The winter solstice, also known as number nine, winter festival, long to Festival and sub year old, is an important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, because the winter solstice is the earliest one of the 24 solar terms. In the history of the Zhou Dynasty, the winter solstice is new year's day, which is a very important and lively Festival. So what are the customs besides eating dumplings in the winter solstice? What are the customs of the winter solstice all over the country?
Winter solstice customs all over the country: many areas in the north have the custom of eating dumplings during the winter solstice, while those in the South have the custom of eating Ciba, sweet pill and tangyuan. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province, the custom of drinking mutton soup on the day of the winter solstice is popular, which means to dispel the cold. In the south of the Yangtze River, there is also a custom of eating red bean and glutinous rice for the whole family on winter night. In the traditional customs of Ningbo, sweet potato soup and fruit is one of the necessary delicacies in the winter solstice, while in Taiwan, there is still a tradition of worshiping ancestors with nine layer cake in the winter solstice.