With the end of the Spring Festival holiday, many people have returned to work, but you must know that in our tradition, the smell of the New Year does not dissipate so quickly.
It will be until the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which is the real end of the year.
And almost every day during this period has its own exquisiteness and customs.
1. The origin of the Guri Festival and the "invisibility" of rice
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, it is known as the "Guri Festival" in ancient customs. Well, you heard it right, it's Guzi's birthday!
If the sun is shining, it will be a good year, and if the clouds are thick, it will be more about the crops.
So, on this special day, Mi chose to take the initiative to "stealth".
Not because of anything else, but out of respect for the millet. Do you think, on the birthday of the millet, we are still eating rice, is it a little unkind?
Of course, we may not be so superstitious now, but the custom has been passed down in a more welcoming way. It is a reminder that every grain of food is hard to come by and should be cherished.
Second, the shining debut of the three treasures of fortune
Now that the rice has retreated, there must be something on the table on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, right? Don't worry, our "Three Treasures of Fortune" will make a shining debut!
The first treasure: pig hand - grasp the wealth in your hand
Pork knuckle may usually be just an ordinary dish on the table, but on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, it has become a hot "star". Because, the pig's hand has the beautiful meaning of "grasping the wealth".
Braised and marinated, roasted...... Either way, it can't resist its alluring aroma and full of auspiciousness.
The second treasure: chicken feet - make money step by step
Chicken feet may not be inconspicuous on weekdays, but on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, it has been transformed into a weapon for attracting wealth and treasure.
Chicken feet symbolize "making money step by step", and every bite you eat is like cheering for the road to wealth in the new year.
Whether it is braised chicken feet, pickled pepper chicken feet or salt-baked chicken feet, they all make people eat with relish and prosperous wealth.
The third treasure: cabbage - a hundred wealth gathered
The last one to appear, although it seems ordinary, has an extraordinary meaning.
Cabbage, homophonic "hundred wealth", means that the source of wealth is wide and the wealth is gathered. On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, whether it is stir-fried cabbage, stewed tofu with cabbage or dumplings stuffed with cabbage and pork, they have become a hot item on the table.
3. The deep meaning behind the customs
These customs on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year seem simple, but behind them are deep traditional culture and folk wisdom.
In a unique way, they remind us to cherish food and respect nature, and at the same time, they also carry people's good wishes and blessings for the new year.
In this ever-changing, fast-paced modern society, perhaps we are no longer so superstitious about these traditional customs. But in any case, they are part of our cultural roots, and they deserve to be understood and inherited. So, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, you might as well put down your work, sit around the dining table with your family, and enjoy a feast full of auspiciousness and anticipation!