The origin of Baijiami custom

Baijia rice is a folk custom. In ancient times, when a child was one year old, the old man would collect hundreds of meters from every household with the child in his arms, and then take the collected hundreds of meters back to cook porridge for the child. In this way, children can be sheltered by hundreds of families, which can eliminate disasters and diseases and bless their well-being.

Up to now, often these children who eat 100 meters are in good health and have a bright future. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, grew up from a snack of 100 meters and later became an emperor.

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Walking 100 meters is a folk parenting custom of Han nationality. Popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. An activity of praying for children. In case the child is sick and afraid of being difficult to raise, parents should choose an auspicious day and go to Niangniang Temple to burn incense and make a wish. Then I go to my neighbor's house to collect rice, and every beggar will tie a knot with a red rope.

Cooking for children after meals is a popular saying among the people that eating can cure diseases, and it also means being cheap and nurturing. There are also hundreds of meters for sale, some of which are silver collars, or silver anklets and bracelets, which are added for children. The remaining hundreds of meters are ground into thousands of cakes, cut into small pieces and distributed to the people at the entrance to the village or on the roadside, which is called "begging". And buy rice from beggars as 100 meters.

When the children at home are sick, people who cook porridge think it is "meritorious rice", that is, rice that does good deeds. With everyone's merits, we can get rid of diseases and avoid disasters.