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When does Yulin Dog Meat Festival start?
Introduction of litchi dog meat festival from summer solstice in Yulin
The folk saying is that dog meat and lychee are not hot together in summer solstice, and there is a saying that "winter solstice fish give birth to summer solstice dogs", while "eating summer solstice dogs means that as long as you eat dog meat in summer solstice, your body can resist the attack of the west wind and rain, catch fewer colds and be healthy.
Although the summer solstice litchi dog meat festival is not a unique folk custom in Yulin, it is one of the most respected festivals in the local area. Yulin people entered the hottest day in summer, which lasted for several hours, concentrated consumption and was very lively. The whole city was immersed in a bouquet of wine and meat, which was called the "carnival" of Yulin.
Yulin is known as "dog meat litchi summer solstice dish". The solstice in summer is an important festival in Yulin, and this time is also the golden season for fresh litchi to go on the market. At the beginning of this real festival, the dog meat stalls in urban and rural areas were packed and crowded, which was extremely hot. People sit around the hot pot at the dining table, eating dog meat and tasting fresh litchi, or soaking litchi in wine and drinking litchi wine, chatting while eating, punching cards and guessing codes, and being in high spirits. Interested people will hold a banquet all night, which is called the "carnival" in Yulin. That kind of fun and carefree, that kind of incisively and vividly is unparalleled, which is also a "must" for Yulin.
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