24 solar terms winter solstice
🥟 "In many areas of northern China, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year. It is said that when Zhang Zhongjing returned to his hometown, he saw the people who were frozen. He used mutton, some herbs for expelling cold and dough, wrapped it like ears, and made a medicine called "expelling cold and Jiao Er Decoction" and gave it to the people. Later, every winter solstice, people imitate to eat, forming a custom. Most areas in northern China eat dumplings on this day, because dumplings have the meaning of "dispelling cold". So far, there is a folk saying that "dumpling bowls are not served on the winter solstice, and no one is in charge of freezing off the ears." 🥟
🥟 How many dumplings are there 🥟