Want it? Marry a tree? Sun dried shrimp skin

As we all know, there are many traditional customs in the solar terms of the awn species, and the customs in different regions are not the same. In Guizhou, China, there is a custom of fighting with mud in the awning season, and the person with the most mud on his body is the most popular person. In Hebei province, mango seeds should be "married to trees", and in coastal areas, mango seeds should be dried with shrimp skins.

The story of mango fighting in the mud

An interesting activity of Mangzhong is playing mud. The Dong people in Liping County, Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province have a "mud-beating" festival, in which young men and women play happily while transplanting rice seedlings. It turns out that the traditional habit of Dong people here is that after a girl gets married, she usually doesn't stay with her husband's family first. Only when she is busy with farming and festivals will she stay with her husband's family for a few days. On the day of Miscanthus Festival, young people and newlyweds came to the field to transplant rice seedlings. There is a competition between men and women, which is very lively. When transplanting rice seedlings, the young man deliberately provoked and found an excuse to throw mud at the girl. The girls also fought back, and in an instant the two sides lined up and threw mud at each other as weapons. If several people catch each other together, they will be pushed down and rolled in the paddy field, covered in mud and embarrassed. The groom's parents can't attend, so they can only watch. People who have the most mud on their bodies are often favored by each other. This custom is popular in the local area.

The seed of awn should be "married to the tree"

Different regions have different customs and activities. The awn seed is a busy farming season, and Shanxi Ronghe began to harvest wheat and barley, which the locals call "busy farming". There is a proverb that says: "Mai Huang is busy with farming, and the woman builds the house." Therefore, in this solar term, women also have to go down to the fields to help them spend their "busy farming". In Yanshan mountain area of Hebei province, there is a custom of "marrying a tree" on "busy" days, which is one of the solar terms customs of mango. Is to draw a few strokes on the jujube tree with a knife, indicating that more fruits can be produced. Traditional customs are also related to local customs.

Shrimp with mango seeds.

In China's coastal areas, mango seeds should be dried with shrimp skin and dried with shrimp. Because it is the season of awning, shrimp is in the spawning period, and its physique is fat, its meat quality is solid and its nutritional value is good. People call the dried shrimp skin at the awn seed stage "awn seed skin". There are two kinds of shrimp skin: raw shrimp skin and cooked shrimp skin. Sun-dried shrimp skin refers to the lightly sun-dried finished product, which has high freshness and is not easy to regain moisture and mildew; Boiled shrimp skin with salt, drained and dried, although it maintains the fresh flavor, its taste is slightly inferior to that of raw shrimp skin. This is also a unique activity for people in coastal areas.