What are the special festivals in Tongchuan, Shaanxi?

Five Beans Day:

The night before, take out five kinds of beans, such as soybeans, soybeans, mung beans, peas, river beans, etc., and soak them in clean water overnight. After getting up the next morning, the housewives wash rice (either rice or millet) and cook porridge, add the five kinds of soaked beans to make a hearty pot of "five bean porridge". The first meal on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month is to eat "five beans". This is the case in every family, without exception, and has formed an established custom. As the saying goes: "If you eat five beans, you will be confused." This means that you must work hard and live frugally throughout the year. When the New Year comes, you must be willing to spend money to have a prosperous New Year. Such behaviors as organizing New Year's shopping, eating and drinking, and giving generous gifts may seem stupid, but every family is afraid of falling behind.

The custom of "eating five beans" is widely spread in rural areas throughout Shaanxi. The specific eating methods vary depending on the conditions.

For example, in the Guanzhong Plain area, rice or millet is the main food, and five types of beans are used to make porridge. Each person must have a bowl of porridge for breakfast, and then eat staple foods such as pot helmets, steamed buns, and fried cakes. Wealthy people also cook and drink, both meat and vegetables, showing off their abilities. In the rural areas of Tongchuan area, the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month is called "Five Bean Day". For breakfast, "barley kernel porridge" is served with five kinds of beans, which means that this year's wheat and bean harvest will be good.