The festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival is slowly dissipating. The fifth day of the first month "receives the God of Wealth", and the sixth day of the first month is also given a special meaning. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, it is the "Day of Sending the Poor", and every household is busy cleaning up the filth in their homes. It means to send away poverty and welcome the arrival of a beautiful new life.
In this day of sending off the poor, there are some traditions that should not be forgotten. For example:"If you don't eat these 3 things, the poor god won't go out."This sentence is easy to understand. That is to say, on the sixth day of the first lunar month, "Sending the Poor Day", if you don't eat these three kinds of food, the poor god will not be able to invite you out.
So, what are the three types of food? Let's find out!
Chinese attach great importance to homophony, and pill and "finish" are homophony, representing the meaning of end and no end. People hope that poverty can be kept away from them and end the poor days of eating chaff vegetables.
Therefore, eating meatballs on the sixth day of the first lunar month means that the days of poverty are over. It means that he was sent out by the poor god, and there is no poor god at home.
Pork meatballs, beef meatballs, vegetable meatballs, fried meatballs, glutinous rice meatballs, Sixi meatballs, etc., as long as they are meatballs, you can do it.
Tofu is a food made from soybeans and is a very simple ingredient. In ancient times, tofu was the "standard" for poor families. Because the raw material of tofu - soybeans, ** is relatively cheap, and the production process of tofu is relatively simple. Many poor families can't eat meat several times a year, so tofu has become the main protein of poor families**.
In ancient times, if you went to someone's house and looked at the tofu on the table, you would understand that the host's family was not well-off. In order not to increase the financial pressure on the other party, they will leave with interest.
Later, on the sixth day of the first lunar month, when sending the poor god, tofu will also be placed on the table, which represents the meaning of "sending off guests", meaning to send away the "poor god".
Egg soup, commonly known as "egg soup", has a very simple meaning. After eating this soup, there are no other dishes, and you can "roll", which is equivalent to an eviction order.
Although the name "Egg Soup" is a bit of a joke, it can also reflect from the side that people's unwelcome and fear of "poor gods" and poverty, wishing they would get out of the egg as soon as possible and roll as far as they could.
In the "Sending the Poor Day", people hope to tell the poor by eating meatballs, tofu, egg soup and other forms. You guys are very unpopular, please leave early. These seemingly interesting traditional customs contain the people's yearning and expectation for a prosperous and happy life.