1, ancestor worship, welcoming autumn

The folk customs before and after the summer solar terms are mostly related to ancestor worship and welcoming autumn. Before and after the summer vacation, there will be folk activities to celebrate Zhongyuan, commonly known as "making July and a half" or "Zhongyuan Festival". In the old days, there was a ceremony to open the ghost gate from the beginning of July, and until the ghost gate was closed at the end of the month, Purdue giving activities would be held.

In addition, after the summer, autumn is getting stronger, which is a good time for people to swim in the countryside to welcome the autumn scenery. After the summer heat, even those clouds in the sky seem to be evacuated and comfortable. There has always been a saying among the people that "seeing a clever cloud in July and August" means "going out to welcome autumn". ?

2. Eat ducks

Old ducks are sweet and cool, so people have the custom of eating ducks in the summer, and there are various practices, such as boiled duck, lemon duck, ginger duck, roast duck, lotus leaf duck and walnut duck. Beijing still retains this tradition. Generally, on the summer day, Beijingers will go to the store to buy lily ducks and so on. 　　

3. Eat 1: 1 rice.

In history, the summer vacation is a social day. On the social day, there must be sacrifices, which has formed a national food custom: mixed rice. Rice is covered with five colors of red, yellow, blue, white and green, which represent the five elements, so carrots, eggs, bell peppers, fungus and lotus roots are covered with the dishes made of thickened chicken.

4. River lights

River lanterns, also known as "lotus lanterns", usually put lamps or candles on the base, and put them in rivers, lakes and seas at Mid-Autumn Festival, leaving them floating. The river lantern is for drowning ghosts and other ghosts in Pudu water.

5. Fishing Festival

For coastal fishermen, the fishing harvest season after the summer heat is during the summer heat every year; The annual grand fishing festival will be held in the coastal areas of Zhejiang Province, and it is decided to hold a grand fishing ceremony on the day when the fishing in the East China Sea is closed, so as to send the fishermen off to sea. ?

Pay attention to health in summer season.

Emotion should be peaceful: according to the laws of nature, yin increases and yang decreases in autumn, and the yang of the corresponding human body is also adduced. Under the principle of "receiving" in autumn, emotions should gradually converge, and everything should not be rushed into excitement, nor should it be cowered. "Mind should be clear, and sex should be quiet". Only by maintaining a stable mind and paying attention to the adjustment of body, mind and breath can we keep our vitality.