers on both sides of the White River, yellow and thin, hungry and cold, many people's ears are frozen.

In order to help folks get rid of the cold, after some research, he developed a can be a therapeutic formula, called "get rid of cold Jiao ear soup".

So, he told his disciples in Nanyang Dongguan an open space built a shed, support on the cauldron, for the townspeople to shed medicine to cure the disease, the day of the opening is the winter solstice, to shed the medicine is to "get rid of the cold Jiao ear soup". Because the effect is to prevent the ears from freezing, so Zhang Zhongjing named it "Jiao ear".

Subsequent generations followed the example of "Jiao Er" and wrapped it into food, which was also called "dumplings" or "flatbread".

People ate dumplings on the winter solstice to remember the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, the "Sage of Medicine", who made the "Cold-removing Jiao Er Soup".

At the same time, it is also a reminder to people, especially those with cardiovascular disease, that the coldest time of the year is about to begin, and that it is important to do a good job of all kinds of measures to protect against the cold and prevent disease, especially the safety of the winter, and to meet the New Year's Spring Festival.

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