First of all, ducks
duck
What can I eat for Halloween to ward off evil spirits? In Guangxi, people will choose to eat ducks on Halloween to ward off evil spirits. Duck-"pressure" means to scare and suppress ghosts. Besides, duck claws are rake-shaped, so it is easy to catch ghosts' clothes (probably because they are afraid of accumulating ill feelings and refuse to go back to their original places). There is also a saying that the deceased ancestors will go home to visit relatives and cross the Naihe Bridge in the Mid-Autumn Festival, but they can't cross without a boat. So the living will send some ducks down so that they can swim and bring them back. Over time, eating ducks on Halloween has become a tradition. Later, people from all over the world gave them all kinds of legends, which generally mean exorcism.
Second, steamed stuffed bun.
baozi
Jiangxi people will choose to eat steamed stuffed buns to ward off evil spirits on this day. It is said that in the past, the mage Ai Ji 'an would sprinkle steamed bread and fruit on the audience when he did magic tricks, but a woman who was not pregnant long ago grabbed steamed bread and got pregnant the next year. Therefore, eating steamed buns on Halloween is also to have a son early. And children eat steamed buns, which has the meaning of being safe all their lives and not being scared.
Third, flower ink
Crispy noodles
In Shanxi, buns will be chosen on the day of Ghost Festival, and the northern part of Shanxi is the strongest. On this day, you will definitely see that every household has a steamed stuffed bun, a steamed stuffed bun, and all the neighbors come to help, and the shapes of steamed stuffed buns are different from generation to generation. The younger generation at home should eat flat buns, which means that children at home should not forget the kindness of their elders. The younger generation will become fish-shaped steamed bread, which means more than a year, and the older generation will eat adult-shaped steamed bread, which means that the children and grandchildren will live a long life.
Fourth, jiaozi cake.
Jiao bing
What can I eat for Halloween to ward off evil spirits? At the Tiantai Ghost Festival in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, they all ate jiaozi, because it is said that when Jigong was in the imperial harem, he would see a lot of leftovers every time he ate. In order to avoid waste, he wrapped the leftovers in fried rolls and saved them for the next meal. Therefore, eating jiaozi and cakes has profound meanings, such as kindness to Buddha, thrift, and surplus every year.
Make dumpling wrappers, stir-fry the stuffing and put it aside. Common fillings are pork, pork liver, shredded eggs, bean curd skin, winter bamboo shoots, bean noodles, celery, bean sprouts, kelp and dried fish. Then paste the flour prepared in advance on the "tobacco" and paste it into a thin round skin (paste peeling). Finally, wrap the ingredients in a paste wrapper in order, not too "fat" or too "thin", otherwise it won't look good. After the jiaozi tube is wrapped, it should also be fried on "tobacco" until the skin is golden and shiny.
Five, eat flat.
Jiaozi or wonton?
In Dong Xian Town, Jiangsu Province, many villagers eat flat food (a kind of food made of flour and sugar) during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now some people call flat food jiaozi, but it is very different from jiaozi. The difference between flat food and jiaozi lies in the skin first, and then in the stuffing.
As far as skin is concerned, dumpling skin is thick, and flat food skin is as thin as cicada's wings, crystal clear. Jiaozi has very little stuffing, only the size of a thumb, so jiaozi is smaller. Although there are more than a dozen jiaozi in a bowl, it only accounts for one third of the bowl, and the rest is soup. Moreover, the stuffing in jiaozi is relatively simple, and vegetarian dishes and seasonings are mostly added to pork. Flat food is very different, not only can be stuffed with meat and vegetables, but also chicken, duck, fish, crab, prickly heat and tender soybeans, etc., and pay special attention to collocation, chicken breast with celery, pork with shepherd's purse, eggs with leeks and so on.
Six, rice noodles
Seto powder
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a custom of eating Seto powder in Dongguan, which is almost common in Dongguan. Of course, different areas eat Seto powder in different ways. Seto powder, the traditional food of Dongguan birthday party, means long life.
The most famous thing in Dongguan is roast goose. The most exquisite thing is a delicious soup, which needs to be cooked with whole chicken, large pieces of meat and bones, and many special herbs and spices. When eating, blanch Seto flour in hot water, put it in a bowl, then add a tablespoon of broth, and spread a layer of crispy roast goose on the flour.
These are the six traditional foods I introduced to you for Mid-Autumn Festival. What can I eat for Halloween to ward off evil spirits? In fact, local customs are different and there is no uniform standard. Next, let's talk about the traditional customs of Halloween.
Halloween customs
Ghost Festival is one of our traditional festivals. I have already introduced to you what to eat on Halloween to ward off evil spirits. Next, let's learn about some customs of Halloween.
First, the origin of Ghost Festival
Ghosts'Festival
The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the annual Ghost Festival in China, which Buddhism calls "Magnolia Festival". According to legend, on this day, Yan Luowang will open the gate of hell "the gate of hell" and let the imprisoned ghosts come out to move freely until the end of July. Therefore, during this period, it was popular among the people to worship their dead relatives, burn gold ingots, paper candles and set off river lanterns, so as to pray for ancestors' blessing, eliminate disasters and increase happiness, or cross over for dead souls and resolve grievances.
Many people don't know the origin of "Ghost Festival" in China. In fact, "Ghost Festival" originated from the Buddhist "Orchid Festival". According to legend, Mu Lianzun, a disciple of Sakyamuni, lost his parents before attaining the Tao and missed his mother very much. When finished, he looked at the hell with his eyes and looked for his mother. As a result, he found that his mother fell into the hungry ghost road and the food entrance turned into a raging fire, which was terrible. Mu Lian was heartbroken, so he went to master Sakyamuni to ask for relief. Sakyamuni instructed that because your mother was sinful before her death, she fell into the hungry ghost road after her death and was beyond redemption. You can't get rid of it by yourself. You must gather everyone's strength to solve it. So Mulian went through all kinds of hardships, summoned monks and nuns, held a grand ceremony on July 15, crossed the undead in hell, and finally rescued his mother from suffering.
Bonbon is Sanskrit in India. The meaning of "hanging upside down" is that this festival has nothing to do with China's Central Plains, but just happens to be the forgiveness day of the Central Plains officials in China's local religion and Taoism, so the story of "Orchestral Club" is integrated with the Central Plains, adding many China elements, such as the combination with Confucian filial piety, and forming the Central Plains Ghost Festival, a traditional folk festival with educational functions in China.
Second, the custom of Ghost Festival
Put on a river lantern.
Put on a river lantern.
River lanterns are also called "lotus lanterns". Generally, lights or candles are placed on the base, and they are placed in rivers, lakes and seas during the Mid-Autumn Festival, allowing them to float. The function of river lanterns is to drown ghosts and other ghosts in Purdue water. Setting off river lanterns, especially in the Yellow River, is very spectacular. Hequ County in the northwest of Shanxi Province is near the Yellow River. The river is wide and the water is mild. On the evening of July 15, the whole city gathered in the square in front of the stage on the bank of the Yellow River to watch the river lanterns.
offer sacrifices to ancestors
The festival of ancestor worship is on the fifteenth day of July in the lunar calendar, so it is called "July and a half" for short. At that time, the midsummer was over and the autumn coolness had just begun. Folk believe that ancestors will return home to visit their children and grandchildren at this time, so they need to worship their ancestors. Worship ceremonies are usually held in the evening before the end of July, and are not limited to a specific day.
Sacrifice land and crops
crops
On July 15th, offering sacrifices to land and crops is still a folk custom. Scatter sacrifices in the fields. After burning the paper, wrap it on the ears of crops with cut five-color paper. Legend has it that autumn can avoid hail and get a bumper harvest. At the same time, some places have to go to Houtu Temple to offer sacrifices. Hemp and valley are hung at the gate of Dingxiang county folk custom.
Dough modeling
Before July 15th, dough sculpture activities were very popular among folk women, especially in northern Shanxi. A steamed stuffed bun shop, neighbors came to help. First of all, according to the actual number of families (including married daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren, other sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, etc. ), give everyone a big bag first. The steamed stuffed bun for the younger generation should be kneaded into a flat shape, which is called a noodle sheep. I hope that the younger generation will not forget the kindness of their parents. The steamed stuffed bun for the older generation should be made into the shape of a noodle, which means that children and grandchildren are full of happiness and longevity; Steamed buns for peers should be shaped like fish, called noodle fish, which means more than one year.