Why is it said that not eating dumplings during the winter solstice will cause your ears to freeze? What is the difference between the winter solstice in the south and the north?

Why is it said that not eating dumplings during the winter solstice will cause your ears to freeze? What is the difference between the winter solstice in the south and the north?
As the saying goes, "Food is the most important thing for people", especially when celebrating important festivals like the Winter Solstice, people pay special attention and particularity to "eating". So, why is it said that not eating dumplings during the winter solstice will cause your ears to freeze? What is the difference between the winter solstice in the south and the north? As the eleventh month of the lunar calendar is getting closer, the information on the lunar calendar has also attracted attention. So do you know what your fortune will be like in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021? Come to Mr. Shui Mo's website to have a look.

Why is it said that not eating dumplings during the winter solstice will cause your ears to freeze?

[1] When talking about the custom of eating dumplings during the winter solstice, we have to mention the "medical saint" Zhang Zhongjing. According to legend, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang, who was once the governor of Changsha, resigned and returned to his hometown during the winter solstice.
He saw that people on both sides of the Baihe River were pale and thin, suffering from hunger and cold, and many people's ears were frozen. So he asked his disciples to set up a big pot in the medical tent, put mutton, chili peppers and some cold-relieving herbs in the pot and boil them.
It is made into "Quhan Jiao'er Soup" to treat frostbite. After people drink it, their whole body feels warm, their ears become hot, and the frostbitten ears are cured. Later generations imitated the appearance of "jiao'er" and wrapped them into food, also called "dumplings" or "bianshi".
[2] This statement is also related to the proverb, "If you don't eat dumplings during the Winter Solstice, no one will care if your ears freeze off." In Hebei, there is an old custom of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice.
From the winter solstice onwards, the earth's yang energy begins to increase, and the yang energy in the human body adapts to nature and gradually recovers. Many Chinese people replenish yang from this day until the beginning of spring.

What is the difference between the winter solstice in the south and the north?

Food: Southerners eat tangyuan, while northerners eat dumplings
There is an old poem that goes, "Every family makes rice dumplings, knowing that it is the winter solstice tomorrow." Eating dumplings on the winter solstice is a traditional custom in my country, which is especially popular in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a saying among the people that "eating dumplings makes you one year older."
Glutinous rice balls can be used to worship ancestors, given to friends and relatives, and represent reunion.
People in northern my country have a custom of eating dumplings.
The choice of fillings for dumplings during the winter solstice is directly related to its meaning. The most common leek filling represents long-term wealth. Cabbage and meat filling means wealth.
Weather: Wet and cold in the south, dry and cold in the north
In terms of climate temperature, on the winter solstice, the temperature in most parts of the north is generally below 0℃, while the temperature in the south is around 6℃ to 8℃.
However, the climate in the south has more moisture and is relatively humid, so it is "wet and cold", while the climate in the north has less rain and is relatively dry, so it is "dry and cold".


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