We Chinese have the tradition of eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice.
Thin skin and big filling, not as delicious as dumplings.
The meaning and symbol of winter solstice dumplings
Release time: December 10, 2021 Source: Internet
Meaning 1: If you don’t serve dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care.
The proverb goes: On October 1st, the winter solstice arrives, and every household eats dumplings. This custom is said to have been left behind in memory of the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing who gave up medicine during the winter solstice. Therefore, in northern China, on the winter solstice of the lunar calendar, dumplings become an indispensable holiday meal for everyone, rich or poor.
The meaning and symbol of winter solstice dumplings
Meaning 2: Winter Solstice is here, eat dumplings and be reunited
In some places, as soon as the Winter Solstice arrives, families will be busy preparing various dumpling wrappers and dumpling fillings, and then the family will sit around making and eating dumplings to celebrate the Winter Solstice together. In addition to eating dumplings in the north, there is also the custom of eating glutinous rice balls in the south, which means fullness and reunion.
The meaning and symbol of winter solstice dumplings
The symbol of winter solstice dumplings
1. Lots of money
Some people say that eating dumplings is mainly about hoping to make money in the future. Dumplings are shaped like ingots, which means getting rich. This is the most reasonable explanation in my opinion. Therefore, eating dumplings means hoping to get rich.
2. Harmony and beauty
Dumplings are a staple food and local snack in northern my country, and are also a winter solstice food. As the folk saying goes: “It’s better to lie down than to be comfortable, and it’s not as delicious as dumplings.” Many areas in our country have the habit of eating dumplings. According to folklore, the reason why it is called “harmony” noodles means “harmony and beauty”. Rolling small pieces of dough into round dumpling wrappers is called rolling wrappers. The rolled out dumpling skin is round, which means “reunion and reunion”. This reunion symbolizes the fusion of blood between relatives. Looking at the round dumpling skins and thinking about their beautiful meanings, it is inevitable that people will be moved by them.
The meaning and symbol of winter solstice dumplings
3. The meaning of long-lasting wealth
Eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice is directly related to the choice and meaning of dumpling fillings. The most common leek filling indicates long-lasting wealth. The most common cabbage and meat stuffing means hundreds of wealth. Shiitake mushrooms have the most health-preserving effects. Wrapping them in dumpling fillings means to encourage wealth. The drums are raised and protruding. The shape of the mushrooms is like an upward arrow, which means fullness. It is called to encourage wealth. Finally, there is the recently popular pickled cabbage stuffing, which is said to have the meaning of fortune-telling. Celery stuffing means diligence and wealth. Diligence means regularity. Frequency and continuous flow are called diligent wealth. Eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice is directly related to the choice and meaning of dumpling fillings. The most common leek filling indicates long-lasting wealth.
4. Family reunion
Regarding the eating habits of the 24 solar terms, many places have a saying of “winter solstice dumplings and summer solstice noodles”. It means that on the winter solstice, dumplings are indispensable.
Dumplings are plump in shape, substantial in content, and delicious in taste. They are a delicacy for family reunions, especially when a family divides labor and cooperates and sits together to make dumplings, which gives dumplings a more festive meaning. Therefore, eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice symbolizes family reunion.
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Post time: Dec-22-2023