"The proud spring breeze urges the horses, and the rain moistens the flowers in time", the twenty-fifth of the lunar month, will usher in the beginning of spring at the beginning of the twenty-four solar terms, and it also indicates that the cold winter has come to an end, and the days of spring are getting closer and closer, and the new cycle of the four seasons will also be opened at the beginning of spring.
In ancient times, the Spring Festival was not the first day of the first month, but the beginning of spring, and the lunar zodiac was also calculated according to the date of the beginning of spring. In other words, the beginning of spring on February 4 officially comes to the year of the dragon in the zodiac year, and it is also a year full of auspiciousness and good luck in traditional culture, so there is also a saying that "the beginning of spring is as big as a year".
Below, let's take a look at the customs of the beginning of the Spring Festival. Tomorrow is the beginning of spring, if you have money or not, remember to "eat 3 foods, avoid 3 things", don't be careless at the beginning of spring.
Five-spice vegetables
In Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", it is said that "Wuxin vegetables are the beginning of spring on New Year's Day, with onions, garlic, leeks, knotweed, artemisia, mustard and tender vegetables, miscellaneous and food, take the meaning of welcoming the new, and call it Wuxin Pan." On the day of the beginning of spring, the ancients would put these five kinds of spicy vegetables on a plate, which has the meaning of welcoming spring Naji. If it is inconvenient, you can also take one of the five spices as a representative, such as leeks, etc., to take an auspicious meaning.
Recipe recommendation: Stir-fry leeks until fragrant
1. After washing the leeks, cut them into segments; After dry washing, cut into uniform strips;
2. Add oil to the pot, add minced garlic and millet and stir-fry until fragrant, then add dried fragrant first;
3. Stir-fry for about 3 minutes, then add the leeks that control the moisture;
4. Turn the heat to high and stir-fry until the leeks are cooked and soft, add some light soy sauce and oyster sauce to taste, and then serve.
Spring cakes
Eating spring cakes in the beginning of spring is also one of the important food customs, which has the meaning of welcoming spring and receiving blessings. There are two main ways to eat spring cakes, one is to eat the baked cakes directly, and the round cakes are like the sun, implying that all things are revived and the sun shines; There is also a kind of baked bread and vegetables to eat, as a sign of welcome and blessing for the arrival of spring.
Recipe recommendation: garlic egg cake
1. Prepare a little fresh garlic sprouts, remove the roots and chop them into minced pieces;
2. Knock 2 eggs into a bowl, then add garlic sprouts, 1 tablespoon of flour, appropriate amount of salt, thirteen spices, sesame oil, and stir constantly;
3. Add oil to the pot, pour in the egg batter, fry over low heat until one side is formed, and then turn over and fry the other side;
4. After both sides are fried until golden brown, you can take it out of the pot and enjoy it, or you can eat it with some vegetables.
Spring radishWhen it comes to the customs of the beginning of spring, it is indispensable to "bite the spring", which has the meaning of biting the grass roots, everything can be done, and the whole spring will not be sleepy. To bite spring, it is usually necessary to eat some foods with special meanings, such as spring radish. In this regard, the ancient book "Zhizhongzhi" also recorded, "At the beginning of spring, there is no noble and cheap chewing radish, and it is called 'biting spring'".
Recipe recommendation: stewed beef brisket with radish
1. Cut the beef brisket into small pieces, cook in a pot under cold water, boil out the foam, and then take it out and wash it;
2. Peel the radish, cut it in half, and then cut it into hob pieces;
3. Add oil to the pot, add the beef brisket first, and fry over low heat until both sides are slightly browned;
4. Add some rock sugar to the pot, stir-fry, and then stir-fry the green onion, garlic and millet until fragrant;
5. Then add some light soy sauce and oyster sauce to the pot, stir well, and then pour in an appropriate amount of hot water;
6. After boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for 1 and a half hours, then add radish;
7. Cover the pot with a lid, continue to simmer for 30 minutes, and then turn to high heat to reduce the juice.
1. Avoid being bedridden
There is a catchy saying: the plan of the year lies in the spring, and the plan of the day lies in the morning. The beginning of spring is the beginning of the four seasons, and the morning is the beginning of the day, so the morning of the beginning of spring is given a more special meaning. The old tradition believes that on the day of the beginning of spring, try to get up early and don't get out of bed, so as not to miss the first rays of spring sunshine. From the perspective of natural law, when spring comes, we should go out to bask in the sun more often, and say goodbye to the laziness and isolation of winter.
2. Avoid the battle of tongues
The beginning of spring is the season of vitality and revival of nature, so the ancients attached great importance to the beginning of spring, and regarded this day as an auspicious day of the year, to say more pleasing words, auspicious words, in order to welcome the arrival of spring. The beginning of spring coincides with the intersection of winter and spring, and the aura of nature will change, which may affect people's mood. Try not to quarrel with others on the day of the beginning of spring, so that spring can have a peaceful start.
3. Avoid eating and drinking
In the dietary wisdom passed down by our ancestors, it has always been emphasized that we should eat according to the season and eat according to the season, and our daily diet should conform to the characteristics of the season. In winter, everything is closed, which is a good season for tonic, and in spring, when everything recovers, it is necessary to eat some refreshing, non-greasy food to clear the stomach. If you still blindly eat and drink, it will bring a burden to the body and affect the spirit and spirit of the year.
At the beginning of spring, the climate change is greater, one will be cold and one will be hot, remember to pay more attention, do not take off winter clothes too early. Lichun "eat 3 foods, avoid 3 things" is also a reminder to everyone to adapt to the seasonal adjustment and lay a good foundation at the beginning of spring, so that the year will be stable!