In the summer season, many regions in my country have unique eating customs. For example, fairy grass (the herb of the family Lamiaceae) is also known as jelly grass,
It has the medicinal value of detoxification, and the stems and leaves can be made into jelly after drying. It is a good product of the Guangdong People's Congress.
Eating eggs with ginger juice: People in Jiaojiang, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province have the custom of eating eggs with ginger juice during the summer season. Ginger juice can remove moisture from the body, and eggs with ginger juice “replenish people“. Some elderly people like to eat chicken porridge, which is said to nourish yang .
Eating lychees in Putian, Fujian “overheating“
People in Putian, Fujian Province have the custom of eating lychee, mutton and rice grains during the Great Heat season, which is called “overheating“. Litchi contains glucose and multiple vitamins, which are rich in nutritional value of nourishing the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and health, so eating fresh lychee is good for health It is very beneficial. Soak fresh lychees in cold well water first, and then take them out to taste after the arrival of the Great Heat. Eating lychees at this time is the most delicious and nourishing. Some people even exaggerate that eating lychees during the Great Heat is comparable to eating ginseng.
“Drinking Summer Sheep“ in Southern Shandong
Dashu solar terms Lunan people have the custom of “drinking Shuyang“. On the day of the Great Heat, the citizens of Zaozhuang City often go to the local mutton soup restaurant to “drink Shuyang“. Eat “Fuyang“ in the sky, wait for the dog days to arrive, the wheat harvest is over, and there is a slack period in the season when new products are on the market. During this period, the summer harvest is over, and the local people are exhausted and need to restore their physical strength and spirit. At this time, People in Zaozhuang drink Fuyang and enjoy the leisurely life after the harvest. It is really a good time, and people in Taiwan, China prefer to eat pineapple during the summer heat.
During the Great Heat period, there is a custom of eating pineapples in Taiwan. The folks think that pineapples are the most delicious in this season. In addition, the Hokkien pronunciation of pineapple is the same as “Wanglai“, so it is also used as a symbol of praying for peace, auspiciousness and prosperous business..
In addition, before and after the Great Heat is the 15th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, which is also called “Half Year Festival“ in Taiwan. Since the 15th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar is half of the whole year, the whole family will eat “half year rounds“ together after worshiping the gods on this day. Bannianyuan is made by grinding glutinous rice into powder and kneading it with red noodles. Most of them will be boiled into sweets to taste. The symbolic meaning is reunion and sweetness.
Sending the “Great Summer Boat“ is a traditional folk custom in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, especially in many fishing villages in Taizhou. folklore performances.
This folk custom has a history of hundreds of years along the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang. The “Great Summer Boat“ is completely built according to the scaled down scale of the old three-masted sailboat. It is 8 meters long, 2 meters wide, and weighs about 1.5 tons. Various sacrifices are carried in the boat. After the event started, more than 50 fishermen took turns carrying the “Great Summer Boat“ on the streets. The drums and firecrackers blared, and the streets were full of people praying. After the event, the “Great Summer Boat“ will be transported to the pier. Perform a series of blessing rituals.
beginning of autumn:
Autumn busy meeting is one of the customs of Liqiu, and it is mostly held in the seventh and eighth months of the lunar calendar.