Customs in Jinan

Lantern Festival The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as "Lantern Festival", is also called "Lantern Festival". In Jinan, the annual Lantern Festival is extremely spectacular. On this day, it is popular for every household to eat Yuanxiao. In addition, around the Lantern Festival, the streets and alleys of Jinan are full of stilts, roller coasters, dragon lanterns and lions.

"Dragon Head Up" is the Spring Dragon Festival on the second day of the second lunar month, commonly known as "Dragon Head Up", which means that the dragon is prosperous and controls the rain, and the weather is good. All the men and children have their hair cut to see the spirit and avoid disaster.

Every year on the Double Ninth Festival in the summer calendar, people climb mountains in Qianfo Mountain and stand on the "Chrysanthemum Appreciation Rock" to enjoy chrysanthemums. There are also folk art groups inside and outside the province performing acrobatics, circus, songs and dances at the temple fair, which are crowded and lively.

Let's talk about eating after the holiday first. People in Jinan have the custom of eating lotus petals. Among them, "fried lotus petals" is a famous dish unique to Jinan in summer. Wash the fresh, complete and clean lotus petals, hang a thin layer of egg paste, fry in an oil pan, sprinkle with white sugar after frying, and eat in your mouth. Delicious and memorable, it is deeply loved by people.

"Sweet and sour Yellow River carp" is a traditional dish in Jinan, Shandong Province. The north of Jinan is close to the Yellow River, so the carp used for cooking is the Yellow River carp. This kind of fish grows in the deep water of the Yellow River, with golden head and tail, smooth scales and tender flesh, and is a good food at the banquet.

Oil swirl is a famous traditional food in Jinan. Because it looks like a spiral, the surface is moist and golden yellow, so it is named oil spiral. Its skin is crisp, the pulp inside is tender, and the onion smells delicious, which many people like to eat.