Salty porridge

On February 2nd, people in Fuzhou ate salty porridge instead of sugar porridge. Salty porridge is a salty porridge made of glutinous rice, celery, onion, garlic, shrimp, oysters and shredded pork. Salty porridge was cooked on February 2, mainly because Fuzhou in ancient times was not rich in materials and the living standards of ordinary people were very low. Usually there are few chickens, ducks and fish. Only before the Spring Festival, it is necessary and possible to purchase and prepare enough "food and grass" for New Year's Eve and the first month (because during the first month, many businesses also shut down to rest, so it is difficult to buy suitable food in the market). All the food stored for nearly a month has been eaten up, and the food that can't be eaten is going bad. On February 2, the thrifty housewife mixed all the food she didn't eat in the first month, added some glutinous rice and cooked it into porridge so that the whole family could get together to eat it so as not to waste it.

Over time, it formed the custom of cooking salty porridge on February 2nd. Since February 2 comes from cleaning and cooking the food left over from the first month, some people do it if they have surplus food, and don't do it if they don't. This is also the reason why February 2 is not as lively and standardized as "Aojiu Festival". But February 2nd, after all, carried forward the traditional virtues of Fuzhou people, that is, they are not extravagant or wasteful, and they are thrifty and housekeeping.

What are the customs of raising the dragon's head on February 2 in all parts of the country?

Beijing 1

As a famous historical and cultural city, Beijing did not celebrate the day when the dragon looked up, but it could not be justified. Beijingers eat spring cakes on this day. Spring cakes symbolize the dragon forest. All kinds of delicious and refreshing boxes of vegetables are added to the spring cakes, and snowballing is also the main food for Beijingers on the day when the dragon looks up.

2. Shandong

Have you ever heard of the Money Dragon? Painting a dragon is to draw a dragon on the ground with stove smoke, which means a bumper harvest in agriculture, praying for pest control and a good harvest for crops. You can't do needlework on this day. Doing needlework will hurt longan and you can't wash clothes, otherwise it will hurt dragon skin.

3. East Coast

"Scraping the tap on February 2nd" is a long-standing custom. Both adults and children will choose to have their hair cut on this day, which means good luck, in order to win a good prize.

4. Shanxi

February 2nd is the Qinglong Festival in Shanxi, and the most lively day is Shanxi. There are many celebrations here in Shanxi, such as hiking, picking the dragon's tail, uncovering the dragon's skin, biting the keel and dancing yangko on the fire. It is very lively. The river in Ruicheng is to commemorate the contribution of Dongyue Emperor in water control, playing with lions, walking on stilts, running dry boats and so on.

5. Yellow River Delta

Dragon lanterns are popular in the Yellow River Delta, which means to lead the way for dragons, walk around granaries, that is, plant ash, and sway animation circles on the ground three or five times, symbolizing a bumper harvest in the new year.

6. Other regions

The custom of eating pig's head meat is popular in some areas. "Roasted pig face" is one of the most famous snacks. It can be eaten in many ways. You can dip it in the sauce and roll it into pancakes. Not only delicious, but also beautiful, and it can also strengthen the brain. Is it a little drooling?