What does it mean to eat glutinous rice in long summer?

In fact, the moral of eating broad bean glutinous rice in long summer is very simple, that is, everyone hopes that we can have a bumper harvest in the coming year and express our wishes for the future. Eat different foods in different places in the long summer. For example, Changshu locals have a long summer, a new taste and rich food, which is called "nine meats and thirteen vegetables".

The origin of eating glutinous rice in long summer

Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, destroyed Shu and exiled Adou to Luoyang. Meng Huo never forgot Zhuge Liang's instructions and went to visit Adou every summer. This person is careless, for fear that Adou will be abused. Every time, he used a big weight to weigh Adou himself, and repeatedly told Emperor Wu of Song that if there were any mistakes, he would never allow them. Seeing that he was so earnest, Emperor Wu came up with an idea and knew that Adou liked sweet and sticky food. Every summer, he has peas and glutinous rice cooked for him early, and Adou has to eat at least two bowls. When Meng Huo was weighed, he was a few kilograms heavier than the previous year. From then on, Chang Xia ordered peas and glutinous rice to spread among the people.

Is Long Summer a traditional festival?

Long summer is not a traditional festival. Long summer is the seventh solar term among the 24 solar terms in China, and it is also the first solar term in summer. The festival is held on May 5-7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Long summer is an important solar term, marking the peak season for the growth of all things. The traditional customs of long summer include weighing people and beating eggs. The traditional festivals in China mainly include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Land Birthday, Shangsi Festival, Cold Food Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Xiayuan Festival, Laba Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Cooking Festival and New Year's Eve.