Customs of the Winter Solstice in Yunnan

?Yuxi

Bean noodles and glutinous rice balls

In Yuxi, bean noodles and glutinous rice balls are eaten on the winter solstice. Use ground glutinous rice flour, then knead it into a dough, cook it in a pot, and eat the cooked glutinous rice balls with bean noodles, which has a simple and sweet taste.

{Lijiang}

Glutinous rice

Lijiang itself is a place where ethnic minorities live, and people who love Lijiang from all over the world gather here, so now Lijiang The traditional customs of the Winter Solstice also incorporate elements from other regions. In Lijiang, on the Winter Solstice, some people eat dumplings, some eat glutinous rice balls, and some people worship their ancestors from afar... But the main things are glutinous rice, soybean noodles, and sweet and wonderfully colored wine.

{Kunming}

Tangyuan glutinous rice cake

When eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice in Kunming, the first choice is the "Four Happiness Tangyuan" which symbolizes "good fortune, longevity and happiness", followed by There are fried glutinous rice cakes.

{Dali}

Ziba and pig-killing rice

In Dali, glutinous rice is eaten during the Winter Solstice. It is made of high-quality glutinous rice. It is actually a kind of glutinous rice cake. Rice products.

As soon as the winter solstice arrives, Dali and many other places begin to kill New Year pigs. Relatives and friends invite each other, and neighbors help each other to kill New Year pigs and eat pig-killing rice. Every village is bustling with activity.

{ Diqing }

Gedong Festival

Every year from the 26th to the 29th of the winter lunar month in the Tibetan calendar, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture celebrates the "Gedong Festival". "Gedong" means nine kinds of food stewed for a dinner. Local Tibetans came to Songzanlin Monastery to watch the lamas wearing masks and dancing to the gods, celebrating the good harvest that year and praying for peace and prosperity in the coming year.

{Chuxiong}

Pig-killing rice

In Chuxiong, there must be a certain order in time for slaughtering the annual pigs in a village. The person with higher seniority kills the pig first. , those with lower seniority will be killed last. When killing a New Year pig, you must first drink "Pig Killing Wine", and every strong man who participates in the New Year Pig Killing must take a sip. Then put red-hot stones, golden bamboo, and clean water into a wooden ladle or wooden bowl, and purify it with pure steam to remove all evil spirits from the pig. This shows sincere respect for the ancestors and gods.

{Wenshan, Honghe, Dehong}

Eating mutton

In Wenshan Prefecture, Honghe Prefecture, Dehong Prefecture and other places, the Winter Solstice Festival starts at dawn , people will stew the slaughtered sheep over a fire, because all ethnic groups in these areas have the custom of eating mutton and other nourishing foods to "tonic" during the Winter Solstice. People in Zhaotong City used to eat dog meat, but now they also eat mutton.

{Yunnan}

Rice noodles

In Yunnan, rice noodles will be on the dining table during New Years and holidays, either as staple food or as a side dish. The festival would not be complete without eating some rice noodles.