Every place in beginning of autumn and Jiangsu has the custom of eating watermelon every day, which is called eating autumn. On this day in beginning of autumn, it is often the last time to eat watermelon this year-people think that after beginning of autumn, the climate will get cold sooner or later, and eating cold food will affect the stomach, so beginning of autumn stopped eating watermelon.

Step 2 eat autumn peaches

In beginning of autumn, adults and children should eat autumn peaches, one for each person, and keep the stone after eating. After the New Year, the peach stones are thrown into the furnace and burned to ashes. People think that this can get rid of the plague for a year.

Step 3 eat cold cakes

In the hearts of Jinhua citizens, eating watermelon and cake is an indispensable traditional custom in beginning of autumn. What is a cool cake? Is to boil sweet potato starch into soup and pour it into a bowl. Stay the next morning and form a whole piece. From a distance, it looks like a round and transparent white jade, then it is cut into small pieces and sprinkled with white sugar, vinegar and mint to make it cool, sweet and sour.

Step 4 eat "good fortune"

Beginning of autumn solar term is the rich period of longan in Taiwan Province. People believe that if they eat longan meat, their descendants will become great officials, and longan is also called "Fuyuan", so there is a saying that if they eat longan, they will have children and grandchildren, and they will be the best.

5. Eat small red beans

Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, red beans have been served with well water every early autumn. Take seven to fourteen small red beans and swallow them with well water, facing west when taking them. It is said that dysentery can be avoided in one autumn.

Step 6 eat "slag"

In Laixi area, beginning of autumn is popular to eat "dregs", which is a kind of small tofu made of bean powder and vegetables. There is a saying that "adults and children will not vomit or pull after eating beginning of autumn dregs". Autumn is the high incidence period of gastrointestinal diseases, and the customs in many areas have the meaning of treating diseases and seeking health for one year. Sichuan and Shandong are typical representatives of this custom.