Eating mutton in dog days coincides with the simple concept of "harmony between man and nature". There has always been a folk saying that "a bowl of soup is reserved for sheep without a doctor's prescription" and "eating mutton in dog days enjoys health". Eating mutton in dog days is a great measure to heat the body, sweat and detoxify, and drive away the toxic moisture in winter and spring.
Influenced by the culture of Fuyang Festival, China, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui, Ningxia, Hubei, Zhejiang and other places also had the custom of Fuyang Festival. Savoring the culture of Han and Yao and Shun, commemorating Peng Zu and Huyan, and having an outing are the basic themes of Fuyang Festival.
According to Hanshu, the emperor "waited for his grandson and gave him official meat". At that time, the "official meat" was the mutton at the head of the "three animals", and it was certain that Emperor Fukuda and his followers enjoyed mutton. Not only do we eat sheep in the palace, but it is also recorded in Hanshu that "the family worked hard, smoked wax when they were old, cooked and roasted sheep, and competed for wine."