You can eat noodles on the 16th day of the first lunar month.
The sixteenth day of the first lunar month is a good day with an even number. It can be said that it is a perfect day. In most places in China, the New Year is truly celebrated after the 16th day of the first lunar month.
The sixteenth day of the first lunar month is the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year. In the past, people set off fireworks, watched lanterns, walked around, walked around the fire, and walked across the fire. Customs such as the lantern parade hope to get rid of the diseases and bad luck of the old year and seek health, peace and a better life in the new year.
What should we eat on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month? What are the dietary customs?
1. Fried Mahua
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, in some places, corn kernels are fried in an iron pot, which is called fried Mahua. Some people do not have corn, so they use rice instead. It is said that frying corn flower can fry the eyes of mice. The more fiercely the corn is fried, the more mice will die. "Fried mouse eyes" can prevent mice from opening their eyes, so they can't harm crops.
This old custom has now evolved into eating fried twists on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the snacks prepared for the New Year at home are almost eaten. Fried twists are eaten as snacks or breakfast. Very nice.
2. Dumplings
Some people here only eat glutinous rice balls, stir-fry and drink wine on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and do not eat dumplings, so they will make up for it by eating a meal of dumplings on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. . Dumplings on the 16th day of the first lunar month are more casual and not very particular. It is recommended that you make dumplings with vegetarian fillings. Because the dumplings eaten during the New Year are too greasy, you will find dumplings with vegetarian fillings very refreshing and delicious.
3. Noodles
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the lanterns in some places began to be taken down. As the saying goes, "The lanterns are round and the noodles are off." According to the old custom, the lanterns are to be eaten on the 16th day of the first lunar month. Eating noodles means living a long and smooth life. It doesn’t matter what kind of noodles you eat, just make them and eat them as you like. There are too many meaty dishes eaten during the Chinese New Year. I suggest everyone eat vegetarian noodle soup, add more mushrooms and vegetables, it is light and light, and it is good to cleanse the stomach.
Old customs on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month:
1. Put down the fire on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month
In the past, on the night of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, people would put up the wood. The brighter the fire, the higher the flame, which indicates a better harvest in the new year. In some places, people hold up torches and wave them. The higher the torches are, the brighter the flames will be. After dancing with the torch, you have to step over the fire. It is said that this can remove bad luck and bad luck, and also make your luck more and more prosperous.
2. Walking away all kinds of diseases
Walking away all kinds of diseases is a folk activity during the ancient Lantern Festival (or the 16th night of the first lunar month) for women to avoid disasters and seek blessings. Wandering causes all kinds of diseases and walking around causes all kinds of diseases, which was especially popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There is also a poem in history that says, "Narrow bow shoes walk gracefully every step of the way, and silver flowers and sparkling trees celebrate the Lantern Festival; don't go out to find relatives and friends, walking can cure all diseases."
As the saying goes, if you climb the city, you will not have back pain; if you run, you will not grow old. In ancient times, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, women would go on a trip and cross a bridge whenever they saw it, believing that doing so would cure illnesses and prolong life.