In the past, there was a custom in the four cities (now Heshan is the five cities) called "eating spring vegetables at the vernal equinox". "Spring vegetable" is a kind of wild amaranth, which is called "Artemisia annua".

On the vernal equinox, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the wild, it is often green and thin, about the length of a palm. Picked spring vegetables are usually boiled with fish fillets at home, which is called "spring soup". There is a jingle that says, "Spring soup is dirty, and it washes the liver and intestines. The whole family is safe and healthy. " Since the spring of the year, people still pray for peace and health at home.

The custom of eating spring vegetables has continued until now. Vegetables in spring are eaten in different ways in different places. As the name implies, spring vegetables are spring vegetables. Eating more vegetables at this time can not only supplement nutrition, but also play a role in health care. The following five kinds of spring vegetables are nourishing.

Most people want to eat noodles, spring cakes, popcorn, pork head and so on. On this day. Different regions have different foods, but most of them are related to dragons. Generally, the name of food is added with the title of "dragon". For example, eating jiaozi is called "climbing the dragon horn"; Eating spring cakes is called eating "Longlin"; Eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard meat"; Eating rice is called eating "dragon son"; Eating wonton is called eating "longan"

Why is eating spring cakes called "eating Longlin"? A spring cake bigger than the palm of your hand is like a dragon forest. Isn't it vivid? Eating spring cakes is mainly a custom in the north. In the cake, there are sauced meat, elbow, smoked chicken and sauced duck, and fried leek seedlings with shredded pork, shredded spinach, vinegar-boiled mung bean sprouts, vegetarian fried vermicelli and scrambled eggs.

In Zhejiang, food is often unique. For example, in Jiaxing area, fried rice cakes are eaten on February 2, which is called "supporting rice cakes" to show that farming is about to begin and needs to be strong. Haining called this day "Radish Birthday".

According to Miscellaneous Knowledge of Ancient Crops and February 2 ... the common edible oil is called "support". It is a melon and eggplant variety in rural Japan. Playing music or spending money in the temple for a day will make bloom explode at night. "