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What is the custom of eating on the eighth day of the first month?

The custom of the eighth day of the first month to eat dumplings, oranges, grains.

1, dumplings: The eighth day of the first month is the birthday of the grain, so eat good traditional food mainly based on pasta. In order to worship the grain and pray for a good harvest in the coming year, dumplings are usually eaten on the eighth day to symbolize good fortune.

2, tangerines: eating tangerines on the eighth day of the month has the meaning of great luck. On this day, people look forward to a good harvest, food abundance in the coming year, life is getting better and better. Therefore, eating tangerines on this day symbolizes good luck, praying for a good year and a good harvest.

3, grains: this day every family will cook five grains of rice to eat, that is also on the eighth day of the festival of compliance, but also to warn people to cherish food.