Who knows: What do beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter eat? You don't all eat jiaozi, do you?

Beginning of spring eats spring cakes; In different regions in the long summer, Jiangsu and Zhejiang eat "seven porridge"; Southerners in early autumn "gnaw autumn melons" and northerners eat jiaozi; Beginning of winter is in the south, and beginning of winter wants to eat sugar cane and fried fragrant rice. In the north, the custom in early winter is to eat jiaozi.

1, beginning of spring, is the first of the 24 solar terms, also called the first month solar term, beginning of spring, long summer, the beginning of the year, and so on.

Beginning of spring means the beginning of a new cycle, which is the beginning of everything and the meaning of all self-renewal. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. In the era of main branches, beginning of spring is the beginning of a year, and beginning of spring is the beginning of spring and the beginning of a year. Major festivals, such as worshipping gods and ancestors, praying for the new year, welcoming spring and agricultural celebrations are arranged in and around the spring. This series of festival activities not only constitutes the framework of the New Year's Eve Festival in later generations, but also retains its folk function to this day.

2. Long summer is the seventh solar term among the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in summer, which indicates the official start of summer.

People in Shengzhou, Zhejiang believe that crutches eat eggs (meaning "raising"), bamboo shoots in summer and peas in summer;

People in Changsha, Hunan eat glutinous rice flour mixed with sage in summer, which is called "long summer soup". There is a folk saying that "eat long summer soup and learn from into the pit" and "eat a ball in long summer (pronounced" Tuo ") and cross the river with one foot", which means that he is extremely powerful and as light as a swallow;

Farmers in the suburbs of Shanghai make strip-shaped food with wheat flour and sugar in summer, which is called "wheat silkworm". When people eat them, they can avoid "summer".

People in Tongshan County, Hubei Province regard the long summer as an important festival. Chang Xia, a native of Tongshan, eats soaked strawberries, shrimps and bamboo shoots, which is called "eating soaked eyes, eating shrimps is strong, and eating bamboo shoots strengthens the feet and bones".

Eating shrimp noodles in southern Fujian in the long summer is to buy shrimp and cook it in the noodles. Shrimp turns red when cooked, indicating good luck. Shrimp is homophonic with summer, which is a wish for summer.

3. beginning of autumn, beginning of autumn is the 13 of the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in autumn, marking the official start of the Qiu Meng season. From this day on, autumn is crisp. Since then, the temperature has gradually decreased from the hottest time.

There is a custom of "beginning of autumn gnawing autumn melons" in the south. Eat more watermelons in autumn to prevent autumn dryness and form a custom for a long time.

Northerners eat jiaozi and "paste autumn fat".

4. beginning of winter and beginning of winter are seasonal solar terms, and beginning of winter says that winter starts now. After beginning of winter, the sunshine time will continue to shorten, and the height of the sun will continue to decrease at noon.

In Shantou, people eat fragrant rice made of lotus seeds, mushrooms, chestnuts, shrimps and carrots in early winter, which is also warm food.

In the north, it is the custom to eat jiaozi in winter, because jiaozi looks like ears. People think that if you eat them, your ears won't catch a cold in winter.