There are a lot of strange customs, such as eating fried insects. For some areas, this custom is not even to think about, but some areas are very fond of it. So, why does Jingzhe eat fried insects? Let's understand.
Why do you eat fried insects
It was the time when hibernating insects began to revive, so Hakka ancestors advocated early killing insects. In addition to eating taro caterpillars, it also means eating taro insects.
In the morning of Jingzhe day in Shangyou, Chongyi Jiadai and Suichuan Hakkas in Ji'an, a handful of millet, soybean, pumpkin, sunflower seeds and various vegetable seeds are put into the pot for dry frying, which is called 'fried insects'.
Stir fry cooked to their own home or small intestine children to eat. It is said that in this way, the grain harvest can be guaranteed without being damaged by insects.
In some areas of Shandong Province, farmers burn pancakes in their courtyards on the day of waking up the insects.
In Yanbei area of Shanxi Province, farmers eat pears on the day of waking up the insects.
In ethnic minority areas, Yao people in Jinxiu County of Guangxi Province want to eat "fried insects" on the Jingzhe day. After the "insects" are cooked, they are put in the hall. The whole family will sit around and eat and shout: "eat fried insects, eat fried insects!" there will be competitions in the fun places. The faster and louder the eating, everyone will congratulate him on his contribution to eliminating pests. As a matter of fact, insects are corn, which is symbolic. (part of the content is from jinyang.com - Yangcheng Evening News) to sum up, there are many customs of 'stir frying insects' in different places, but different customs are different from each other. In many places, sesame and soybean are fried in the pan, soybeans are fried by Shaanxi people, corn is fried by Yao family in Guangxi, glutinous rice is fried in Guazhou of Jiangsu Province, and wheat is fried by Hakka people in Fujian Province. All of these are meant to stir fry insects and expel insects, which remind people to kill insects and eliminate pests in time 。
The custom of stir frying insects, which is popular among yilao people in Guangxi, Dai people in Lijiang in Yunnan and other Han areas, is to fry insects in a pot as a delicacy.
Stir fry and serve to your own or neighbor's children. It is said that in this way, the grain harvest can be guaranteed without being damaged by insects.
Other customs of waking insects
1. Disinfestation
China has a vast territory, dormant animals do not necessarily end their hibernation in the season of waking up, but people in many places are used to holding some activities on this day. In order to avoid insect damage.
In Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Shandong and other provinces, people put soybeans, sesame and other crops in the pot to stir fry, making a sound of chewing and popping, symbolizing the sound of insects chewing and jumping when they are heated and boiling in the pot.
The soybeans and sesame seeds are fried well. A family of men and women, old and young, vied to eat fried soybeans and sesame seeds, known as "eating insects". In some areas of Shandong. On the day of waking up the insects, farmers have to burn pancakes in the courtyard, which means to smoke and burn the pests. In Yanbei area of Shanxi Province, farmers eat pears on the day of waking up the insects.
In Xingjiang, Jiangsu Province, the red candle left by jingtiandi at Yuanzheng time should be lit that night. It is said that in this way, mosquitoes will be less in summer. At the same time, the glutinous rice that is sent to the stove should be fried into granules, commonly known as' fried insects'. The family members should share the food. In Fenyi of Jiangxi Province and Lingchuan of Guangxi Province, every household sprinkles lime on the corners of houses and under the walls to kill insects. In faling, Hunan Province, and Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province, people are used to setting off firecrackers in their houses. They wish that they would wake the insects and make their feet straight.
2. Fried scorpion beans
It is said that the purpose of stir frying scorpion beans is to win victory. On February 2, the popular custom is to fry scorpion beans. Weixian County, Laizhou and other places are called "Bao Jie", which is homonymous with popular fame. It is said that if you eat fried scorpion beans, you won't be attacked by scorpion crab for a year. It is also called "fried scorpion belly", or "fried scorpion claw" in Dancheng and other places. The children sang while eating: "if you eat the scorpion claw, you don't need to fight it. '
Scorpion beans are usually large and full-bodied soybeans, soaked in salt water, adding star anise, Yinxiang, Zanthoxylum and other spices into the brine. After 24 hours, the water is filtered out and dried in the sun. Stir fry cooked food in the pot. The bean is crisp and delicious. Fried scorpion beans, fried dead scorpion poisonous insects to kill the meaning.
It is said that on February 2, "if you eat fried scorpion beans, you won't be stung by scorpions for a year; if you eat scorpion claws, you don't have to fight them. 'This custom has been around for a long time.
Eating scorpion beans not only can prevent scorpions, but also some people say that whoever eats the scorpion claws of seven families will live a long life. At present, this custom is popular in all parts of Shandong Province except some areas of Jiaodong. However, in addition to the scorpion beans, melon seeds, popcorn, etc., this is a new development of fried scorpion beans custom.