What customs does beginning of autumn eat?

Beginning of autumn's eating customs: eating watermelon, eating "dregs", pasting autumn fertilizer, eating jiaozi and eating "Fuyuan".

1, eat watermelon

Legend has it that one year in the Ming Dynasty, many people in Nanjing suffered from dysentery, and some people followed the story of Cui Xianggong's daughter who ate melons to make "dysentery" heal itself. As a result, dysentery really got better. Therefore, people eat more watermelons in autumn to prevent autumn dryness and form a custom for a long time. Zizhi, published in the Republic of China, records: "beginning of autumn ate watermelon the day before, which is called gnawing autumn." It also means welcoming the arrival of autumn.

Step 2 eat "slag"

Beginning of autumn is popular in Laixi, Shandong Province to eat "dregs", a kind of small tofu made of chopped beans and vegetables. There is a saying that "adults and children eat beginning of autumn dregs without spitting or pulling". Autumn is a period of high incidence of gastrointestinal diseases, and folk customs in many areas have the meaning of healing and praying. Sichuan and Shandong are typical representatives of this folk custom.

3. Paste autumn fertilizer

Old Beijing pays attention to eating sauced elbows on the same day in beginning of autumn to supplement nutrition for themselves and their families. The custom of autumn fat comes from "bitter summer". In the Qing Dynasty, it was popular among the people to "weigh" in a few days, and compare it with the weight in the long summer to measure obesity. Of course, to lose weight is to "make up". The remedy is "fattening with meat", and the sauce elbow is the first choice.

Step 4 Eat jiaozi

Beginning of autumn usually eats jiaozi or steamed stuffed buns, which is called "grabbing autumn fat". I'll grab a jiaozi from your bowl, so that I can keep fit in autumn and make up for the oil and water lost in summer. Beginning of autumn folk customs in Northeast China are similar to those in Beijing and Hebei, and they all pay attention to beginning of autumn's tonic. The mode is also related to the generous character of the northeast people, and autumn fertilizer is supplemented by "grabbing".

Step 5 eat "good fortune"

Autumn is the peak season of longan in Taiwan Province Province. People believe that if you eat longan meat, your descendants will become big officials, and longan is also called "Fuyuan", so there is a saying: if you eat Fuyuan, you will have children and be the champion among your grandchildren.