What does Yan Chun eat in his hometown?

Spring pancake is a kind of pancake baked with flour, which can be used to roll vegetables. Generally, it is a home-cooked dish, such as fried bean sprouts or shredded leek, fried vermicelli, fried mung bean sprouts and so on. In addition, the way to eat spring cakes is also particular. When you eat these dishes, you should wrap them up and eat them from beginning to end, which means finish what you started.

The fourth day of the Year of the Tiger will usher in the first of 24 solar terms, the beginning of spring. As the saying goes, "the east wind brings rain to drive the west wind, and the earth is sunny and warm." Everything in Su Meng wakes up with mountains and rivers, and farmers seek cultivation at the beginning of the year. "In ancient times, China was a typical agricultural country. In the traditional farming concept, the spring when sowing begins is a season full of vitality and hope, so beginning of spring has also become a very grand folk festival.

The Development History of beginning of spring

As early as the Han Dynasty more than two thousand years ago, a series of folk customs about beginning of spring had appeared. At that time, on that day in beginning of spring, people would hold a grand ceremony in the suburbs to welcome the god of spring, which was only available in early spring, but not in other long summer, autumn and winter.

By the Tang Dynasty, great changes had taken place in beginning of spring's activities, and beginning of spring's activities were concentrated on the fifth day in beginning of spring. In addition to official and folk activities, the court also organized banquets.

After entering the Song Dynasty, the activities of welcoming the Spring God were undertaken by the imperial court, and the people participated extensively.

Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, not only the imperial court held a grand Spring Festival, but also the people raised funds to invite troupe and acrobatics, which was very lively.

Up to now, there are still many folk customs about beginning of spring, the most famous of which is "biting the spring".