InsomepartsofnorthChina,peoplehavejiaozisouponthisday;whileresidentsofsomeotherplaceseatjiaozi,sayingdoingsowillkeepthemfromfrostintheupcomingwinter.ButinsouthChina,itiscommonplaceforthewholefamilytogettogethertohaveamealmadeofredbeansandglutinousrice.Theybelieve,bydoingthis,theycandriveawayghostsandotherevilthings.Inotherplaces,peoplealsoeattangyuan,akindofstuffedsmalldumplingballmadeofglutinousriceflour.TheWinterSolsticericedumplingsmaybeusedassacrificestoancestors,orgiftsforfriendsandrelatives.TheTaiwaneseevenkeepthecustomofofferingnine-layercakestotheirancestors.Theymadecakesintheshapeofchicken,duck,tortoise,pig,coworsheepwithglutinousriceflourandsteamthemondifferentlayersofapot.TheseanimalsallsignifyauspiciousnessinChinesetradition.