What are the traditional customs in summer?

Summer solar term is one of the twenty-four solar terms, which is a solar term law summarized by ancient ancestors by observing that celestial bodies run in line with agricultural time. There are two kinds of big summer from the ancients. The weather is hot at the beginning of the month and hot in the middle of the month, which is hotter than the small summer, so it is called big summer. There are many traditional customs in summer, such as drinking summer sheep, sending summer boats, eating fairy grass, eating pineapples and playing cricket.

1, drink summer sheep

Many areas in Shandong have the custom of "drinking summer sheep" (that is, drinking mutton soup) on the day of summer heat. In Zaozhuang city, many citizens go to the local mutton soup kitchen to "drink summer sheep" in the hot summer.

Step 2 send a summer boat

Sending a "summer boat" is a traditional folk custom in Zhejiang coastal areas, especially in many fishing villages in Taizhou. Its significance is to send the "five saints" out of the sea and protect people from the heat. When sending the "Summer Boat", there are also colorful folk art performances.

Step 3 Eat Cao Xian

Many places in Guangdong have the custom of "eating fairy grass" in summer. Cao Xian, also known as Xiancao and Cao Xian, is an important medicinal and edible plant resource. It is known as "Cao Xian" because of its magical effect of relieving summer heat. After the stems and leaves are dried in the sun, they can be made into fairy grass, which is called bean jelly in Guangdong and is a summer dessert.

Step 4 eat pineapple

During the hot summer, Fujian has the custom of eating pineapple, which is considered the best by the people. In addition, the pronunciation of pineapple in Minnan dialect is the same as that of "Wanglai", so it is also used as a symbol of praying for peace, good luck and prosperous business.

5, fighting crickets

The summer heat is the season with the largest number of crickets in rural fields. In some areas of China, people have the custom of fighting crickets after meals.

In short, summer heat is the name of solar terms, which means that the weather is very hot and the hottest period is coming. Shanxi, our hometown, is named as a big pasta province, so Shanxi people like to eat noodles, especially cold noodles. In summer, my mother will make us out-and-out cold noodles in Shanxi. This cold noodle is made of naked oats, shredded cucumber, shredded carrot, salt, sesame sauce, Chili oil, vinegar and soy sauce. It tastes sour and delicious. Our family will also eat some noodles symbolically in the hot summer. Even if you are not hungry, you should give your mother a face. In fact, it is also a seed dedicated to our future, which means that our family will be healthy and happy for a long time. What traditional customs do other friends have to share with you in summer?