Why drink mutton soup on June 6

There are two sayings about eating mutton on June 6

One says that since the time of Yao and Shun, eating mutton in summer can fight heat with heat to ensure the body's strength;

The other says that June 6 is the birthdate of the Western disease, and eating mutton and drinking mutton soup can drive away the disease, so there is a reason why we have eaten mutton on June 6 This saying, and has been passed down to this day.

June 6, "Fuyang" historical sources

June 6 of the lunar calendar belongs to the day of the three volts, three volts of the day to eat mutton is commonly known as "Fuyang", folklore has been rumored "Summer sheep a bowl of soup, without a doctor's prescription," the saying.

Fuyang Festival is a traditional Chinese food festival, in the traditional lunar calendar every year on the day of the beginning of the beginning of Fu, to the end of the end of Fu, lasted one month. "The festival has a long history in Xiaoxian County, Anhui Province, and Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, dating back to the Yao and Shun Dynasties. Since ancient times, the Huaihai region folk have "a bowl of soup, without the doctor to prescribe medicine," said.

In the Xu Huai area, to lamb famous, when counting Xiao County, Xiao County, together with the people of Xuzhou area, to have the custom of eating sheep on the day of the ambush. On the first day of the year, people used to buy lamb from the market and cook it at home.

Because Xiao County is under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, the two places have frequent civil interactions, and there are many restaurants in Xuzhou in Xiao County, which is the reason why the festival was able to start quickly in Xuzhou and spread. Xiaoxian mutton has been famous for more than 300 years.