What are the unique customs in Xuzhou?

One of the most famous festivals in Xuzhou is the Fuyang Festival, which belongs to Xuzhou people.

Xuzhou Fuyang Festival begins in the autumn season every year, that is, the first day of autumn, and lasts for one month. According to the solar terms of the lunar calendar, the third Geng after the "summer solstice" (a Geng lasts for nine days) is the "first squat".

The fourth Geng day is the middle lie, and the first Geng day after beginning of autumn is the "dog days", that is, the "last one". In this month, Xuzhou people concentrated in hotels, restaurants, special mutton restaurants and barbecue stalls, eating mutton and drinking mutton soup, so it was called eating mutton.

The Edible Function of Fuyang

Eating mutton and drinking mutton soup is "sweating".

Eating hot mutton in winter is the best, and Xuzhou people are determined to do the opposite. In the hottest dog days of the year, they eat mutton with red oil and many peppers, which is the spirit handed down from ancient people and has always been a battleground for military strategists.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xuzhou

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