Steamed Abalone with minced garlic and vermicelli

October 15 of the lunar calendar is the ancient "Xia Yuan Festival" in China. At this time, it is the harvest season in the countryside. Almost every household in Wujin area makes small dumplings with Xingu milled glutinous rice flour, packs vegetable stuffing, and "zhaitian" outside the gate after steaming. In addition, as the old saying goes, "in October half, three officials lead the rice husk and dumpling Zhai". It turned out that Taoism said that the day was the birthday of the "three officials" (heaven officials, earth officials and water officials). Tianpoles were erected outside the doors of Taoist believers' homes, and yellow flags were hung on the poles. In the evening, three sky lanterns are hung on the top of the pole to be the three officials of tuanzizai. After the Republic of China, this custom was gradually abolished, but folk ceremonies such as sacrificing the dead and burning the Treasury were held in advance on the "Zhongyuan Festival" on the 15th day of July of the lunar calendar.

October 15 of the lunar calendar is a traditional Chinese Folk Festival, the next Yuan Festival, also known as "next yuan day" and "next yuan". The origin of Xiayuan Festival is related to Taoism. There are three officials in Taoism: Heaven officials, earth officials and water officials. They say that heaven officials bless, earth officials forgive sins and water officials solve misfortune. The next Yuan Festival is the time when the water official solved the problem and the emperor of mingu solved the problem. It is commonly known as the day. According to the investigation, the water official recorded and played the heavenly court to solve the problem for people. " On this day, the Taoist temple became a Taoist temple, and the people offered sacrifices to the dead and prayed for the water officials of the lower Yuan Dynasty to solve their problems. In ancient times, the imperial court also stipulated that Japan banned slaughtering and postponed the execution date of the death penalty.

In addition, among the people, there is the custom of folk craftsmen offering sacrifices to the furnace God on the next Yuan Festival. The furnace God is the supreme old gentleman, probably derived from the Taoist alchemy with a furnace.

According to the Chinese calendar, the lunar calendar is on October 15, which is also the last moon festival of the year. When the moon is full, people have to carry out the most important ancestor worship activities.

The ancient "Xiayuan Festival" is also known as "Xiayuan day", "Xiayuan", "Xiayuan birthday" and "Xiayuan Shuiguan Festival".

Records on the following Yuan Festival:

It is also recorded in the annals of Chinese Customs: "October is expected to be the next Yuan Festival. It is said that there are also fasting chanters at the time of relieving misfortune in the water palace."

Song Wu Zimu's "Mengliang record": "(October) 15, the day when the water official solved the misfortune, the palace watched the scholars and concubines, set up fasting, built Jiaojiao, or solved the misfortune, or recommended death."

Hebei's new Annals of Xuanhua County: "it is said that when water officials solve misfortune, people also have fasting."

Yang Wanli in the book of rites of Yu Chugong on the first day of the coming festival

Lin Gong Chao Ye chased early and missed all the copper pots to kill the beginning.

Half a wisp of blue cloud crosses the moon, and a regular silver mirror is broken into a comb.

Since the sunken water to pray for longevity, scattered as non smoke full King empty.

It has been bullied by the new cold, and the willow Yin is separated from the sun.

"On the fifth watch of the first day of the next year, I reached Tianqing Temple" Lu You

The imperial court paid homage to the treasure house in the Balin palace, and gave strong support to the poor with hairpin clothes.

Hold Qiu's false sleep basket and keep it stable, and blow the incense of smoke and birch in the lane.

At the beginning of the day, the sun is still bleak outside the mountain.

Ming Yu should have an expert smile, and five fights drive you busy in the morning and night.

Spring in Qinyuan Anonymous (Song Dynasty)

The ice ravine is as crazy as Bolun and xilehao in his life. Like books, chrysanthemum tea, clear eyes, climbing is not beautiful, and a Chenopodium stick helps the waist.

People in the lake and sea often make simple moves, such as bean curd, duckweed and scaly preserved soup. Who cloud old, full of wind and moon, hidden in the poem ladle.

In the early morning, the Swan rushes into the sky. Now the Pleiades should be Xiao again. Remember the vertical arc Festival. The next day is appropriate. The next yuan is a good scene, which belongs to the previous dynasty.

Cold courage is like the sky, and strong intestines are like swords. You must pour a thousand cups of longevity wine. It's the plum blossom, the moon, and the Lanjiao River Bridge.

"The Fishing Song of Pohu lake, the beginning of the May 8th festival of the next Yuan Dynasty"

Virtual age is called Jiazi, and the first degree is frost day.

The sea is full of sails and the moon is full in yaochi.

Carefree knows the nature of the crane, indifferent to the year of the pine.

Hope to enjoy the wine, Xia cup drunk birthday feast.

Diet custom is an important part of festival custom. In the long-term practice of many festival activities, human beings have formed independent and special festival foods, such as dumplings for the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival, moon cakes for the Mid Autumn Festival, etc. like other customs and habits, as a common emotion and common mentality of the nation, it unifies people's festival behavior and has great influence on the survival, development and development of the festival Development plays an important role.

Xiayuan festival also has its unique seasonal food. Take Beijing as an example. During Xiayuan Festival, every household should make "bean mud bone flowers". "Bean paste" is the "bean paste filling" made of red beans. It is the Beijing snack "steamed stuffed bun with bean paste". This kind of "steamed stuffed bun with bean paste", which can be eaten all year round, was already a seasonal food in October of Meng Dong in the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago.