What is the custom of the fourteenth day of the first month?

Customs on the fourteenth day of the first month: worship the goddess near the water, eat wheat flow, drink eyesight-improving soup, eat spicy soup and try lanterns.

1, worship the Queen of Neighbouring Waters

People call the 14th day of the first month the birthday of "Shuian Niangzi" (also known as "Shuntian Niangzi"). It is said that the name of this waterfront lady is Chen, who was a person during the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty. Later, she became a fairy to save a woman in dystocia. Therefore, folk temples were established, which were called "Goddess of Waterfront" and "Lady Shuntian". In fact, it is a patron saint created by women in an era of no status and underdeveloped science, and it is also a way for them to motivate themselves because they are afraid of dystocia.

2, eat wheat flow

On the fourteenth night of the first lunar month, every household in Ninghai city and countryside eats wheat flow at the New Year's Eve dinner. Wheat flow is called "wheat flow" by boiling vegetable leaves, dried shredded incense, shrimp skin, sweet potato powder and shredded pork together, and then putting down wheat flour and stirring it into a thin paste.

Step 3 drink Mingmu decoction

Xinchang has the custom of drinking Mingmu soup on the fourteenth day of the first month. There is a folk saying that when you drink Mingmu soup on the fourteenth night, it means that the Spring Festival is coming to an end, and everyone should start to cheer up and start a new year's work.

Step 4 eat spicy soup

On the 14th day of the first month in Xiangshan, it is customary to eat "spicy soup" to celebrate the Lantern Festival. On that day, the children brought their own bowls and chopsticks, walked around the streets and ate spicy soup from house to house, saying, "Eat rich soup!" " "Master whether acquaintances or strangers, each a gourd ladle.

Step 5 test lanterns

In order to prepare for the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, both the people and the imperial court will set up light sheds, hang lanterns, make colorful decorations, and do some rehearsal activities for entertainment programs to welcome the annual Lantern Festival. As for the vendors selling lanterns in the market, they have already prepared all kinds of lanterns and are ready to sell them at any time, becoming a "lantern market".