春节前后,我国南北各地均有食用年糕的习俗,相传这一习俗的形成,最初出于对伍子胥的纪念。伍子胥是春秋时期楚国人,因受迫害而逃亡吴国,吴王阖闾和夫差在位时均曾被任用为相,为吴国的强盛作出了贡献。但他在吴国大败越国之后,反对与越国讲和,也不赞成北上争霸,与吴王夫差意见不合,故渐被疏远。伍子胥见吴王不听劝谏,知国家衰败之势已无法挽回,曾悄悄地告诉吴王随从:“我死后,如国家遭难,民饥无食,可经城下相门,掘地三尺得食。”时隔不久,吴王听信谗言,赐剑命伍子胥自杀。忠臣人头落地,吴国很快被越国灭亡。战火不绝,民饥乏食。吴王随从忆起伍子胥生前的话,便带着民众去相门掘地,至三 Before and after the Spring Festival, all over the country have the custom of eating rice cakes, according to legend the formation of this custom, initially out of the memory of Wu Zixu. Wu Zixu was a Chu nationality during the Spring and Autumn Period. When Wu was persecuted to flee because of the persecution, Wu He and his husband were both appointed as their relatives and contributed to the prosperity of Wu. However, after Wu defeated Vietnam, he opposed alienating Vietnam and Vietnam. He did not agree with hegemony in the North and disagreed with Wu Wangfu, so he was gradually estranged. Wu Zi Wu see Wu Wang do not listen to advice, that the decline of the country has irreparable potential, has quietly told the king follower: “I am dead, such as the country’s disaster, no hunger, through the city gate, dig three feet Had to eat. ”Shortly after, King of Kings listen to words, give sword Wu Zi Xu committed suicide. Loyalists lopsided, Wu was soon destroyed by the more countries. There is no end to the fighting, and the people hunger for lack of food. Wu Wang Xu follow the reincarnation of his father’s remembrance of life, then took the people to the digging phase to three