As the folk proverb goes: "On the third of March, shepherd's purse serves as a panacea." Spring is the season to eat shepherd's purse. The medicinal value of shepherd's purse is very wide. It is sweet and cool in nature, and is beneficial to water, bleeding, eyesight and other effects. It is known as the "licorice in vegetables". Shepherd's purse is such a delicious vegetable that is also very beneficial to people. During the Qingming Festival, let's eat more shepherd's purse. <br />In Weihai, every family had the custom of "steaming swallows" during the Qingming Festival, which was called "cold swallows" in ancient times. Housewives make white-faced swallows in various shapes. They are small, exquisite and very cute. They are embellished with food colors and then steamed. In the old habits, they are either inserted on the branches of short trees and placed on the roof of the house, or strung with strings and hung on the walls. It is said that eating them after drying has the effect of stopping diarrhea, and also expresses people's joy in welcoming spring.
