Shocking revelation! Did you know that the Lantern Festival in ancient times was actually a "Vegetable Stealing Festival"??? Don't laugh! Really! 📜 During the ancient Lantern Festival, girls could openly go to someone else's vegetable garden and "steal" a bunch of vegetables. The owner couldn't scold them because being stolen from meant good luck for the year 🍀 The stolen vegetables had to be cooked into a pot and shared among everyone, called "Stealing Green" 🥬 Nowadays? Steal a vegetable? Probably end up trending on hot searches and get socially ostracized for a whole year 😂 💬
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Shocking revelation! Did you know that the Lantern Festival in ancient times was actually a "Vegetable Stealing Festival"??? Don't laugh! Really! 📜 During the ancient Lantern Festival, girls could openly go to someone else's vegetable garden and "steal" a bunch of vegetables. The owner couldn't scold them because being stolen from meant good luck for the year 🍀 The stolen vegetables had to be cooked into a pot and shared among everyone, called "Stealing Green" 🥬 Nowadays? Steal a vegetable? Probably end up trending on hot searches and get socially ostracized for a whole year 😂 💬