The legend of eating dumplings on the winter solstice: you must also eat dumplings on the winter solstice in 2016

People in the north eat dumplings during the winter solstice every year. Why do they eat dumplings during the winter solstice? Next, let’s learn about the origin of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice.

The legend of eating dumplings on the winter solstice

1. The significance of eating dumplings. Why do we eat dumplings during the Winter Solstice? According to historical records, the custom of eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice was left behind to commemorate the "Medical Saint" Zhang Zhongjing who gave away medicine on the Winter Solstice.

2. The story of eating dumplings. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the "Medical Saint" Zhang Zhongjing resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown. It was winter at that time, and he found that the folks on both sides of the Baihe River were sallow and thin, suffering from hunger and cold, and many people's ears were frozen. He asked his disciples to build a medical tent at the east gate of Nanyang, set up a big pot, then took out mutton and medicine, chopped it up, and used bread to make "jiao'er" that looked like ears. After cooking, he gave two "jiao'er" and a large bowl of broth to each person who came to ask for medicine. After people ate "Jiao'er" and drank "Cold-Removing Soup", they felt warm all over, their ears became hot, and their frostbitten ears were cured. Later, people imitated the recipe and made and ate it every winter solstice. People also said that eating the dumplings during the winter solstice would prevent people from freezing.

Proverbs about eating dumplings on the winter solstice

1. If you don’t eat dumplings on the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care. 2. Dumplings on the winter solstice and noodles on the summer solstice. 3. Eating dumpling soup is better than taking a prescription. 4. Nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing is more comfortable than lying down.

5. Eat dumplings with wine, the more you eat, the more you will have. 6. A dumb person eating dumplings - he knows everything in his stomach. 7. A flat dumpling with two pointed ends, it becomes thousands when put into the pot. Use a golden spoon to scoop, and a silver bowl to bring to the table to pay respect to the heavens. The gods are pleased to see this and will ensure peace all year round.