The custom of making tofu on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the origin of the custom of making tofu
Introduction: Do you know what day is the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month? There are still many customs about the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month that are popular among the people in our country. The customs vary from place to place, and one of the most distinctive customs is "making tofu." Why do we make tofu on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month? How did this custom come about? With these questions, please follow the editor to learn more! New Year’s Eve is the time for families to reunite and the Chinese New Year is the most important festival for our Chinese nation. If you want to know more about the culture and content of New Year’s Eve, please read the special topic on New Year’s Eve carefully compiled for you by Mr. Shui Mo!Brief introduction to the 25th day of the twelfth lunar monthThe 25th day of the twelfth lunar month is the common name for the 25th day of the twelfth month (also known as the twelfth lunar month) in the Chinese lunar calendar; it is one of the traditional customs of the Chinese Spring Festival. The main traditional folk activities on this day include welcoming the Jade Emperor, lighting the fields for silkworms, the Thousand Lantern Festival, and getting rid of the chaotic old age. At the end of the year, people have some free time and savings. This is a good time for those who normally don't have the energy to handle big things. Therefore, people invented this special time custom based on the needs of real life. In traditional society, people's living order and customs are interdependent.A Chinese proverb says: "On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, people grind the mill to make tofu." The twelfth lunar month is over and spring is back. People have gone through a long winter and are about to enter a new year. According to Chinese folk customs, the Spring Festival is a symbol of "a new beginning". People feel very close to the New Year, and many different local customs have been formed. There is also a saying "paste the windows on the 25th", which means that after sweeping the house on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, it is time to paste the windows on the 25th. With the development of society, most families have lost the tradition of pasting paper on windows, but pasting window flowers, auspicious characters and hanging couplets are indispensable procedures. In short, people’s wishes for a prosperous new year are the same. The custom of the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month - making tofuAccording to research, tofu was invented by Liu Anming, King of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty. Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in his poem "Tofu": "When planting beans, the seedlings are sparse, my strength is exhausted and my heart is rotten. If I had known the Huainan technique earlier, I would have sat back and enjoyed the spring cloth." Interestingly, in some places there is a custom of eating tofu dregs before New Year's Eve. Speaking of which, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the “腐” in “tofu” and the “福” in “happiness” are homophones, so tofu represents praying for “blessing”. To this day, some places still have the custom of "eating tofu dregs" before New Year's Eve.The origin of the custom of eating tofu on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar monthLegend has it that after the Kitchen God reports to heaven, the Jade Emperor will come down to the mortal world to check whether each household has lived as the Kitchen God reported. So each household "eats tofu dregs" to show their hardship and avoid the Jade Emperor's punishment. Legends are legends, but "eating tofu dregs" actually means that productivity was low in ancient times and there were not so many delicious foods. It is also a portrayal of the virtues of diligence and thrift of our ancestors. In fact, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, people have some other customs besides "grinding tofu" due to differences in different places.Summary: The above article content is what the editor wants to introduce to readers about the origin of the custom of making tofu on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. You can learn about it and feel the charm of our traditional Chinese customs! |
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