When the winter solstice arrives, children make dumplings in Guishan Park

Mondo Gastronomy Updated on 2024-01-30

Yangtze River ** Wuhan Client, December 23 (Reporter Guo Keying, correspondent Ren Fenglin) The winter solstice is coming, come to Guishan Park to enjoy the dumpling feast. On December 23, the morning after the winter solstice, the children came to the Butterfly Spring in Guishan Park to listen to the lecturer of Wuhan Youbei Parent-Child Library Pan Pan tell the story of the solar term picture book, experience the customs of the solar term, make dumplings by hand and taste the hot boiled dumplings.

Teacher Panpan distributed hand-wrapped dumplings to the children.

Why did the ancients say that the winter solstice is as big as the year?This day has the shortest daylight hours and the longest night hours, and then the daylight hours become longer day by day, which the ancients considered to be an auspicious omen. Teacher Pan Pan told about the customs of the winter solstice solar terms, "In order to celebrate the arrival of the winter solstice, the ancients would prepare rich food to celebrate, just like the New Year. ”

The children listened attentively to the solar terms picture book stories.

How did eating dumplings come about on the winter solstice?This is related to the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing. "Teacher Pan Pan told me that Zhang Zhongjing will wrap the herbs of typhoid fever and chilblains in dumplings and cook them for people to eat," He will also wrap dumplings in the shape of ears, so there is a saying that 'eating dumplings on the winter solstice does not freeze ears'. ”

The children listen to the teacher talk about the winter solstice customs.

After sharing the story of the solar term picture book, the dumpling-making part that the children were looking forward to arrived. "This is my first time making dumplings, and I've only made pies with my grandparents before. Wei Bofan, a first-grade student from the Primary School of Yichu Academy, picked up a small piece of Chinese cabbage and pork paste with chopsticks and put it on the dumpling skin, and then closed the dumpling skin with both hands.

After listening to the solar term picture book, the children made dumplings by themselves.

I've been making dumplings since kindergarten, and my favorite thing to eat is minced pork with leeks. Mayazhou, a second-grade student at Thomson Lake Elementary School, was very experienced, so he wrapped two dumplings in a short time, picked up the bowl containing the dumplings and handed them to the teacher, put them in the boiling pot, and the dumplings made a "coo" sound.

Children line up to cook dumplings.

I like dumplings with a lot of fillings, they are delicious to eat. Li Yuqing, a second-grade student from Zhongjiacun Primary School, picked up the boiled dumplings with chopsticks and took them one by one. "On the second day of the winter solstice, I experienced the solar term custom of making dumplings with my children, and I also had a delicious meal, which was very meaningful. Li Yuqing's mother said that she didn't have time to prepare dumplings for her daughter yesterday Friday, and she just made up for it today.

The dumplings made by hand are the most delicious.

It is understood that this event is the "I study literature in Guishan" activity hosted by Guishan Park, once a month, focusing on the characteristics of each solar term, focusing on the changes of flowers, grasses, trees, trees, people, climate, etc., observing nature, experiencing the humanity in nature, and feeling the growth and warmth of all creatures. At Kameyama Park, learn about the traditional solar terms and read about the customs of your hometown.

Editor: Wang Yiping].

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