The origin of the wine festival

In ancient times, there was a man named Mulian. He often went to the underworld to deliver meals to his mother after her death, but all of them were eaten by the guards. Later, he cooked sweet porridge with various raw materials, and then sprinkled a handful of black sesame seeds on the porridge to his mother. Seeing that the porridge was dark, the jailer asked, "What is this?" Manglietia casually replied, "This is dirty". The guards thought the porridge was unclean and dared not eat it. So, I sent porridge to Manglietia's mother. Because of the dark color of porridge, it is called "Nine Porridges".

Aojiujie

The 29th day of the first month is a unique traditional folk festival in Fuzhou. Early this morning, every household uses glutinous rice, brown sugar, peanuts, red dates, water chestnut, sesame seeds, longan and other raw materials to cook sweet porridge, which is called "lotus root wine porridge" to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends. In addition, anyone who is nine years old or multiples of nine should eat a bowl of "Taiping" like a birthday to be safe and healthy. In the traditional concept of Fuzhou people, "nine" is hard.

"Aojiu Festival" has become a social fashion of respecting the elderly and advocating filial piety, and it has been carried forward in Fuzhou. On the "Aojiu Festival", a grand "filial feast" for thousands of people was held at the Chen Ancestral Hall in Lailei Village, Chengmen Town, Cangshan District, Fuzhou. The young people in the village are busy serving tea and water. This banquet custom of respecting the elderly has been followed in the local area for more than 20 years.