Spring bamboo shoots, popcorn and eight-treasure congee are often eaten during the rainy season. The rainy season usually starts on February 18 or 19 and ends on March 4 or 5.?...

Yu Shui, like Gu Yu, Xiaoman, Xiao Xue and Da Xue, is a festival reflecting the phenomenon of precipitation, and is a reflection of the ancient farming culture for the festival. The rainy season marks the beginning of rainfall, and as the saying goes, "spring rain is as expensive as oil", so suitable precipitation is important for the growth of crops.

Foods to eat:

Spring bamboo shoots

Eating spring bamboo shoots during the rainy season is a traditional custom in the southern part of China. During this period, the southern spring bamboo shoots are in the growing season, tender and juicy, crisp and refreshing, is suitable for consumption, is unique seasonal game. Folk also believe that eating spring bamboo shoots during this period of time has a good meaning of rising. There are many foods cooked with spring bamboo shoots, such as stewed chicken with fresh bamboo shoots, salted pork chop soup with fresh bamboo shoots, and stewed fresh bamboo shoots.

Shepherd's purse

Southern people eat spring bamboo shoots during the rainy season, while northern people have shepherd's purse. This period is also the time when chestnuts grow, the taste is fresh and refreshing, loved by many people. In the old days, the people will be in the rainy season on the mountain to collect chestnuts home to do food. Nowadays, shepherd's purse can be planted on a large scale, and people can buy it easily in superstores.

Popcorn

In the Hakka region, popcorn is also popular during the rainy season. This is mainly derived from the Hakka custom "account for the color of rice", through the popping of glutinous rice flowers, to divine the next year's rice harvest. The more rice flowers popped, the better the next year's harvest. Later, this custom evolved into eating popcorn, and there are many kinds of popcorn, not limited to glutinous rice flowers.

The Three Waitings for Rain

One is the otter sacrificing fish; the second is the arrival of wild geese; and the third is the sprouting of grass and trees.

The first otter sacrifices fish, referring to the rainy season when otters begin to catch fish, and after catching fish they will arrange their catch on the shore and display it, as if they want to worship it first before enjoying it.

The Second Waiting for Hongyan, which means that after five days, when the weather in the south warms up, the geese start to fly back to the north from the south. Migratory birds come and go in response to the change of yin and yang qi in heaven and earth, in order to adapt to the climate.

Three waiting for the grass and trees to sprout, refers to another five days, heaven and earth, yin and yang, the emergence of vitality, the grass and trees to take advantage of this vitality, began to sprout, in the "silent" in the spring rain, grass and trees will begin to pull out shoots. From then on, the earth gradually began to show a thriving scene.