What are the customs of solar terms in beginning of winter? What are the customs of solar terms in beginning of winter?
"beginning of winter is behaving badly in jiaozi Bowl, and no one cares whether his ears are frozen!" Beginning of winter solar terms mean autumn harvest and winter storage. China used to be a farming society. People who have worked for a year should take advantage of beginning of winter to have a rest and reward their families for their hard work over the past year. There is a proverb that "beginning of winter fills the winter and the mouth" is the best metaphor.
People in northern China, especially those in Beijing and Tianjin, like to eat jiaozi. Why does beginning of winter eat jiaozi? Because intercourse comes from the saying of "sexual intercourse time". New Year's Eve is to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter. When jiaozi is in love, he can't help eating. Nowadays, people have gradually restored this ancient custom. At the beginning of winter, all kinds of jiaozi are very popular.
In early winter, in the place where the "old Tianjin people" live in the east and west of the river, there is a custom of eating pumpkins and jiaozi. Pumpkin, also known as sleeping melon, pumpkin, rice melon and north melon, is a common vegetable in the north. Pumpkins are usually bought in summer, stored in huts or windowsills, and after a long period of saccharification, they are made into dumpling stuffing in winter solstice. The taste is different from that of Chinese cabbage and pumpkin stuffing in summer, and it is especially delicious when eaten with firewood, vinegar and garlic.
2. Southern beginning of winter loves meat.
In southern China, people like to eat some chicken, duck and fish in early winter. On this day in early winter in Taiwan Province Province, street restaurants such as "Mutton Stove" and "Ginger Duck" complement winter weddings. Many families will also stew sesame oil chicken and siwu chicken to supplement energy.
Although there is no such thing as hibernation, there is a folk custom of making up for winter in beginning of winter. In this best period of tonic, people make food supplements to supplement their physical strength and resist the cold in winter. Eat less cold in winter, especially don't wear too much makeup. Ordinary people can eat some high-calorie foods, especially in the north, and eat some beef and mutton, but at the same time, they should also eat more fresh vegetables. Eat some foods rich in vitamins and easy to digest.