1, pear

Eating pears in surprise is a folk custom in the north. Farmers want to eat pears on the day of fright, which means saying goodbye to pests. When spring returns to the earth, the climate is relatively dry, which makes people thirsty easily. Raw pears are cold and sweet, and have the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat, so pears are especially suitable for eating in this season.

According to legend, Qu Ji, a well-known Shanxi merchant at sea, is the eldest son of Shangdang County. In the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, he took his two sons, Xin and Yi, and traded the Party's pears for coarse cloth and red dates in Qixian for profit. Over time, he had savings and settled down in Qixian County. During the Yongzheng period, the Fourteenth Canal reached the west exit, which was the day of surprise attack. His father took out pears for him to eat. He said that his ancestors sold pears to start a business and settled in Qixian after hardships. Today, you went to the west exit in surprise. Eating pears is to make you not forget your ancestors, work hard to start a business and honor your ancestors. Qu Baichuan went west to become rich in business and named the shop name "Changyuan Hou". Later, westerners followed suit and ate pears, mostly with the intention of "leaving home to start a business". Later, they were shocked and ate pears, and they also had the idea of "trying to honor their ancestors."

Step 2: eggs

Besides eating pears, there is also a folk saying that people are afraid of eating eggs. It is said that it is because the white tiger is sacrificed on this day, and the white tiger usually grins. Only feed it with eggs, and it won't hurt people if you are full. After evolution, the eggs that were originally fed to the white tiger are now fed to people themselves.

Except for protein, you should not eat more than three egg yolks per week, and your cholesterol intake should not exceed 300mg per day. It turns out that protein contains neither fat nor cholesterol, and it is a kind of food close to pure protein, so protein's intake is not restricted like egg yolk.

Step 3 fry beans

In Shaanxi, some areas want to eat fried beans after being electrocuted. People soak soybeans in salt water and stir-fry them in a pot, making a crackling sound, which symbolizes the jumping sound of insects when they are tortured by heat in the pot.

Soybeans are really cheap and of good quality. For women, isoflavones contained in it can produce similar effects as estrogen hormones, lower blood cholesterol, protect the heart and prevent breast cancer and osteoporosis.

4. Corn

In ethnic minority areas, Yao people in Jinxiu county, Guangxi eat "fried insects" on the day of fright. After the "fried insects" were done, they were placed in the hall, and the family sat around and ate, shouting "Eat fried insects, eat fried insects!" There will be a game in the fun place. Whoever eats fast and chews loudly will be congratulated for his contribution to eliminating pests. In fact, the "worm" is corn, which is symbolic.

Corn is a favorite food for many people. It tastes delicious and has high nutritional value. Among them, the cellulose content is particularly high, which can accelerate intestinal peristalsis, reduce cholesterol absorption and prevent coronary heart disease. In addition, corn also contains a lot of magnesium, which can strengthen the peristalsis of intestinal wall and promote the excretion of waste in the body, which is very beneficial to lose weight.

5, taro

Hakka people in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian should cook taro and stir-fry soybeans in hot water on the day of fright (representing the elimination of all kinds of pests).

Chinese medicine believes that taro can tonify the middle energizer, because it is rich in mucinous saponins and various trace elements, which can help the human body correct the physiological abnormalities caused by the lack of trace elements, stimulate appetite and help digestion.

6, mash wine

When spring comes, people's sweat pores are also open. In some places in the northwest, every household is required to drink glutinous rice wine and eat egg pancakes mixed with mustard juice to drive away the accumulated cold.

The production method of fermented glutinous rice wine is simple and unique, and it needs craftsmen to brew, not everyone can. Its practice: firstly, wash the glutinous rice with clear water to remove impurities, then soak it in warm water for about 12 hours, take it out and steam it, pour it on the clean chopping board of unused oily meat, let it cool, sprinkle steamed rice washing water, put it in a porcelain basin, put it on a hot kang at about 50 degrees Celsius, cover it tightly with a clean cotton mattress, and uncover the bedding one and a half days later to smell the fragrance.

7, pancakes

In some areas of Shandong province, farmers burn pancakes in the yard on the day of fright, which means that smoke kills pests.

Pancakes are made of raw grain, and the bran has not been removed, so they are nutritious, crisp and soft to eat, and easy to store and carry. They are very special local food. Some people think that eating pancakes takes a long time to chew, so it can promote fluid production, strengthen the stomach, stimulate appetite, promote facial nerve movement, help maintain the health of visual, auditory and olfactory nerves, and slow down aging. It can be regarded as a kind of health food.

Second, the folk custom in the season of fright

Sacrifice the white tiger to solve right and wrong

According to the folklore in China, the white tiger is the god of tongue and right and wrong. On this day every year, it will come out for food and bite. If you commit a crime, you will often be made waves by evil villains this year, which will hinder your future development and lead to all kinds of difficulties. In order to protect themselves, everyone sacrificed the white tiger on the day of shock. The so-called white tiger sacrifice refers to the white tiger painted with paper for sacrifice. Paper tigers are usually yellow and black, with a pair of fangs painted on the corners. When offering sacrifices, you need to feed it with the blood of the fat pig, so that it won't hurt people after eating it, and then put raw pork on the mouth of the paper tiger, so that it is covered with oil and water and can't open its mouth to tell people right and wrong.

Eat pears in horror.

There is a folk custom of "eating pears in surprise". There is no trace of when pears were eaten, but there is such a story circulating among the people in Qixian County. According to legend, Qu Ji, a well-known Shanxi merchant at sea, is the eldest son of Shangdang County. In the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, he took his two sons, Xin and Yi, and traded the Party's pears for coarse cloth and red dates in Qixian for profit. Over time, he had savings and settled down in Qixian County. During the Yongzheng period, the Fourteenth Canal reached the west exit, which was the day of surprise attack. His father took out pears for him to eat. He said that his ancestors sold pears to start a business and settled in Qixian after hardships. Today, you went to the west exit in surprise. Eating pears is to make you not forget your ancestors, work hard to start a business and honor your ancestors. Qu Baichuan went west to become rich in business and named the shop name "Changyuan Hou". Later, westerners followed suit and ate pears, mostly with the intention of "leaving home to start a business". Later, they were shocked and ate pears, and they also had the idea of "trying to honor their ancestors."

There are several other sayings about eating pears in shock:

It is because of this solar term that everything recovers! The season of fright is still cold at first glance. In addition to paying attention to cold and warmth, the dry climate is also easy to make people thirsty and cough. Therefore, people have the custom of eating pears, which can be eaten raw, steamed, juiced, roasted and cooked. At this time, diet and daily life should follow the nature of the liver. Eating pears is helpful to temper, make the five internal organs calm, and enhance physical fitness to resist the invasion of germs.

There are many kinds of ancient creatures. Some infectious diseases have no specific drugs of 65,438+0,000%, and the day of awakening is the time when all insects wake up. Eating pears is to remind everyone to take precautions.

There is a saying in northern Jiangsu and Shanxi that "I am shocked to eat a pear and I am full of energy all year round!" Folk proverbs. Some people say that "pear" is homophonic "Li". It is said that eating pears can keep pests away from crops and save the good harvest in 2008. On this day, the whole family will eat pears.

Mongolian skin

Fear is caused by thunder. The ancients imagined Thor as a bird's beak, a winged god, holding a hammer in one hand and knocking on many drums around his body in the other, making a rumbling thunder. On this shocking day, Raytheon played drums in the sky, and the world also took this opportunity to cover the drums. Li Zhoujuan's 40 "Swing Man" said: "Whoever beats the drum begins to stab it." Note: "Stings, even in Meng Chun, sting insects move at the sound of thunder;" Drum, like also beat; Take it, I don't know it. " It can be seen that not only the ecology of various insects adapts to the operation of the four seasons, but also human beings, as the spirit of all things, should adapt to the weather, so that everything can get twice the result with half the effort.

"Beat the villain" to drive away the bad luck

The wake-up call symbolizes the beginning of February. It will wake up all hibernating snakes, insects, mice and ants, and reptiles and ants at home will get up and look around for food. Therefore, in ancient times, people would smoke the four corners of their homes with incense and wormwood to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and musty smells. Over time, it gradually evolved into the habit of slapping unhappy people and driving away bad luck, which is the predecessor of "beating villains".

Therefore, every year, there will be an interesting scene on the day of panic: while beating the paper doll with wooden slippers, the woman mumbles, "Hit your little head until you are so angry that you want to vomit."

"A Thousand Women's Moon Order" said: "When you are frightened, take a lime bowl outside the threshold to get rid of insects and ants." Lime has the function of killing insects. On the day of electric shock, it was scattered outside the threshold, thinking that insects and ants would not dare to come to the door within one year. It's the same as they shake their clothes when they hear thunder. They all give insects a scare when they are stung, hoping that pests will not bother themselves.

Express anger

Many people deify "beating villains". In fact, this is purely a folk custom. The purpose of beating villains is to drive away the villains around you and vent their inner dissatisfaction by patting the paper dolls representing their opponents. Most people beat villains, the general purpose is to seek all the best in the New Year, and villains make earthquakes. The targets of being "beaten" are mainly mistresses and "golden fingers" at work. The purpose of beating a villain is to hope that the villain will retreat and express his inner grievances.