What are the customs in different places during the summer vacation?

1, ancestor worship to welcome autumn, and the folk customs around the summer solar terms are mostly related to ancestor worship to welcome autumn. Around the summer vacation, there will be folk activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as "July 30" or "Central Plains Festival". In the old days, there was a ceremony to open the gate of hell from the beginning of July until the gate of hell closed at the end of the month, and Purdue giving activities were held. It is said that Purdue activities started with the opening of the gate of hell, and then lanterns were erected and river lanterns were set off, causing lonely souls and wild ghosts; The main body is to build Pudu altar, build solitary shed, and intervene in robbing orphans. Finally, it ends with closing the gate of hell. Today, it has become the main activity time for ancestor worship.

2, put the river lights, river lights, also known as "lotus lights", generally put lights or candles on the base, and put them in rivers, lakes and seas on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, letting them float. River lanterns are for ghosts such as drowning in Purdue water. A passage in Hong Xiao's Biography of Hulan River is the best footnote of this custom: "July 15th is Ghost Festival; You damn fool can't keep alive, and it's hard to wander in hell. They want to support themselves, but they can't find the direction. On this day, the dead fool holds the river lantern and has to support it for a lifetime. "

3. Fishing Festival: For coastal fishermen, the annual grand fishing festival will be held in the coastal areas of Zhejiang Province after the summer heat, and it is decided to hold a grand fishing ceremony on the day when fishing in the East China Sea is closed to see the fishermen off to sea. The 9th China Fishing Festival was held in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province on September 6th, 2006. Because, at this time, the water temperature in the sea area is still high, fish will still stay around the sea area, and fish, shrimp and shellfish will mature. Therefore, from this time on, people can often enjoy all kinds of seafood.

Eating ducks in summer is sweet and cold, so there is a tradition of eating ducks in summer, and there are many ways to do it, such as boiled duck, lemon duck, ginger duck, roast duck, lotus leaf duck and walnut duck. Beijing still retains this tradition. Usually in summer, Beijingers will go to the store to buy lily ducks and the like.