What is the custom activity of summer heat?

In summer, there are some custom activities, such as river lanterns, fishing festivals, ancestor worship to welcome autumn, worship of land gods and eating ducks.

1, discharge lamp

River lanterns are also called "lotus lanterns". Generally, a lamp or a candle is placed on the base, and it is placed in rivers, lakes and seas during the Mid-Autumn Festival, allowing it to float freely. River lanterns are for ghosts such as drowning in Purdue water.

2. 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.

3. Worship ancestors to welcome autumn

Most of the folk customs around the summer solar terms are related to ancestor worship and welcoming autumn. Before and after the summer vacation, there will be folk activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as "July 30th" or "Central Plains Festival".

4. Worship the land god

The summer solar term coincides with the harvest season of crops, and farmers hold various ceremonies to thank the land god. Some people go to the Earth Temple to worship, some people plant flags in the middle of the field to express their gratitude, and some people go home from work in the field on this day without washing their feet, for fear of washing away the harvest.

Step 5 eat ducks

Old duck tastes sweet and cool, so there is a tradition of eating duck 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.