#Trivia# #Transcription#
When we were young, adults told us to eat three meals a day on time. When I grew up, I was busy every day, in order to eat three meals a day. We never asked questions. Why do I have three meals a day? Where did the habit of eating three meals a day come from?
In ancient times, people were twice a day, of course, not because of famine, but because the ancients believed that using two meals in a day meant that the day would be over. It was not until the beginning of the Han Dynasty that people began to eat three meals a day.
It is recorded in the "Records of History" that Liu Bang wanted to be the king of Guanzhong, and after Xiang Yu heard the news, he treated the soldiers with three meals a day to stimulate morale. Liu Bang took a look, Yu! This method was good, and he also used this method to stimulate morale, so that the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, and he soon defeated Xiang Yu's army and established the Han Dynasty.
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, social development gradually stabilized, people's living standards have improved, and some places have begun to implement the morning, noon and dinner systems, which is what the ancients called "three foods". It was not until the Tang and Song dynasties that three meals a day spread widely and became a popular habit.
Studies in the Dunhuang meal system found that in the dunhuang area in the late Tang Dynasty five dynasties, there was a habit of adding snacks between two meals, and some snacks were added between morning and evening meals, until now, there are still many places to call lunch "eating snacks".
In fact, how many meals a day depends on the progress of society, in the past, material scarcity, famine, may not be able to eat a meal a day. Now it is different, our society is developing at a high speed, there is a bumper grain harvest, three meals a day is not a problem at all, and even some people eat four meals and five meals a day.
By the way, did you have a supper appointment tonight?
