So, what are the customs of Pinghu people in winter solstice night?
1. According to the old custom of Pinghu, you can't walk from house to house or visit relatives and friends on the night of winter solstice, but you should stay at home and keep vigil.
2. Eat red bean glutinous rice
On the solstice of winter, people's yang is weak, so it is necessary to warm their bodies at this time, and red beans have the effect of enriching blood and caring skin, and they are not high-calorie objects, which meet the main points of warmth
Eat pig's head cake
On the night of winter solstice, another dish Pinghu people will eat is pig's head cake. Crystal clear amber soup jelly, attractive color, wrapped in fat and thin pieces of meat, showing beautiful lines, bite, fragrance overflowing.
Extended data:
The winter solstice festival originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has continued to this day. Ting Anne Lu even said that the solstice in winter is the same all year round. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. People think that the winter solstice is a natural transformation of Yin and Yang and a gift from heaven.
In the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was the "Winter Festival", and the government held a celebration ceremony called "Winter Festival", which was a routine festival. There is such a record in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Before and after the Winter Solstice, gentlemen are prepared for danger in times of peace, do not listen to political affairs, and choose good luck to save trouble."
Therefore, on this day, the imperial court will have a holiday and rest, the army will be on standby at any time, the frontier fortress will be closed, business travel will stop, relatives and friends will give each other food, visit each other and have a "quiet" holiday happily.
Winter solstice night _ Baidu Encyclopedia