Saozi noodles

Choose high-quality wheat flour and add gray water (currently alkaline water), mix well, knead it repeatedly, put it on the chopping board with a basin and let it rest for about two hours, then roll it out. After folding the thin noodles, cut them into thin noodles with a knife, three to five feet long, and cook them in a pot until they are white and slender. Add saozi soup to get saozi noodles, add green onion to sour soup to get sour noodle soup.

The preparation of saozi soup is very particular. First, heat vegetable oil or large oil, add diced meat, tofu, radish, day lily, black fungus, etc. and stir-fry. Add various seasonings and stock. Make water into a soup, then add cooked oil and chili peppers, which will be brightly colored. After the soup is fried, add eggs and add chopped green onions and leeks. Wash the cooked noodles in cold boiling water, put them into a bowl, and pour the sesame soup over them. The noodles are spicy and fragrant, with good color, taste and shape. People with good skills can roll thin, long and tough noodles, which is commonly known as "cooking it in a pot and turning it like a lotus flower, picking it up with chopsticks and playing on a swing, fishing it into a line in the bowl, and eating a bowl of Sai Shenxian."

Hanging red

Red is the color of the sun, an auspicious color, beautiful and wealthy. Spring returns to the earth, the sun warms, flowers bloom, and all things revive. Chinese people admire red. Red symbolizes the reproduction of life and vigorous growth, and the color red is like blood, which can drive away diseases and ward off evil spirits. God blesses people, and they hang red cloth on their bodies, as if they are possessed by gods. With the blessing of the gods, everything will be smooth this year, all your wishes will come true in this life, and your children will grow up healthily.

Mingshou and Yangshou

Ming refers to the underworld, where gods and ghosts live; Yang refers to the human world, where living people live. Longevity refers to age. People who live healthy and old are called longevity. It is hoped that people will live long, and it is believed that although people die in the world, they continue to live in the underworld. The age before death plus the time after death is the person's "longevity".

When children invite guests and friends to celebrate the birthdays of their elders, it is called "birthday birthday". For those over fifty years old, it is called a birthday every ten years, such as the sixtieth birthday and the ninetieth birthday. Generally, a husband and wife should spend their birthdays together, and they should not favor one over the other. To congratulate the living person on his birthday, and to express congratulations to the other person even though he has passed away. This is congratulating Mingshou. Arranging seats next to the living and leaving empty seats is to express congratulations to the living and memory of the deceased. Feelings.

Family Shadow

For future generations to worship and pay homage to, the image of the ancestor is painted on the cloth, which is called "shadow". The shadow is the image of the ancestor. "Family shadow" indicates that although the ancestors have passed away, their souls are still alive and they can enjoy the offerings and incense offered by their descendants. At the top of the shadow is the earliest ancestor that can be traced in this family, that is, the first generation ancestor. Then they are arranged according to generation, with men on the left and women on the right. Generation after generation, this is the genealogy diagram of the family, that is, the family. History passed down from generation to generation. Family photos and family trees should complement each other. One is a pictorial record of family history, and the other is a written record of family history. During every New Year and funeral, family shadows are hung and a grand worship ceremony is held to show endless reproduction and not forgetting the nurturing grace of the ancestors.

Presenting meals

After death, people must offer delicious meals and place them on the table dedicated to ancestors’ memorial tablets. Xian means offering and offering. A food offering is a meal dedicated to gods or ancestors. When the gods and ancestors smell the fragrant food, they will go all the way home from heaven to visit their descendants and give them peace, happiness and prosperity.

These meals are made by ingenious women. They are colorful, flavorful and artistically shaped. They are already very beautiful folk art. After the sacrifice is completed, the guests should share some food for good luck and good luck in the coming year. Some wine and food are also thrown on the grave to show that the ancestors really enjoyed it and to pay tribute to the gods of heaven and earth.