The custom of summer.

In summer, customs include opening a fishing festival, eating ducks, setting off river lanterns, cooking herbal tea, and welcoming autumn outing.

1, fishing festival

For coastal fishermen, summer is a good season for fishing and harvesting. Every year, during the summer and solar terms, the annual grand fishing festival will be held in the coastal areas of Zhejiang Province. It was decided to hold a grand fishing ceremony on the day of the fishing moratorium in the East China Sea to see the fishermen off to sea.

Step 2 eat ducks

There is a folk tradition of eating ducks in summer. Beijing still retains this tradition. Speaking of summer, Beijingers will go to stores to buy lilies and ducks for the summer. You can cook duck, boil yam, chop duck, steam duck, etc. And prepare some sauces according to your own taste, so that ducks can eat all kinds of flavors.

3. River lamp

River lanterns are also called "lotus lanterns". Generally, a lamp or candle is placed on the base, and it is placed in rivers, lakes and seas in summer nights, allowing it to float freely.

Step 4 boil herbal tea

Herbal tea has been very popular since the Tang Dynasty. Every summer, every household has the habit of cooking herbal tea, which continues to this day, and there are still many areas that continue this custom.

5. Welcome to the autumn tour

After the heat, autumn comes, which is an excellent opportunity to go hiking in the suburbs and enjoy the changing scenery from summer to autumn. As the saying goes, "Look at the smart clouds in July and August" means "It's beautiful to enjoy autumn in autumn".