In terms of diet during the Waking of Insects season, you can eat more foods that can increase yang energy.

And some fresh vegetables and protein-rich foods, such as pears, leeks, spinach, shepherd's purse, wolfberry, spring bamboo shoots, honey, eggs, taro, soybeans, etc.

Jingzhe, also known as Qizhe, is the third solar term among the twenty-four solar terms.

The Dou Zhi Ding sun reaches 345° of ecliptic longitude and crosses the solar term on March 5th and 6th in the Gregorian calendar.

Jingzhe reflects the phenomenon of germination and growth of natural organisms affected by rhythmic changes.

Eating pears during the Waking of Insects is a folk custom in some places, because the weather is dry at this time and it is easy to get angry.

Pears are most suitable for consumption at this time. In addition to eating them directly, you can also boil them into pear water for your family to drink.

To this day, Jingzhe eats eggs as well as pears. There is a folk saying that Jingzhe sacrifices to the white tiger.

The white tiger's fangs open its mouth, and only eggs can be fed. After it is full, it will not hurt anyone.

Therefore, this custom has continued to this day. There is a custom of eating eggs during the Jingzhe solar term.

There are also fried beans, which are fried soybeans. After soaking the soybeans in salt water to taste, they are fried in a pot.

There will be a crackling sound during the frying process, which is like some pests being tortured, which means the pests are being eliminated.

It is good to eat more soybeans, especially for the elderly.

Taro is a custom of the Hakka people in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian. On the day of the Waking of Insects, taro with hairs must be boiled and soybeans fried, which represents the elimination of pests.