The solstice summer is coming. Do you know what customs there are in the south during the summer solstice?

Southerners eat wonton, round paste, dog meat, lychee, summer solstice eggs and summer solstice cakes on the summer solstice.

wonton

People in Wuxi have the custom of eating wonton at noon, which means that wonton is harmonious. The folk proverb says: "The solstice wonton in summer and the solstice group in winter bring together the Ankang people in the four seasons."

Round paste

People in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province have the habit of eating round paste until the sun in summer. "On the solstice of summer, when you eat a round paste, you will step on a stone." In the past, farmers would put a bamboo stick on the prepared paste and put it in the gap of paddy fields to burn incense and pray for a bumper harvest.

Dog meat, litchi

Eating dog meat and litchi in the summer of solstice is a "patent" that Lingnan people want to eat. Cantonese in Guangzhou, Qinzhou, Guangxi and Yulin also like to eat dog meat and plums on the solstice in summer.

Summer solstice eggs

The custom of eating summer solstice eggs in Hengyang and Xiangxi, Hunan Province. As the saying goes, "Eating eggs from summer to Sunday makes the slate rotten", and people believe that eating eggs from summer to Sunday can strengthen the body.

Summer solstice eggs

Summer solstice cake

After the summer harvest, new wheat comes on the market, so it is a custom to eat noodles and try new wheat every day. Some people mix them with wheat flour and spread them into pancakes for baking cooked food. With vegetables, pods, tofu and bacon, it is usually called "summer solstice cake" after ancestor worship.

What do southerners eat during the summer solstice?

Southerners eat noodles in summer solstice, while Zhejiang people eat round batter in summer solstice. The summer solstice is the earliest solar term in Chinese and foreign civilizations, because the astronomical method for determining the summer solstice is particularly simple: the shortest day with the shadow of wooden pillars in a year is the summer solstice. During the summer solstice, our country has some traditional foods.

In China, there has always been a folk saying that "eat jiaozi from the solstice in winter", which means that you should eat jiaozi from the solstice in winter to prevent your ears from freezing off, and you should eat noodles made of new wheat from the solstice in summer to thank the good weather in the first half of the year. Eating noodles on the solstice in summer is a custom in many places.

In ancient times, people usually held sacrificial ceremonies from the summer solstice to pray for God to bless disasters and save a year. "Zhou Li Chun Guan" said: "When summer comes, you will bring local things." Sacrificing to God in the summer solstice of the Zhou Dynasty means eliminating plague, famine and starvation. At this time, new folk wheat came out, and people sacrificed pasta to the gods. The custom of eating pasta from summer solstice has also spread to this day.

Summer solstice noodles

On the solstice of summer, new wheat just appeared, so eating noodles on the solstice of summer also means tasting new things.

However, there is a saying in Zhejiang that "eat a round paste and step on a stone on the midsummer solstice". In the past, many farmers would put on bamboo sticks, put them in the gaps of the flowing paddy fields, burn incense as sacrifices and pray for a bumper harvest. Therefore, Shaoxing, Zhejiang still has the habit of eating round paste until the sun in summer.

What's the meaning of eating wonton on the summer solstice?

In the south of China, there is a saying that "it is not summer to eat wonton in hot weather on the solstice of summer", which means that eating wonton can ensure that summer is not bitter and healthy. On the solstice of summer, people in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province have porridge for breakfast and stewed wonton for lunch, which means "chaos and harmony". Another folk custom is to weigh the children after eating wonton stew, hoping that the children will gain weight and be healthy.

There is also a saying that the summer solstice was eaten.