In ancient times, the custom of the Han nationality was to drink Tu Su wine on the first day of the first lunar month to avoid the plague, so it was also called Nianjiu. Tu Su is an ancient house. Because it is brewed in this house, it is called Tu Su wine. Because the formula of Tu Su wine comes from Huatuo, and it has been highly praised by many famous artists such as Sun Simiao, Zhang Zhongjing and Li Shizhen, and it has been passed down in countless classics, as well as the reputation of folk practice for thousands of years, which makes it have supreme authority and unparalleled influence.
With the passage of time, drinking Tu Su wine on New Year's Day has become a folk custom. All over the country, from generation to generation. Numerous celebrity classics are recorded, leaving articles. Among the few famous historical and cultural wines in China, Tu Su Liquor stands out, and its cultural connotation is unparalleled.
As for what's in Tu Su's wine, according to Liang Chaozong's Jing Chu Sui Ji, Dong Xun, a representative of the Northern Wei Dynasty, said that in the folk custom of the ancient Han nationality, the medicinal liquor drunk on New Year's Day was made of powder baked with pepper. The so-called Tu Su wine is actually a kind of pepper wine.
The origin of Tu Su wine;
Tu Su wine was produced in Jin Dynasty. Some people used to live in Cao An and throw medicine bags into the well every New Year's Eve. Take out the water and put it in the bottle in January, so that the whole family will not be afraid of getting sick when they drink it together. Slaughtering is cutting; Sue is an herb. Cut the herbs to make wine, and the wine is "Tu Su wine". Jin Haixi asked Dong Xun, "We drank together in the first month, so why should the younger generation drink? What is Dong Xun's reason? " Dong Xun said: "I am one year younger, which is worth celebrating. We'll talk when we're one year old. "
According to Han E's Ji Hua Li Nian Room in the Tang Dynasty, it was named as a thatched cottage. It is said that a famous doctor who lived in this temple in ancient times would send a pack of herbs to every family nearby every New Year's Eve, and ask them to sew them in a cloth bag and throw them into the well. On New Year's Eve, they will draw well water and drink a glass of wine, so that they will not get the plague within one year. People got the prescription, but they didn't know the name of the imperial doctor, so they had to name the medicinal liquor after Tu Su.
Dong Xun also talked about the habit of drinking Tu Su wine, that is, the youngest in the family drinks it first, the second one comes down, and the older one drinks it again. The reason is that the child is one year older in the new year, and everyone should congratulate him. During the Chinese New Year, the life expectancy of the elderly was reduced by one year. If they drink it later, it means wishing them a long life. This custom of drinking Tu Su wine after drinking less has been passed down to future generations.