hunting month

Der letzte Monat des Jahres laut Mondkalender (also Januar) war "Jagd Monat", eine alte Tradition in Vorbereitung auf das anstehende Frühlingsfest, die direkt bei uns um die Ecke zu beobachten war, denn überall hing "Erlegtes" zum Trocken in den kleinen Seitengassen und Strassen.

Foto: aufgehängt zum Trocknen

www.chinadaily.com.cn/201901/huntingmonth: The last month of the lunar calendar used to be called the Hunting Month in more rustic times. That was when traps were set in the wild to catch pheasants, rabbits, deer and wild boar in preparation for the rounds of feasting during the Spring Festival, just weeks away. These days, the meats are still cured and hung up to dry in the chilly winds. Layue has come to represent a time for preparing and curing meats, known as larou...The Hunting Month may have slowly evolved into the curing month, but it is still part of a culinary tradition that's a prelude to the most-important celebration of the entire lunar year.