What traditional food does southern Grain Rain eat? What traditional food does southern Grain Rain eat?

1. Spring is the season of tea germination. In the south of China, Grain Rain has the habit of picking tea. Therefore, no matter what the weather is like, people will go to the nearby Chashan to pick some new tea and then come back to make tea. It is said that drinking tea in Grain Rain on this day can clear fire, ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight. Therefore, no matter what the weather is in Grain Rain, people will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink.

2. Eating black rice is a traditional custom in Grain Rain. Even in Zhaoxing Dong Village, there is a custom of "eating black rice, scratching your face and sowing rice seeds". On this day in Grain Rain, young men and women fully express their love.

3. Young men will go to their girl's house to throw bamboo baskets and beg for black rice. The more people go, the more embarrassed the girl's family feels. It is a double moral expression of local farming culture and marriage customs.