Springcake

The spring is the first of the twenty-four festivities, and the official calendar is classified as the positive moon; the point of arrival is 3-5 February each year, when the sun reaches 315° yellow. In the impression of many, 4 February is usually the day of spring, but 3 February this year. According to astronomical experts, three days of spring are rare, the last taking place in 1897, 120 years, and the next in 2021. Lichun is one of the important traditional festivals of Han folk. The term “building” means “starting”, and since Qin Dynasty, China has started with the spring of Lian Chun. It is drawn from astronomical sources. It is warm and fragrance. It is growing and planting. From the day of the festival to the summer, it was known as spring. On the day of Lichun, the custom of eating springcakes is common. It is said that eating springcakes and the various vegetables contained therein will make the farmers flourish and the six animals thrive. In some areas, it is believed that eating celery and celery can make people work harder and life longer. As Pang wrote, “Spring cakes are made on the day of the spring with chows, yellow beaks, sprouts.” Chen Wei-chul also said in his book The Review: "The spring of spring is called the bite of spring." In the old days, the practice of eating springcakes on the first day of the spring was not only common in the private world, but was often given as a holiday food in the palace. As Chen Yuen-soo wrote: “On the day before the beginning of the spring, Taichi came out with spring cakes and drinks for the next of kin. The radish on the plate is decorated and placed in the middle." In fact, the practice of eating springcakes in Lianchun has its origins in Tang Dynasty, also known as "Bite Spring". As a result of spring, spring comes back to the earth, everything recovers, vegetables are sprouts and people taste them, so the ancients wrap their vegetables with their skins, roll them up as veggies or fry them, call them spring cakes, and in the sense that the five valleys are also a symbol of spring, and give each other a gift for the pleasure of spring。