1, eat shepherd's purse rice
Eating mustard rice on the second day of the second lunar month is a popular custom in Wenzhou. It is said that eating mustard rice will not cause scabies. "Rui' an County Records" said, "Take mustard to cook, the clouds can improve your eyesight and cover up the essence. "The seasoning of mustard rice is shredded pork, shredded mushrooms and dried shrimps. At the same time, mustard rice is also a must-eat meal for Yongding Hakkas on the 20th day of the first month.
2, block street blessing
February 2nd Street Blocking in Ningcun, Longwan, Wenzhou is a unique traditional folk culture festival in Longwan District, and it is also one of the ancient street blocking blessings in China. According to legend, in the forty years of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (156 1), the plague of Zhejiang pirates was basically eliminated. In order to remember the kindness of the Tanghe River, pray for peace and pursue a better future, people held a "stop the street and pray" ceremony on February 2 when the dragon looked up. The whole activity lasted for two days.
Step 3 scrape the tap
As the saying goes, "the dragon doesn't look up, it doesn't rain." The dragon is auspicious and the master of weathering rain. On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, people pray for dragons to raise their heads to make rain and moisten everything, which is called "shaving the faucet on February 2" in history. It is generally believed in China that shaving one's head on this day will make people shine with luck and good luck. Therefore, the folk proverb says, "Blowing the tap on February 2nd will make you feel refreshed all year round".
The origin of eating mustard rice on February 2 nd
In Wenzhou, Zhejiang, there is a custom of eating mustard rice on the second day of the second lunar month. There is an interesting legend about this custom. One day, Emperor Qianlong made a private visit and came to a farmhouse in southern Zhejiang. He found that Zhang Man, who had read many poetry books when he was young, could not go to Beijing to catch the exam because of his poor family, so he had to study hard at home. Zhang was hospitable and invited Emperor Qianlong to have a light meal. Just as he was preparing to cook, Zhang found that there was not enough rice in the rice jar and there was nothing to eat.
Zhang had a brainwave, and the plan came to mind. Tell his wife to prepare the fire first, go out from the back door and peel a handful of green and tender mustard in the garden, add some seasoning and cook a pot of white mustard rice. Emperor Qianlong was used to eating delicacies. By noon, he was already hungry. When he smelled the delicious mustard rice, his appetite increased greatly, and he ate it with relish and praised it. It happened to be the second day of the second lunar month, and the custom of eating mustard rice was handed down from then on.
"Rui 'an County Records" (some areas in Wencheng once belonged to Rui 'an) also recorded that "taking mustard for cooking, the clouds can improve eyesight and cover the meaning of clarity and essence". So at this time of year, every household will fry mustard rice to eat.