The custom of weighing oneself at the beginning of summer is to pray for blessings.

The custom of weighing oneself in summer is that on the day of summer, people will use scales to weigh people, mainly the elderly and children, with the intention of reminding people to pay attention to their bodies and to be free from all kinds of mosquitoes and insect bites in summer. After weighing, if the weight is reduced on the meaning of eliminating meat, increase on the meaning of happiness. Weighing, if the weighing of the catty is nine, weighing people in the report will add another catty, in order to make an auspicious number, because nine is the end of the number.

Lixia weighing the origin of the custom

Lixia on the scale of this custom originated in the Three Kingdoms legend, Ah Dou was raised by Mrs. Sun, she will be in front of the Zhao ZiLong weighing Ah Dou, each cycle is based on the Lixia to estimate, and then write a letter to Zhuge Liang to report the situation. Folk believe that after weighing on the day of the summer, they are not afraid of the summer heat to make people thin, can keep away from disease, add happiness and life.