What are the stories about the winter solstice? In ancient China, the winter solstice festival was always regarded as a major festival after the Spring Festival (New Year). On the solstice of winter, people are used to eating glutinous rice balls in the south and jiaozi in the north. Below, I have sorted out the relevant contents of the story about the winter solstice, hoping to be useful to everyone.
What are the stories of the winter solstice? 1 One of the legends of the winter solstice: It comes from the ancient emperors-Huangdi and Yao Di. There are two theories that the Winter Solstice Festival originated from the Yellow Emperor and Yao Di. According to the Historical Records of Xiaowu, a minister said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "The Yellow Emperor got Baoding (or Jia), which is the year of winter and heaven, and then started all over again. So the Yellow Emperor pushed the policy to welcome his grandson. Later, at the age of 20, he got the winter solstice. " This record shows that the Yellow Emperor took the winter solstice as the beginning of the year and took "Shuodan", but there is no such record in the Historical Records of the Yellow Emperor Stupid Chicken, so it is difficult to test the isolated evidence. Another way of saying it is that Emperor Yao ordered his uncle He to live in the north, observe the movement of the sun, and then determine the time of winter. "Shangshu Yu Shu Yaodi" once said: "(Yaodi) declared that he and his uncle would live in the north and called him a secluded capital. Ping is in Yi Shuo. The day is short and the star is long. It is already mid-winter. " (press: new moon, north also. However, The Book of History was written closer to the Yao Di era, with relatively high credibility, and the historical materials contained in it may be closer to historical facts. It can be seen that the winter solstice, as a festival, has been paid attention to in ancient China.
The second legend of winter solstice: the custom of southerners eating red beans and glutinous rice is related to epidemic ghosts. In the impression of most people, eating glutinous rice balls from winter solstice in the south is related to the original name of glutinous rice balls, which means reunion from winter solstice to Sunday, that is, reunion after the Spring Festival. Now, people often use the second explanation, which means reunion.
However, fewer and fewer people know the custom of eating red bean glutinous rice on the solstice in winter. In fact, this custom originated from a folk custom, that is, there is a legendary family named Gong. He had an incompetent son who died in the winter solstice and became an epidemic ghost after his death, which continued to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice on the solstice in winter to avoid epidemic ghosts, drive away diseases and prevent disasters. In fact, in ancient times, people wrapped all kinds of vegetables with glutinous rice and stuffed them with meat on the solstice of winter, which was not only a sacrifice to ancestors, but also a gift to relatives and friends.
Legend 3 of Winter Solstice: Eating jiaozi is related to Zhang Zhongjing's treatment of ear "frostbite", that is, the custom of "pinching frozen ears" in the north. According to legend, this custom originated from Zhang Zhongjing, a doctor in Nanyang, Han Dynasty. When Zhang Zhongjing retired in Changsha, it was a snowy winter and the wind was biting. Seeing that many people's ears on both sides of the Baihe River in Nanyang were frozen rotten, he ordered his disciples to set up a medicine shed in Guandong, Nanyang, and put mutton, peppers and cold-dispelling herbs in a pot to cook, then took them out and chopped them up, imaged them with leather bags, and cooked them in a pot to make a medicine called "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" for the people to eat.
After eating, the people's frozen ears were cured. Later, on the ninth day of the winter solstice, people imitated eating and called it "jiaozi", or "flat food" or "instant noodle jiaozi". It is also said that people who eat the winter solstice will not freeze people in the jiaozi, thus forming the custom of "pinching their ears". This custom is especially popular in Henan. On the solstice of winter, no matter whether the family is rich or poor, they should eat jiaozi, which is the folk saying: "In November, when the solstice of winter comes, every household should eat jiaozi." Because the arrival of winter solstice means entering a colder stage, in order to protect our ears from freezing, we should eat jiaozi, and jiaozi looks like ears to bless them. Therefore, we will find that northerners, no matter where they are, will eat a bowl of hot jiaozi on the solstice in winter, so as to wish themselves a healthy and smooth winter and usher in the new year.
The fourth legend of winter solstice: eating indiscriminately is related to beauty. In the northern winter solstice, besides eating jiaozi, another popular custom is eating wonton. It is recorded in Yanjing Years: "Winter Solstice Wonton Summer Solstice Noodles." Eating solstice wonton in winter is very popular in the north, and there are many stories and legends. The earliest story is about wuyue's hegemony and the history of beauty in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to legend, when wuyue competed for hegemony, the King of Wu defeated the King of Yue, and not only got the treasure of gold and silver, but also got the ingenuity of Shi. He tasted the food cooked by the teacher and was surprised. He asked Shi what it was. Xi Shi thinks that the bad king is addicted to beauty, ignores the political affairs, and says it is wonton (because the pronunciation is similar to "chaos", it takes its meaning). Since then, wonton has flowed into the people.
The fifth legend of winter solstice: Eating wonton is people's pursuit of peace and stability, in order to drive away the wicked. According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed the frontier, and the people were restless. At that time, there were two leaders, Xiongnu tribe and Tun tribe, which were very cruel. The people hated it, so they wrapped it into a corner with meat stuffing and called it "wonton" with the sound of "muddy" and "swallowing". I hate eating, and I want to quell the war and live a peaceful life. Because wonton was originally made on the solstice in winter, it has become the custom of every household to eat wonton on the solstice in winter. In fact, the most popular way to eat wonton on the solstice in winter is in Beijing. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the style of eating wonton to worship ancestors on the winter solstice became popular. In many ancient books, wonton is the founder of the Chinese nation, the Yellow Emperor. Therefore, eating wonton is a respect, memory and sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor or those who have made epoch-making things.
Legend of Winter Solstice VI: The story of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and Fan Kuai eating dog meat. In some places, eating dog meat is still very popular in winter solstice. According to legend, the custom of eating dog meat in winter is said to have begun in the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat on the solstice has gradually formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on the solstice of winter, which is a good sign for the coming year. Personally, I think this custom is the result of the development of social production, the improvement of people's economic level and the pursuit of food nutrition.
What are the stories of the winter solstice? 2 1. Zhang Zhongjing is from Gedong, Nanyang. Treatise on Febrile Diseases, written by him, is a masterpiece of doctors and 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. "
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he served as the magistrate of Changsha, visiting the sick and taking medicine, and practicing 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 medicine shed and cauldron in Dongguan, Nanyang, and to offer "Quhan Joule Decoction" to treat chilblain on the solstice of winter. He cooked mutton, pepper and some herbs to dispel the cold in a pot, then took out mutton and medicine and chopped them.
Make ear-shaped "Joules" from bread. After cooking, give two Joules and a big bowl of broth to everyone who wants 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". Eating jiaozi in winter solstice is a good deed 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." .
2. The Winter Solstice Festival originated from Huangdi and Yao Di. According to the Historical Records of Xiaowu, a minister said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "Did the Yellow Emperor win the Baoding God? (or Jia), it was the winter when I was sixty, and it was also the beginning of a day.
So the Yellow Emperor welcomed his grandson? After that, he was twenty years old and got the winter solstice. "This record shows that the Yellow Emperor took the winter solstice as the beginning of the year and took" Shuodan ",but there is no such record in the Historical Records of the Yellow Emperor Stupid Chicken, so it is difficult to test the isolated evidence.
Another way of saying it is that Emperor Yao ordered his uncle He to live in the north, observe the movement of the sun, and then determine the time of winter. "Shangshu Yu Shu Yaodi" once said: "(Yaodi) declared that he and his uncle would live in the north and called him a secluded capital. Ping is in Yi Shuo.
The days are short and the stars are long. It's mid-winter. (press: new moon, north also. However, The Book of History was written closer to the Yao Di era, with relatively high credibility, and the historical materials contained in it may be closer to historical facts. It can be seen that the winter solstice, as a festival, has been paid attention to in ancient China.
3. In winter solstice in the north, besides eating jiaozi, another popular custom is eating wonton. It is recorded in Yanjing Years: "Winter Solstice Wonton Summer Solstice Noodles." Eating solstice wonton in winter is very popular in the north, and there are many stories and legends.
The earliest story is about wuyue's hegemony and the history of beauty in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to legend, when wuyue was fighting for hegemony, the King of Wu defeated the King of Yue, and not only got the treasure of gold and silver, but also got the ingenuity of stone. He tried to eat food made of stone and wrapped in dough.
Shi was frightened and asked what it was. Shi thinks that the bad king is greedy for beauty and ignores the political affairs, saying that this is wonton. Since then, wonton has flowed into the people. In order to commemorate the wisdom and creation of the teacher, the king of Wu stipulated that wonton should be eaten in winter as a souvenir.
According to legend, there is a man named * * * in Gong family. He had an incompetent son who died in the winter solstice and became a plague after his death, which continued to harm the people. But this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice on the solstice in winter.
Used to avoid epidemic ghosts, eliminate diseases and prevent disasters. In fact, in ancient times, people wrapped all kinds of vegetables with glutinous rice and stuffed them with meat on the solstice of winter, which was not only a sacrifice to ancestors, but also a gift to relatives and friends.
What are the stories of the winter solstice? 3 1. Legend of Red Bean Rice: In Jiangnan Water Town, on the night of winter solstice, the whole family will get together to eat red bean glutinous rice. According to legend, there was a man named Gong. His son was incompetent and evil. He died on the Winter Solstice. Become a plague ghost after death and continue to harm the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook red bean rice from winter solstice to drive away the epidemic ghost and prevent diseases.
2. Legend of Bian Que, an imperial doctor: There is also a legend that people eat jiaozi in winter, which is related to commemorating Bian Que, an imperial doctor. Bian Que, formerly known as Qin Yueren, was born in Bohai County (now Zhengzhou Town, Renqiu County, Hebei Province) in the early years of the Warring States Period. Throughout his life, he "practiced medicine with rabbit disease and traveled all over the world", and he traveled all over Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi and other places today, enthusiastically treating the masses and becoming a famous doctor.
Legend has it that one winter, the wind was biting, the snow was falling, and the weather was particularly cold. People's ears are frozen and painful, and some are even frozen. On this day, Bian Que came to the countryside to treat the people. Seeing this situation, he felt very uncomfortable. What do we do? He teaches people to make "Quhan Joule Soup", that is, put mutton, pepper and one or more medicines for dispelling cold together in a pot, take out the mutton and medicines after cooking, chop them up, and wrap them with "Joule" and cook them with ear-like dough.
Sure enough, people ate "ear-correcting" rice and drank Quhan soup, and suddenly they were all hot, their ears were burning, and their frozen ears soon recovered. Every family is grateful to Bian Que, saying that he is a magical doctor who can get rid of the disease and regain his vitality. This day happens to be the solstice of winter. In memory of Bian Que, jiaozi will be included every winter until Sunday.