There are many legends about eating jiaozi in the New Year.

First, it is to commemorate Pangu's epoch-making and end the mixed state.

Second, it is homophonic with "Hundun", which means "full of grain".

Third, it has something to do with Nu Wa's making people. When Nu Wa's soil caused people, the ears of the loess people were easily frozen off because of the cold weather. In order to make the ears not be fixed, Nu Wa put a small eye in the ear, tied it with a thin thread, and put the other end of the thread in the mouth of the loess people to bite it, so as to make the ears well.

In order to commemorate the achievements of Nu Wa, ordinary people wrapped jiaozi, made it into the shape of an ear with flour, wrapped it with stuffing (thread) and bit it with their mouths.

jiaozi has become an indispensable program food for the Spring Festival. The reasons are as follows: First, jiaozi is shaped like an ingot. People eat jiaozi in the Spring Festival and get the sound of "making money into treasure". Second, jiaozi has stuffing, which is convenient for people to put all kinds of auspicious things into stuffing, so as to pin people's hopes for the new year.

When wrapping jiaozi, people often wrap Jin Ruyi, sugar, peanuts, dates and chestnuts into stuffing. Those who eat the best and sugar will have a sweeter life in the coming year, those who eat peanuts will live a long and healthy life, and those who eat dates and chestnuts will have a baby early.

In some areas, when people eat jiaozi, they should also prepare some non-staple food to show good luck. If you eat tofu, it symbolizes the happiness of the whole family; Eating persimmon symbolizes all the best; Eat three fresh vegetables. It symbolizes that Sanyang opens Thailand. People in Taiwan Province eat fish balls, meat balls and seaweed, symbolizing reunion and getting rich. Jiaozi's delicacies, while bringing joy to people, have become an important part of China's food culture.