The solstice of winter brings sunshine, and spring comes again.

Today, we welcome

The 22nd solar term among the 24 solar terms.

Solstice of winter

The north wind roared and the snow covered,

Everything is looking forward to a new life cycle.

There are three stages in winter solstice:

Primary earthworm knot

Earthworms curl up, wait for the temperature to rise slowly, and continue to cultivate the land.

Two-dimensional angular solution

Male elk shed their old horns, grow new ones, trade in old ones for new ones, and give birth to the hope of tomorrow.

Three-stage water spring movement

Water flows quietly under the ice, waiting for the ice and snow to melt and everything to wake up.

We all know that the Dragon Boat Festival is a custom to commemorate Qu Yuan's eating zongzi. On the solstice of winter, northerners have the custom of eating jiaozi. It is said that this custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave up medicine during the winter solstice. Zhang Zhongjing is from Xi 'e, Nanyang. His book Treatise on Febrile Diseases is the representative work of doctors, and Quhan Joule Decoction is regarded as a classic by doctors in past dynasties. Zhang Zhongjing has a famous saying: "if you advance, you will survive;" If you retreat, you will save the people; " You can't be a good doctor and you can't be a good doctor. "When the Eastern Han Dynasty was the magistrate of Changsha, he visited the sick and took medicine and practiced medicine in the lobby. Later, he resolutely resigned and went back to his hometown to treat his neighbors. When he got home, it was already winter. He saw that the villagers on both sides of the Baihe River were sallow and emaciated, hungry and cold, and many people's ears were frozen. He asked his disciples to build a medical shed and a cauldron in Dongguan, Nanyang, and give up their "charming ears" to treat frostbite on the day of winter solstice. He cooked mutton and some herbs to dispel the cold in a pot, then took out the mutton and chopped the medicine to make ear-shaped Joules and bread. After cooking, he distributed two Joules and a big bowl of broth to everyone who came to ask for medicine. People ate "Joule" and drank "Quhan Decoction", and they were all hot, their ears were hot, and their frostbitten ears were cured. Later generations learned the appearance of Joule and packaged it into food, also called "jiaozi" or "flat food". It turns out that eating jiaozi during the winter solstice is due to the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in Quhan Joule Decoction. Up to now, there is still a folk song in Nanyang, which is called "jiaozi Bowl", and nobody cares about frozen ears. ".

In the south, "Tangyuan" is the solstice food in winter. Tangyuan is round in shape and soft and sweet in taste, which is regarded as a symbol of "reunion". Eating jiaozi from winter solstice is also called "jiaozi from winter solstice".

Winter is getting deeper and spring is coming;

Everything comes back to life again and again.

May all the good things come as scheduled!