1, grab the autumn fat, beginning of autumn this day, the northeast has a tradition of grabbing the autumn fat, the so-called "autumn fat" is jiaozi, when beginning of autumn, every household in the northeast will eat jiaozi, I grab your food, you take mine, which means that there is a strong body in autumn, which can make up for the energy and vitality lost in summer.

2. Biting autumn means eating melons. People in Northeast China believe that eating melons on this day in beginning of autumn can avoid many diseases in winter and spring. There is such a record in Zhang Dao's "Tianjin Miscellanies Customs at the Age of Years" in the Qing Dynasty: "Eating melons and biting autumn in beginning of autumn can avoid diarrhea." People will put eggplant, melon and fruit and fragrant glutinous rice in the air the day before the solar term in beginning of autumn, and then eat them in beginning of autumn on the same day. It is said that this can clear away the summer heat and avoid diseases.

3. Eat dregs. "Dregs" is a kind of seasonal food exclusive to beginning of autumn's solar terms. It is mainly made of minced beans and vegetables, and it is a small tofu with fresh taste. There is a folk saying that "adults and children don't vomit or pull after eating the dregs of beginning of autumn".