The winter solstice is an important festival in traditional Chinese culture, and it is also an important embodiment of people's dietary habits in different regions Xi north and south. On this day, northerners like to eat dumplings, while southerners like to eat tangyuan.
In the north, the winter solstice is an important festival and one of the four seasons and eight festivals in traditional culture. In ancient times, the winter solstice was an important sacrificial festival in which people would pray to the gods of heaven and earth for a good harvest and peace in the coming year. At the same time, the winter solstice is also a festival of family reunions, and people return home to spend this important moment with their loved ones.
On the day of the winter solstice, people have a variety of Xi. First of all, people will eat dumplings, which is an important holiday food. Secondly, people will drink winter solstice wine, which is a warm wine that helps people keep warm from the cold.
In addition to the above Xi customs, the winter solstice has some other cultural connotations. For example, in ancient times, the winter solstice was an important solar term, and people would come to the future weather and crop harvest according to the morning and evening of the winter solstice. At the same time, the winter solstice is also an important cultural symbol, and it has been given the title of "the winter solstice is as big as the year".
In the south, there is a tradition of eating glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice. Tangyuan is a food made from glutinous rice and is wrapped in various fillings such as sesame seeds, peanuts, red beans, etc. In the south, eating tangyuan on the winter solstice symbolizes reunion and harmony. On this day, people usually choose to make dumplings with their families and share the food together.
In addition to eating dumplings and glutinous rice balls, people in different regions have other dietary Xi habits during the winter solstice. For example, in the Fujian region, people usually choose to eat winter solstice rice, which is a food made from glutinous rice and wrapped in various ingredients such as peanuts, sesame seeds, bean paste, etc. In Taiwan, people have a Xi habit of eating winter solstice dumplings, which are long strips made of glutinous rice wrapped in ingredients such as pork and shiitake mushrooms.