From the perspective of traditional Chinese culture, the winter solstice is an important solar term, regarded as the last solar term of winter, and the shortest day and longest night of the year. In China's agrarian society, the winter solstice marks the official start of winter, and people need to welcome the cold season with a series of celebrations.
Eating dumplings is a traditional custom of the winter solstice, and there is a rich cultural significance behind it:
The shape of the dumplings: The shape of the dumplings resembles ancient silver ingots, so they are considered to symbolize wealth and fortune. Eating dumplings means hoping that you will have abundant wealth and wealth in the coming year.
Harvest Blessing: The winter solstice is the season for crop harvesting, and eating dumplings also symbolizes prayer for a good harvest. Traditionally, dumplings are mostly filled with agricultural products such as leeks and cabbage during the harvest, representing the hope and joy of a good harvest.
Reunion and ancestor worship: The winter solstice is an important time for family reunions, and people go home to spend the winter solstice with their families. Eating dumplings became a family activity, and through making dumplings and having dinner together, it reflected the family reunion and warm atmosphere. At the same time, the winter solstice is also a day to worship ancestors, people will worship their ancestors at home, and eating dumplings is also a tribute and sacrifice to their ancestors.
Keep warm: The winter solstice is the coldest time of the year, and eating hot dumplings can keep people warm and warm.
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Eating dumplings has a rich cultural connotation in the winter solstice, which covers prayers for wealth, good harvest, reunion and ancestor worship, as well as a way to keep warm from the cold. This traditional custom has been practiced in China for a long time and has become one of the important symbols of the winter solstice.