Count the old traditions.

Tomorrow's fright is the third of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. Every year, on this day, the sun reaches 345 degrees of the yellow meridian, which is called "awakening", which was called "awakening" in ancient times. Animals hiding in the soil in winter do not drink or eat, which is called "sting"; On the day of "Sting Festival", the spring thunder in the sky awakens the secluded animals, which is called "shock". "Twenty-four solar terms" describes: "February Festival, everything is shocked, and the earthquake is thunder, so it is called earthquake. It's an escaped cockroach. The meaning of this article is that after the sting, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and there is a lot of rain, often accompanied by thunder, which wakes up the insects and animals that are dormant and hibernating underground.

After the shock, it means the beginning of spring ploughing. However, as the temperature rises, pests and diseases will inevitably take the opportunity to enter, and bacteria will also breed. Therefore, before spring ploughing, we should not only do our best to prevent pests and diseases, but also clean up the hygiene at home and use wormwood to repel insects. The ancients called it "Insect Prevention Day". No matter what you eat or do, it closely revolves around the theme of eliminating pests and diseases. There is an old tradition of "three eating and three doing 1 prohibition" among the people, which means to make the family safe and healthy and welcome the beautiful spring.

1 Eat: Eat pears.

In the north, in this shocking day, the custom of eating pears is circulating among the people. Because "pear" and "Li" are homophonic, so in many people's subconscious, pears can't be cut and eaten, otherwise it means "Li". On the one hand, eating pears suddenly means staying away from pests, on the other hand, the temperature in spring is changeable, and it is cold in late spring, sometimes cold and sometimes hot. In addition, bacteria begin to breed, and people are prone to catch a cold and get sick. Pears have the functions of moistening the lungs and clearing away heat, and are especially suitable for surprise eating.

Slip into love; Stewed sweet pear with rock sugar

Ingredients and ingredients: Sydney, rock sugar, red dates, medlar, tremella.

1. Soak tremella in warm water for half an hour. Rub a layer of salt on the surface of Sydney several times. On the one hand, it can grind off the wax on the surface, on the other hand, it can play the role of sterilization, then rinse it with clear water, and then cross-cut it at the top for later use;

2. Dig out the core in the middle of Sydney with a spoon, then expand it into a hole with the thickness of 1 cm along the core hole, cut the dug meat into pieces and put it into the cave of Sydney;

3. Wash the red dates and medlar and control the moisture. Take out the tremella, put it into the hole of Sydney with red dates and medlar, then add rock sugar and cover the cut top to make a complete Sydney.

4. If you are worried about the top moving, use a toothpick to pass through Sydney from above and fix both sides, then put it in a bowl and steam it in a steamer for half an hour.

2 Eat: eat spring rolls and stir-fry dishes.

Cooking, as the name implies, is to stir-fry all kinds of seasonal ingredients together, which means both beauty and joint efforts to eliminate pests. "Spring thunder, insects singing", during the period of fright, it is warm and cold at first sight. This season, it is a good choice to focus on a light diet. Spring pancake rolls are fried with vegetables, which is elegant and delicious. Stir-fry is a famous traditional dish in Beijing, and it is also a must-eat food on a scary day. Cooking can only taste its charm if you eat it with spring cakes.

Fried vegetables

Ingredients and ingredients: spinach, mung bean sprouts, leeks, carrots, vermicelli, eggs, pork, red pepper, ginger, chives, oyster sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine and salt.

1. Soak the vermicelli in warm water for 30 minutes in advance and take it out for later use. Wash spinach and leek and cut into sections. Wash the bean sprouts. Wash and shred carrots, red peppers and pork. Wash onion and ginger and cut into powder.

2. Add cooking wine to shredded pork and marinate for 15 minutes. Beat the eggs into a bowl, add the cooking wine and stir well in one direction. Add oil to the hot pot, pour in the egg liquid, bake the egg skin, and then shred it for later use.

3, hot pot refueling, oil to 60% heat into the leek head, bean sprouts, carrots, red pepper stir-fry for a while, out of the pot for later use. Take out the pan again, put oil in the hot pan, add shredded pork and minced onion and ginger to 70% heat, stir-fry quickly until it is fragrant;

4. Add the pre-fried leek head, bean sprouts, carrots and red peppers, then add spinach, vermicelli, shredded chicken skin and leek leaves, continue to stir-fry over high fire until the color of leek leaves becomes dark, add soy sauce, oyster sauce and salt, and stir well to serve. Finally, wrapped in spring rolls, it tastes particularly fragrant.

3 eat: eat fried beans

During the period of fright, some places in the north have the custom of eating fried beans. In Shaanxi, on this day, people soak soybeans in salt water and stir-fry them in a pot. Legend has it that people know that insects will make trouble on the day of stinging, so they set up iron pots early and fried beans to eat. Small round beans, under the action of high temperature, make a crackling sound, symbolizing the sound of insects struggling and jumping when suffering in the pot, which means killing insects.

Sauté ed soybean

Ingredients and ingredients: soybean, soy sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, salt.

1. Rinse the soybeans with clear water, soak them for 5-6 hours in advance, then take out the flour water, and add the white sugar into warm water and stir until it is dissolved;

2. Put the oil in a hot pan, add the soaked soybeans, stir-fry for 10 minute over medium fire, add sugar water, stir-fry over medium fire, and never use a big fire, otherwise the sugar water will be easy to burn and become bitter;

3. Stir fry until the soybeans are cooked. When the juice is harvested quickly, add salt, soy sauce and oyster sauce and stir well. Continue to stir for a while, and then you can take out the pan and put it on the plate.

1 do: insect repellent

In addition to paying attention to food, every household will use various ways to repel insects on this day. "A Thousand Women's Moon Order" said: "When you are frightened, you can get rid of insects and ants by holding a lime bowl outside the threshold." The day of fright means that the weather gets warmer, the spring thunder begins to sound, and the animals and insects hibernating underground are awakened. On this day, people get up early to clean up the sundries at home and have a comprehensive cleaning.

At the same time, it will smoke every corner of the house with fragrance and wormwood to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and various musty smells, and sprinkle lime outside the threshold to drive away insect harassment. More importantly, we will readjust the feng shui layout at home and bring good luck to our family.

2 do: sacrifice the white tiger to resolve right and wrong

Legend has it that the white tiger is the god of tongue and right and wrong, because it will come out for food on the day of fright, and people are also listed as the objects it devours. So people draw it with white paper, then draw yellow and black stripes, and put it in pig blood for sacrifice, so that eating pig blood will not hurt people. In addition, put the raw pork in the mouth of the paper tiger, make it full of oil and water, and don't open your mouth to tell people right and wrong. This move is to make the white tiger stop making waves and hinder people's future. This is a popular way for people to resolve right and wrong.

3 do: hit Raymond on the drum skin.

Li Zhoujuan's 40 "Swing Man" said: "Whoever beats the drum begins to stab it." Note: "Stings, even in Meng Chun, sting insects move at the sound of thunder;" Drum, like also beat; Take it, I don't know it. "

The legendary Thor is a bird's beak, with big wings, a sledgehammer in his hand and a multi-sided drum in one hand, which makes a rumbling thunder. Therefore, people think that the shock is also caused by Raytheon, and it is necessary to take this opportunity to adapt to the weather in order to get twice the result with half the effort.

1 Prohibition: Marriage is prohibited.

In the period when people spread panic, the Lei guild often goes out to act, and there is often a thunder to warn some disobedient things, among which marriage between people is forbidden on this day. If there is a violation, it will be punished by Lei Gong, which will not only cause problems in marriage, but also bring trouble to the family. So many people will not choose this time to hold a happy event. This day is generally not a blind date, engagement or marriage.