As we all know, we all eat dumplings at the winter solstice every year. Why do we eat dumplings at the winter solstice? Check the origin of eating dumplings on the winter solstice. Let's popularize Chinese culture.
The winter solstice originated in the Zhou Dynasty. Duke Zhou defined the longest day of "sun shadow" in the year measured by tuguifa as the first day of the new year. Therefore, the winter solstice was regarded as the new year's Eve from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, and its widespread influence in the people came from this.
But when it comes to celebrating the winter solstice as a festival, it originated in the Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the first month and the winter solstice were officially separated by the summer calendar. The winter solstice has since become an independent Festival.
Because people are shouting 'the winter solstice is as big as the new year', that's a good meal.
What to eat?
Every day when I was a child, my grandma would solemnly tell me: 'no dumplings at the winter solstice, no one cares if my ears are frozen! 'I felt the ears on both sides. Fortunately, they were all there!
Give me a plate of beef and celery dumplings!
But why eat dumplings?
I asked grandma, who squinted away and pretended not to hear my question.
Forget it. I'll check it myself.
There is a legend here.
A long time ago, in fact, not long ago, that is, in the Han Dynasty more than 1800 years ago, there was a doctor of the same era with Hua Tuo called Zhang Zhongjing. Zhang Zhongjing, who wrote treatise on febrile diseases, is no stranger to all of us. He is called "doctor saint".
Although he was proficient in medical skills, he was also a good official. During the period of Jian'an, he was once an officer of Changsha Prefecture, which was equivalent to the governor and ministerial cadres of Hunan Province. Although he is the chief, Zhang Zhongjing is keen on treating the common people. His yamen has even become a temporary hospital because there are too many people coming to ask for a doctor! This is the first person in ancient and modern times!
At the age of returning home, he set out to return to his hometown Nanyang. It was winter at that time. The White River in my hometown was covered with thick ice. The north wind was like a knife cutting on my face. Zhang Zhongjing saw many hungry and cold poor people shivering in the wind, and some people's ears were even frostbitten!
What should I do?
He couldn't sleep for a few days when he got home, and finally came up with a plan.
The next day he set up a shed in the open space of Dongguan, Nanyang, and set fire to the pot. He will give up medicine to these poor people.
This is a very special 'medicine': use bread to wrap the stuffing made of mutton, pepper and some strange herbs into the shape of ears, and then boil it in hot water.
The scalding 'ears' immediately seem to have a' Fairy Spirit 'flowing into the body. The common people are enjoying themselves and their frostbite is getting better.
This kind of medicine with the shape of 'ears' is called' jiao'er '. Later, the folk imitated Zhang Zhongjing, and after continuous improvement and upgrading, it became the "dumpling" we eat today.
Because of the special pronunciation of "Jiaozi", people now give it the connotation of "Jiaozi".
In fact, it doesn't have so much meaning. As the saying goes, although it's normal for people to eat, sometimes they need some grand reasons. Otherwise, they are always uneasy. Now, as Mr. Qian Zhongshu said, eating has deviated from the 'nominal thing', because in front of the hot food, people also want to have family or friends, as for what they eat, it seems that it is not very important for them.