In the south of China, Tomb-Sweeping Day has the habit of eating green jiaozi. Generally, the juice of wormwood is mixed into glutinous rice flour, and then wrapped with delicate bean paste stuffing or lotus paste, which is not sweet or greasy and has a faint but long grass fragrance.
Second, black rice.
Black rice is also called black rice. On the third day of March every year, she people cook black rice and give it to relatives and friends of the Han nationality. Over time, the local Han people also have the custom of eating black rice in Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Third, pancakes.
Pancake is a traditional specialty in Chaozhou, Guangdong and Fuzhou, Fujian, and also a holiday food in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Every morning in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people go up the mountain to worship their ancestors. When they come home, they will eat pancakes at noon. In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day's delicacies include pushing steamed stuffed buns, mustard rice and wormwood Baba.
Why does Tomb-Sweeping Day want to eat Youth League?
Customs and habits. First of all, Tomb-Sweeping Day refers to15th day after the vernal equinox, which is also called "outing festival". It is one of the traditional festivals in China, and it is also one of the festivals to worship ancestors and sweep graves. In Tomb-Sweeping Day, many people will eat green meatballs on this day, which is a custom, mainly because it was recorded in the Zhou Dynasty that fires were not allowed in the middle of spring, also known as "three-day cold food"