First, eat eggs

In the folk, there is a saying that "long summer eats eggs, but the stones crush them", which means that when long summer eats eggs, people will be full of energy. Children hang egg covers made of silk thread around their necks, which are filled with boiled eggs and duck eggs. Some of them draw pictures on the eggs and try their best to compete with each other, which is called egg collision.

Second, weighing people

long summer has the custom of weighing people after lunch. The ancient poem goes: "long summer weighs people, and smiles on the hanging beam." People hang a big wooden scale and a stool on the hook, and everyone takes turns sitting on the stool to weigh people.

Third, drink porridge

According to local historical records, in ancient China, people formed the customs of eating porridge and hanging eggs during the annual "long summer" solar term. According to folklore, long summer's drinking long summer porridge on this day can guarantee a year of peace, disease-free and disaster-free.

Fourth, eat long summer rice

On this day in long summer, according to the traditional customs of China people, we should eat all kinds of rice in a different way. Black rice, pea glutinous rice ... are the most common rice, but because of the addition of various seasonal materials, they change into different colors.

5. Taste the new

In many places, there is a custom of "long summer tastes the new". People taste seasonal food in order to be healthy and auspicious.