It's a traditional custom to eat Zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival, but in some areas of our country, the festival is to eat mung bean cake. Why do you eat mung bean cake on Dragon Boat Festival? What's the legend of eating mung bean cake? Let's get to know with Xiaobian.
The legend of eating mung bean cake on Dragon Boat Festival
It is said that this is to commemorate Wu Zixu, the official of the state of Wu at the end of the spring and Autumn period. At that time, he advised the king of Wu Fu Chai to kill Gou Jian many times. Fu Chai didn't listen to him, but he killed Wu Zixu. Later, Fu Chai threw Wu Zixu's body into Qiantang River. At that time, in order to commemorate Wu Zixu, the people respected him as one of the "Narcissus king", and every Dragon Boat Festival, they would prepare his favorite mung bean cake. Since then, the custom of eating mung bean cake at Dragon Boat Festival has been handed down.
Why eat mung bean cake on Dragon Boat Festival
According to the analysis of 24 solar terms based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Dragon Boat Festival is the season with the most Yang in the four seasons of the year. At this time, people's mood fluctuates greatly, which is very easy to be upset and worried. In addition, it's summer and the temperature is getting higher. At this time, we need something to alleviate this situation. The mung bean is sweet and cool, which has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification. The mung bean cake is also soft in taste, which is very suitable for eating at this time. It can greatly alleviate the negative impact caused by excess Yang, and can effectively resolve the depression. In addition, the homonyms of "cake" and "high" have a positive and prosperous meaning. Together with the zongzi of Dragon Boat Festival, they also have the meaning of "high school". It is also a good wish for the students who are preparing for the exam. Therefore, eating mung bean cake on Dragon Boat Festival has been handed down from generation to generation.
For example, Wuhan, Nanjing, Wuhu and other places will definitely eat mung bean cake on this day. Xi'an people also eat Zongzi on this day, but they have to eat it with mung bean cake. Xi'an Dragon Boat Festival presents gifts to relatives and friends, as well as zongzi and mung bean cake. This is a custom with a long history. Maybe people talk less and know less.
What's the meaning of eating mung bean cake on Dragon Boat Festival
Transforming worries to eliminate irritated
Dragon Boat Festival is at the time of spring and summer handover, and these days are the most sunny time in the four seasons of the year, so people's mood may be difficult to control, often feel upset and worried, and will feel very upset inexplicably soon in summer, and mung bean has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, which can just alleviate people's mood, but also alleviate the excess of Yang The bad influence of can ease people's mood.
Good wishes
In mung bean cake, the characters Gao and Gao are homonymous. Generally, Gao is a good, positive and upward symbol, so it's a good wish for everyone, especially for the coming of middle school entrance examination and college entrance examination in June. It's also said that eating mung bean cake before the summer solstice can prevent some diseases brought by summer, which will be good for the body, and mung bean itself has a high nutritional value, so it's the first choice for gifts at Dragon Boat Festival.