Why do you eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter? It's in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, the "medical sage". Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Xi, Nanyang, wrote Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which is the representative work of doctors. "Quhan Joule Decoction" has been regarded as a classic for dispelling cold by doctors in past dynasties. He was the magistrate of Changsha in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Returning to China once is winter. He saw the market on the bank of the White River. Most of the villagers are sallow and emaciated, and many people's ears are frozen. He really couldn't stand it, so he put mutton and some cold-dispelling herbs in a pot and cooked them, then took them out and chopped them up and wrapped them into ear-shaped "charming ears". After cooking, give everyone who comes to ask for medicine two Joules and a big bowl of broth. Later generations learned to package food like Joule, which is also called "jiaozi" or "flat food". "Quhan Joule Decoction" came from this. Up to now, there is still a folk song in Nanyang, which is called "jiaozi Bowl, and nobody cares about frozen ears." .

The beautiful implication of dumpling stuffing is leek stuffing: it means long-term wealth. Chinese cabbage meat stuffing: the meaning of a hundred treasures. Mushrooms have the most health-preserving effect. Mushrooms are shaped like an upward arrow, indicating that they are full, which is called drum wealth. There is also the latest popular sauerkraut stuffing, which is said to mean calculating wealth. Celery stuffing means hard work and wealth, which is called hard work and wealth. The solstice in winter is the longest night in a year. Many people use this evening to make a "winter solstice circle" with glutinous rice flour. In order to distinguish it from "saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new" on the eve of the Spring Festival, the day before the Winter Festival is called "adding the year" or "dividing the year", which means that the year is not over yet, but everyone has grown up for a year. Although the customs and people's feelings in different parts of our country are different, they are roughly the same. When making the winter solstice circle, children often pinch some small animals, such as kittens, puppies, rabbits, tigers and so on. The children are very happy at this time. Before eating the winter solstice yen, you should stick a winter solstice yen on the back of the bed lamp in doors, windows, tables and cabinets, which is called "waste day" and "send the stove" before baking food. If there are pregnant women at home at this time, the winter solstice will be full, and boys will be born, otherwise girls will be born. When eating the winter solstice, the entrances must be paired for good luck. In the end, there are only two pieces left, the married are the best, and the single and unmarried are the best. At night, some families worship their ancestors with seasonal fruits and three kinds of animals. Some people "dry winter rice" on this day, that is, wash white rice with water, dry it on this day, and put it away for the sick to cook porridge later.