Pray for good harvest  祈求豐收

"An Miao" (meaning seedling protection) is a traditional farming activity of southern Anhui province that has been practiced since the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Every year when Grain in Ear comes, they hold the sacrificial ceremony to pray for good harvests in the fall. People make different types of bread from wheat flour and color them with vegetable juice. The bread is used as a sacrificial offering to pray for a good harvest and people's safety.

芒種安苗是安徽南部始于明初的一種傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)事活動(dòng)。每年芒種到來(lái)時(shí)，他們都會(huì)舉行祭祀典禮，祈求秋季豐收。人們會(huì)用面粉做出各種形狀的饅頭，并用蔬菜汁染上顏色。這些饅頭作為祭品用于祈求豐收和安康。