1, eat jiaozi in the north.

"The solstice in winter is not the jiaozi Bowl. Who cares if the ears are frozen?" In northern China, there is a custom of eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter. On this day every year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for the rich and the poor. According to legend, this custom is to commemorate the kindness of "medical sage" Zhang Zhongjing in "Quhan Joule Decoction".

2. Eat jiaozi in the south.

There is an ancient poem: "Every family beats rice to make dumplings, knowing that it is the winter solstice of the Ming Dynasty." Eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter is a traditional custom in China, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls is one year older". Tangyuan can be used to worship ancestors, give gifts to relatives and friends, and represent reunion.

3. Sichuan mutton soup.

According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate mutton cooked in Fan Kuai on the solstice of winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, people have formed the custom of eating mutton from the winter solstice in order to have a good omen for the coming year. Now, every household in Sichuan, including Guangyuan, has to drink mutton soup on the solstice of winter.

4. Red bean glutinous rice.

According to legend, * * * Gong was a troubled wit who died in the winter. Become a plague ghost after death and continue to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice from winter solstice to drive away the epidemic ghost and prevent diseases.

5. Waxy cakes in Taiwan Province Province.

In Taiwan Province Province, China, the tradition of offering nine-layer cakes to ancestors from winter to the sun is still preserved. After the ceremony, there will be a grand banquet for the people who come to worship their ancestors. Let's have a good drink and contact each other. The winter solstice festival has been handed down from generation to generation in Taiwan Province Province to show that the "root" has not been forgotten.

6. Brewing in Suzhou.

There is a proverb in Gusu area: "The solstice in winter is like the New Year". Traditional Gusu people will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice. This is a kind of rice wine, brewed with sweet-scented osmanthus, with pleasant aroma. Drink winter cocktail with braised beef, braised mutton and other marinated dishes. In the cold winter, winter brewing can not only drive away the cold, but also place the good wishes of Gusu people for life.

7. Zhejiang hemp

Ma Zi, a specialty of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, is also a traditional snack of Fujian people. Its raw materials are superior glutinous rice, lard, sesame, peanut kernel, rock sugar and so on. The crispy rice is sweet and delicious, and it is resistant to hunger after eating. It has a sweet and slippery taste. It is soft, tough and slightly icy. The finished product is bright white, smooth, tough and transparent.

8. Beijing is chaotic.

"Yanjing Years Old" says: "The shape of husband's wonton is like a chicken egg, which is quite similar to the chaos of heaven and earth, so it is eaten from winter to the sun." In fact, "wonton" and "chaos" are homophonic, so people extend eating wonton to break the chaos and create the world. Later generations no longer explain its original meaning, but spread the proverb "Wonton from winter to the sun, and from summer to the sun", treating it simply as a seasonal diet.