There are common sayings about eating jiaozi on the winter solstice, such as eating dumplings on the winter solstice; On October 1st, when the winter solstice comes, every household eats dumplings. The winter solstice misbehaves the jiaozi bowl, and nobody cares about the frozen ears.
On October 1st, when the winter solstice comes, every family eats dumplings. This custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave up medicine on the winter solstice. Zhang Zhongjing is a native of Gedong, Nanyang. He wrote Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which is a masterpiece of doctors and is regarded as a classic by doctors of all ages. Zhang Zhongjing has a famous saying: "If you advance, you will save the world; if you retreat, you will save the people;" You can't be a good doctor, but also a good doctor. " In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he served as the prefect of Changsha, visiting the sick and applying medicine, and practicing medicine in the lobby. Later, he resolutely resigned and returned to his hometown to treat his neighbors. When he returned home, it was 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 set up a medical shed and a cauldron in Dongguan, Nanyang, and give up "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" to cure chilblain on the day of the winter solstice. He boiled mutton, peppers and some herbs for dispelling cold in a pot, then fished out the mutton and medicines and chopped them, and made them into ear-like "jiao-er" with bread. After cooking, he distributed two "jiao-er" and a big bowl of broth to everyone who came to ask for medicine.
Winter Solstice:
Winter Solstice is a very important solar term in the China lunar calendar and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The winter solstice is commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Long Solstice Festival" and "Sub-Year". As early as the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,5 years ago, China had observed the sun with Tugui, and determined the winter solstice, which was the earliest of the 24 solar terms. The time was between December 21st and 23rd in the solar calendar every year, and when the solar longitude reached 27 degrees, the day was the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere.
In ancient China, the winter solstice was divided into three phases: "First, earthworms knot; Two-phase angular solution; Waiting for the water to spring. " Legend has it that earthworms are creatures with yin bending and yang stretching. At this time, although the yang has grown, the yin is still very strong, and the earthworms in the soil are still curled up. Mi and deer belong to the same family, but the yin and yang are different. The ancients thought that Mi's horns were facing the afterlife, so it was yin, while the winter solstice was a yang, and Mi felt that Yin gradually retreated and solved the angle. Because the yang is born, the spring water in the mountain can flow and be warm at this time.