CCTV News: "Good rain knows the season, and spring will happen." At 18:07 on February 18, we will usher in the Rainwater solar term. Rain is the second solar term in spring and the first solar term to reflect precipitation among the twenty-four solar terms. The rain season is a critical period for small spring management and big spring preparation. Farmers from all over the country seize the farming season, breed and transplant rice, and carry out agricultural activities such as field management.

Laohekou, Hubei: Rain water comes in spring, and rice dishes are tasted fresh

In the rainy season, everything grows, and all kinds of delicious wild vegetables are rushing to poke their heads out. In the old river mouth of Hubei, rice dishes are the "first freshest" of local early spring wild vegetables. People make it into delicious food to add spring to the dining table.

With a small basket and a sickle, the villagers of Liuying Village, Lilou Town, Laohekou City made an appointment to pick rice and vegetables in the fields. Rice vegetables are shepherd's purse. After the beginning of spring, the temperature rebounds, and rice vegetables grow in groups and are easy to find.

After a moment, fresh rice dishes filled the basket. The villagers selected the freshest and tenderest batch to make rice, vegetables and buns.

It is understood that rice dishes should be soaked in salt water before washing, and add some salt and oil when passing the water. This will not only remove the astringent taste of wild vegetables, but also maintain the original color of the dishes.

Chop the blanched rice vegetables, add the seasonings with fried eggs, then roll the skin and wrap the fillings, and steam them on the bin. The freshly cooked rice and vegetable buns are tender, juicy and fragrant, which is a "delicious" ceremony for local villagers to welcome the spring.

Hezhou, Guangxi: "Playing in spring" makes a fuss and praying for a good year

"Playing in spring" is a traditional folk activity with a long history in our country, which is intended to remind people that spring plowing is about to begin, so don't miss the farming season. Now let’s take a look at the “Spring Ox Shower” activity of local villagers in Hezhou City, Guangxi.

In Fuxi Village, Chaodong Town, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, villagers formed a "showing spring cattle" team, followed the ancient road to worship in front of various gatehouses and temples, and came to each household to perform. The "Spring Ox" in Fuxi Village is made of bamboo thorn frame, cowhide and palm leaves. When "playing with spring ox", the villagers put on spring clothes, imitated labor scenes such as plowing fields and sowing, and held shovels, hoes, shovels, etc. as farm tools for performances, beating drums and drums. The group of people rushed to walk around the streets and alleys with the carefully decorated "spring ox". Whoever "spring ox" comes to means peace, good fortune and abundant harvest in the new year. Wherever the "Spring Ox" goes, every household uses firecrackers to "receive blessings" to welcome the good luck of the New Year.