What is the solar term for sticking the sparrow's mouth?

Sticking the sparrow's mouth is the vernal equinox, the fourth of the 24 solar terms.

It happens to be half of the ninetieth day of spring, so it is called "vernal equinox". In ancient times, farmers would eat jiaozi at the vernal equinox, and they would cook some jiaozi without stuffing and put it by the field. This is called sticking sparrows' mouths to prevent sparrows from destroying crops.

In addition, some places will eat spring vegetables, send spring cattle and eat sun cakes, and "worship God" and pray for blessings on the vernal equinox. According to custom, farmers have a holiday on the vernal equinox. Every family should eat dumplings, cook a dozen or twenty or thirty dumplings without wrapping them, and put them on the outdoor ridge beside the field with thin bamboo forks, which is called sticking sparrows' mouths, so as not to destroy crops.

Tangyuan is sweet, and there is no need to add sugar to the soup to reduce calorie intake; If it is a small dumpling without stuffing, the soup can be replaced by osmanthus, liqueur, scented tea, longan red date soup and longan ginger soup, which can play a role in tonifying the body and dispelling cold; When making salty dumplings, you can add some vegetables to increase the cellulose.