The Origin and Implication of New Year's Bao jiaozi

Eating jiaozi on New Year's Day in China means happy reunion, good luck and making money.

Jiaozi has become an indispensable dish in the Spring Festival. Because jiaozi is shaped like an ingot, it means that eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival will make you rich. In addition, jiaozi's homonym "Jiaozi" means "New Year's Eve", so jiaozi was handed down during the Spring Festival.

When wrapping jiaozi, people usually wrap Jin Ruyi, sugar, peanuts, dates and chestnuts into stuffing. Eat the best and sugar, life will be sweeter in the coming year, eat peanuts, live a long and healthy life, eat dates and chestnuts, and have a baby early.

The origin of jiaozi

Jiaozi, whose original name was Er, was invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a China medical scientist. In order to help the poor treat frostbitten ears, Zhang Zhongjing made bread to drive away cold food into soup similar to ears. Later, people imitated the method of making jiaozi and made food, which is now jiaozi.

Jiaozi originated in the era of Zhang Zhongjing, and "jiaozi" is also called "Jiaozi" or "Joule", which means the alternation of the old and the new, and it is also a must-eat feast. Anyway, in order to get rid of the bad luck for a year, you should eat "jiaozi" on New Year's Eve. People from far away will cross mountains and rivers to return to their hometown and eat jiaozi with their families in winter to show that they have a happy home.