Frost is the last festival of autumn, the customs of various places are drinking wine and enjoying chrysanthemums, eating persimmons, eating ducks, eating beef, sending taro ghosts, climbing up to a high altitude, sweeping tombs and paying homage to ancestors, etc. In addition, there is a folk saying that "it is better to make up for the winter than to make up for the frost". In addition, the folk have "make up for the winter is not as good as make up for the frost," the saying, therefore, the frost season, folk have to make up for the food customs.

1, drinking wine and enjoying chrysanthemum

In meteorology, the first frost in the fall is generally called "early frost" or "chrysanthemum frost", because at this time the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, at the right time to enjoy the chrysanthemums of the good season. There is an old saying that "chrysanthemums bloom when the frost hits them", so climbing high mountains and enjoying chrysanthemums have become the elegant thing to do in this season of frost.

Wu Jun's "Continuation of Qi Harmonious Records" of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties recorded that. "At the time of frost, only this grass flourishes", so chrysanthemum was regarded by the ancients as "the grass of the season", and became a symbol of vitality. Frost season is the time when autumn chrysanthemums bloom, and many places in China hold chrysanthemum gatherings at this time, enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking wine to show their respect and love for chrysanthemums.

2, eat persimmons

In some parts of China, red persimmons are eaten at the time of frost, which, in the opinion of the locals, not only keeps you warm, but also replenishes your muscles and bones. The old people in Quanzhou say about eating persimmons at frost time: if you eat diced persimmons at frost time, you won't have a runny nose. In some places, the explanation for this custom is: you have to eat persimmons on the day of frost, or else your lips will be cracked all winter long.

3, eat duck

In southern Fujian, Taiwan, the day of the frost to eat tonic, which is often referred to as the north of the "autumn fat". There is a proverb in southern Fujian, called "a year to make up through, not as good as make up the frost", fully expresses the importance of the folk of Fujian and Taiwan on the frost this festival. Every frost season, the duck in Fujian and Taiwan will be sold very hot.

4, eat beef

Guangxi Yulin residents are used to the day of the frost, breakfast to eat beef river fried noodles, lunch or dinner to eat beef fried radish, or beef brisket casserole and so on to replenish energy, and pray for the winter body warm and strong. In addition to beef, lamb and rabbit are also suitable with the frost.

5, send taro ghost

In Guangdong Gaoming area, before the frost, there is "send taro ghost" custom. Frost season, people will use the tiles piled up into the Hanoi Tower, inside the tower into the dry firewood lit, the fire burns as strong as possible, until the tiles burn red, and then the Hanoi Tower pushed down, with the red hot Eun taro tiles, which is locally known as "playing taro pot", and finally threw the tiles outside the village, which is the "send taro ghosts ". People in this way, to avoid the evil to welcome the good luck.

6, climb high and far away

Autumn mountain forests, alpine air is fresh, less dust and pollutants in the atmosphere. Frost season to climb high and far away, not only can make the function of the lungs to get Shuyi, while climbing to the high place to see far away, relaxed and happy, but also can be soothing mood.

7, sweeping ancestors

"Qing Tongli" cloud: "years, cold food and frost festival, worship sweeping Xieng Khouang, the period plain clothes to the tomb, with wine and food and scythe cut grass and trees of the machine, week calloused seal tree, cut out the thorns and grasses, it is known as the tomb sweeping." And handed down to this day.

8, tonic

The folk have "make up for the winter is not as good as make up for the frost," said the law. Frost season, the weather is getting colder and colder, folk food customs are very distinctive. People believe that the first "make up for the sun" after "make up for the frost", and "fall" than "winter" is more important. Therefore, the frost season, the folk have "boiled mutton" "boiled sheep head" "welcome frost rabbit meat" food customs.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Frost Festival