winter solstice
ChristinePrice
As the saying goes, the Winter Solstice is the New Year. The custom in many places is to celebrate the Winter Solstice more solemnly than the Spring Festival. When I was a child, I always made dumplings to eat during the New Year and the holidays. Probably because life was poor at that time and dumplings were the best to eat and the most luxurious., so only eat them during the New Year and the holidays. Now that people's living standards have improved, they no longer stick to one form. It is the most powerful way to nourish them on the Winter Solstice. <br /><br />Hand-grabbed mutton is a major feature in the northwest food culture and is well-known. Hand-caught mutton Hand-caught mutton originated from West Asia. It is a dish for relatives and friends during Islamic festival celebrations. It is a traditional halal dish. Hand-grabbed mutton from different places has different flavors depending on the region. Hand-grabbed mutton is also a favorite food among Xinjiang Kazakh, Mongolian, Uyghur, Kirgiz, Tajik and other ethnic groups. <br />The custom of eating mutton during the winter solstice is said to have begun from the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, ate the mutton cooked by Fan Kuai on the winter solstice. He found the taste particularly delicious and praised it. From then on, the custom of eating mutton during the winter solstice was formed among the people. Nowadays, people are eating dog meat, mutton and various nourishing foods on the winter solstice in order to have a good omen for the coming year.