1. Paederia scandens. Eating chicken excrement and rattan on the third day of the third lunar month is a traditional custom of local people in Beihai, Guangxi. We mix leaves and rice and grind them into powder, and then make pieces of shredded chicken and rattan noodles. The soup made of this noodles is fragrant and sweet, and it is a special snack that local people like. According to legend, the third day of the third lunar month is the birthday of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation, and Beihai people commemorate this great man.
2, shepherd's purse boiled eggs. The folk proverb says, "On March 3rd, shepherd's purse is a panacea." "On March 3rd, shepherd's purse boiled eggs." Spring is the season to eat shepherd's purse. Eating shepherd's purse in spring is also a long-standing traditional custom among Chinese people. On this day, the Han people have the custom of eating local vegetables and boiling eggs. It is said that rheumatism can be removed, fire can be cleared away, waist and legs are not painful, and spring plague can also be prevented.
3. Five-color glutinous rice. Black, red, yellow, white and purple-Five-color glutinous rice is a traditional food in Zhuang area, which is named after its various colors, also known as "black rice". The Zhuang family regards the five-color glutinous rice as a symbol of good luck and good harvest.
4. Hao Zi Ba. Eating Artemisia sphagnum on March 3 is related to traditional customs. The third day of March is called "Shangsi Festival" in ancient times and "Ghost Festival" among the people. Legend has it that on this day, people's souls are easily confused by wandering ghosts. Simple and honest villagers believe that people must eat this kind of wormwood with game to "snap" (stick) their souls and not be invaded by evil, so that people can be healthy and not get sick. This beautiful wish has been passed down from generation to generation, which has made this thousand-year-old custom continue to this day and evolved into a local custom of praying for Kangtai.