The customary activities of Jingzhe solar term include: eating pears, Jingzhe fried beans, Jingzhe wearing drum skin, offering sacrifices to white tigers, and eating pancakes.

1. Jingzhe eats pears

There is a popular saying among farmers: "Jingzhe eats pears, and he will be energetic all year round." Pear and Li are homophonic. According to folklore, Jingzhe eats pears, which can harmonize crops. To keep pests away, it means praying for good weather and a good harvest.

2. Jingzhe Fried Beans

In some places, farmers have the custom of eating fried beans on Jingzhe Day. People soak the soybeans in salt water for a period of time, and then fry them in a pot until they crackle. The sound means the sound of insects jumping when they are cooked in a pot.

3. Covering the skin of the drum during the Jingzhe Festival

In some rural areas, it is necessary to cover the skin of the drum on the day of the Jingzhe. According to legend, during the Waking of Insects season, the God of Thunder beats the drum to awaken all things, and the God of Spring comes to the world. Folks also follow the weather and cover the drums to support the power of the God.

4. Sacrifice the white tiger at Jingzhe

Rural elders say that sacrificing the white tiger on the day of Jingzhe can dispel hundreds of evil spirits and eliminate hundreds of harms. If you feel that bad things are happening in the year, you should sacrifice the white tiger on the day of the Waking of Insects to pray for a safe and smooth year and to drive away bad people and diseases.

5. Eat pancakes during the Jingzhe Festival

In some rural areas, the pancakes baked on the day of the Jingzhe should have dragon scale patterns on them, and the dumplings should have dragon teeth on them. The meaning is to hope for good luck and peace.