"The door is open on the first day of July", and today on the first day of July, keep in mind that "eat 3 things, do 2 things" and do not forget the old tradition!
Today is the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, as the old saying goes: "The door of the ground is open on the first day of the seventh month", I don't know if you know this custom? In our tradition, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the "ghost month", "filial piety month", etc., and is a month with traditional colors. There are many different customs from the first day of July, and in the middle of July it is the traditional "Ghost Festival", not only to worship ancestors but also to eat some auspicious food to suppress bad things, ushering in auspiciousness and peace!
Today, on the first day of the seventh lunar month, the old saying goes, "the door is open on the first day of July", keep in mind that "eat 3 things, do 2 things", family safety and everything goes well, do not forget the old tradition!
One: Eat sticky rice
Glutinous rice, I believe many people know, according to the tradition in the seventh lunar month to eat often. The seventh month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the "Ghost Month", and eating some glutinous rice can not only nourish but also drive away bad luck.
【Glutinous Rice Steamed Rice】Ingredients: Appropriate amount of glutinous rice, appropriate amount of red dates, appropriate amount of raisins, a little sugar, a little walnuts.
1. Soak the glutinous rice for more than 3 hours, wash the red dates and raisins, spread them to the bottom of the bowl, add a little walnut kernels, put glutinous rice, and add water.
2. Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, put the glutinous rice on it, boil it over high heat, change it to medium heat and steam it for about 1 hour, turn it out of the pot when it is fully cooked, and boil some white sugar juice and pour it on it.
Two: Eat tofu
On the first day of July, the custom of eating tofu has been around for a long time, the tofu itself is very fresh and white, not only to make the tribute to the ancestors, but also the most commonly eaten ingredients in our home, tofu means "all blessings", there are blessings in it, we remember to eat.
【Tofu loofah】Ingredients: appropriate amount of loofah, 1 piece of tofu, shredded green onion, shredded ginger, a little salt, a little monosodium glutamate, a little peanut oil.
1. Heat peanut oil in a pot, add shredded green onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, pour in the cut loofah slices and stir-fry evenly, pour in a little water and simmer for 2 minutes.
2. At this time, add the cut tofu cubes and continue to simmer for 2 minutes, add a little salt to taste, add a few wolfberries, the color is also more nutritious, after turning off the heat, add a little monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor, and it is ready to cook.
Three: Eat duck
In the folk there is "a duck in July, everything is not afraid", because "duck" and "pressure" are homonyms, according to the old tradition to eat duck has the meaning of crushing, which means that it can drive away bad luck, suppress bad things and things, drive away bad luck and usher in good luck, life is smooth and smooth!
【Ginger duck】Ingredients: half a duck, 100 grams of ginger, a little salt, a little sugar, a little soy sauce, a little green onion, a little peanut oil.
1. Chop the duck into small pieces, put it in a pot, add water and cooking wine to boil, remove and wash, put an appropriate amount of peanut oil in a dry casserole, add ginger and fry over low heat until golden brown.
2. Pour in the duck pieces and stir-fry evenly, add green onions, Sichuan pepper, stir-fry until fragrant, pour in a little dark soy sauce, stir-fry evenly and color, pour in beer and boiling water, bring to a boil over high heat, add rock sugar and salt, change to low heat and slowly simmer for about 40 minutes, and the juice is ready.
On the first day of the seventh lunar month, remember to do 2 things:
1. Hide from bad luck and seek peace: In the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the old people in the family will tell us that at the beginning of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, we should pay attention to avoiding bad luck and seeking peace. According to the old tradition, July is a special month, from the beginning of July, we go home early at night, do not go to the wild river to swim, to protect our own safety.
2, respect the old and filial piety: in the seventh lunar month is actually the month of ancestor worship, from the beginning of July, we not only have to worship the ancestors but also respect the elderly, as the saying goes, "the son wants to raise and the relatives are not there", take advantage of the health of the parents, accompany the elderly to make some delicious food and drink for the elderly, respect the old filial piety so that the family and everything can be prosperous.
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