What to eat in the north on the Chinese New Year's Day

Mid-Yuan Festival in the north to eat food:

One, eat duck

In many parts of China have the tradition of eating duck, according to legend, on the 15th of July, this day is the ancestor and other deceased loved ones to go home to reunite with their families and visit, offerings to the ducks to make ducks hump their loved ones and tributes to cross the bridge of the Naihe, offerings to the end of the eating duck is also known as the scattering of blessings, is the It is a good wish of the ancestors to the descendants.

Two, eat flower buns

In many places we have to eat flower buns of the old tradition, July 15, the day, the family's skillful women will make a variety of patterns, exquisite flower buns, there are large flower buns, fish-shaped flower buns, noodles sheep flower buns, each meaning is different. Such as: big flower buns to send elders, implying good fortune and longevity; fish-shaped flower buns to send peers, implying that the yearly surplus; noodles goat flower buns to the younger generation to eat, implying filial piety and respect for parents, and do not forget to raise the grace.

Three, eat dumplings

Particularly in the north, dumplings are essential food for all traditional festivals, no matter whether it is a parting or a reunion, there are dumplings handmade by mom on the table. On the Day of the Middle Ages, it is even more important to cook a few bowls of dumplings in the evening of the day, and then serve them to the ancestors, burn incense and kowtow before serving them on the table, which is not only a way of thinking of the deceased relatives, but also a way to symbolize the harmony of the family and the beautiful vision of a happy reunion.

Customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival

One, ancestor worship

In the folk belief that, on the half of the seventh month, the ancestors will come back to visit the descendants of the children and grandchildren, so families will be in the day of the ancestors of the tablets out, and in the morning we have to prepare the offerings, placed on the dining table, light candles, and invited the deceased relatives to eat "reunion dinner! "

Second, burning paper money

Burning paper money to deceased relatives is also one of the customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival, in folklore, people believe that this is to send money to their relatives in the other world, which can make them live a better life in the other world.

Three, put the river lamp

As the saying goes: "a hundred miles of different winds, a thousand miles of different customs", there are many customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival, there are many differences between places, in many places there is the custom of putting the river lamps, but many places are not, which is the charm of the traditional culture, put the river lamps can be sent to the memory of the ancestors, and also the bad luck with the water flowing east. There will also be bad luck with the water flowing east of the symbolism.