There are chicken manure, shepherd's purse boiled eggs, five-color glutinous rice, wormwood cakes, pancakes and so on on on March 3.
1, chicken manure vine: Eating chicken manure vine on the third day of the third lunar month is a traditional custom of local people in Beihai, Guangxi. Mix and grind the leaves of Paederia asiatica and rice into powder, and then make Paederia asiatica noodles. It tastes fragrant and sweet, and it is a special snack that locals like. According to legend, the third day of the third lunar month is the birthday of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the ancestor of Chinese culture, and the people of Beihai commemorate this great man.
2, shepherd's purse boiled eggs: folk proverb: "March 3, 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 in China. On this day, Han people have the custom of eating local vegetables and boiling eggs.
3, five-color glutinous rice: black, red, yellow, white, purple-five-color glutinous rice is a traditional food in Zhuang areas, named after glutinous rice has many colors, also known as "black rice." Zhuang people regard five-color glutinous rice as a symbol of good luck and good harvest.
4. Haoziba: Eating Haoziba on March 3rd is related to traditional customs. On the third day of March, it was called "Shangsi Festival" in ancient times and "Ghost Festival" in folk. Legend has it that people's souls are easily confused by wandering ghosts on this day.
5. Pancakes: Eating pancakes on the third day of the third lunar month is one of the traditional customs of Tongan people. After Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan Province Province, his son Zheng Jing inherited his father's footsteps, continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and sent troops to attack Minnan many times. Because of the stubborn resistance of the Qing army, heavy civilian casualties were caused. Under Zheng Jun's counterattack, the Qing army surrendered and Zheng Jun entered the city. While welcoming Zheng Jun, the people made pancakes to pay homage to the dead relatives and friends. Later, people used pancakes to worship their ancestors on the third day of the third lunar month.