Winter solstice, wish all the good as promised!

2023/05/17

The Winter Solstice is in the Chinese lunar calendar

A very important solar term

When it comes to winter solstice

There is always the topic of eating dumplings or Tangyuan during the winter solstice

So people from the north and the south are also interested in this topic

Each has his own words

 

Winter solstice north-south diet difference

 

The south eats glutinous rice balls

For many places in the south, it is customary to eat Tangyuan instead of dumplings on Winter Solstice. There is a folk saying that "one year older if one eats Tangyuan". Eating Tangyuan on the Winter solstice is a traditional custom in China, especially in southern China. Tangyuan is also called "Tangtuan", and eating Tangtuan during the winter solstice is also called "Winter solstice Tuan". The "Winter Solstice group" can be used for ancestor worship, but also for sending gifts to relatives and friends.


Eat dumplings in the north


Eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice is probably the most well-known custom. It is a popular tradition in the north now. Dumplings, according to legend, when the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing returned home to see the people suffering from the cold, he told his disciples to put up a shed, with mutton, chili and some anti-cold medicine placed in the pot cooked, out of chopped, with a skin bag like ears, made of a called "anti-cold ear soup" medicine, allot to the people to eat. Later, during the winter Solstice, people would imitate and eat, forming the custom.

 

Which kind of picture do you pick most

Like sweet glutinous dumplings or like the color of the beautiful dumplings

In fact, whether it is eating dumplings or dumplings

And most importantly

Spend the Winter solstice in a warm atmosphere

Full of the taste of happiness

Today is the Winter solstice

Happy holidays to you all

Winter solstice, wish all the good as promised!

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