What are the customs and habits in the cold dew season?

Cold dew is the sixteenth of the twenty-four solar terms in China, which usually appears on the eighth or ninth day of the Gregorian calendar 10 every year. In the traditional culture of China, the Cold Dew Festival has rich and colorful customs. Here are some of them:

1. Eat cold dew honey pomelo: The cold dew season is the ripe season of pomelo, and people will eat cold dew honey pomelo to express their joy and gratitude for the harvest.

2. Climb high and look far: It is a good time to climb high and look far when the autumn is crisp in the cold and dew season. People will choose to climb high and look far and enjoy the beautiful scenery in autumn, which also means pursuing higher and farther goals.

3. Drink chrysanthemum tea: In the cold dew season, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and people will pick chrysanthemums to make chrysanthemum tea, which has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, moistening the lungs and relieving cough.

4. Appreciating the Maple Leaf: In the cold dew season, the maple leaf begins to turn red and becomes the representative color of autumn. People will go to maple leaf gardens, parks and other places to enjoy maple leaves and feel the beauty of autumn.

5. Eat persimmons: Persimmons also begin to mature in the cold season, and people will eat persimmons to express their joy and gratitude for the harvest.

6. Pray for the ancestors: The cold dew season is also an important moment to worship the ancestors. People will go to the ancestral graves to worship and pray for ancestors to bless the family's safety, health and longevity.

7. Eat sesame paste: In the cold dew season, people will also eat sesame paste, because sesame paste contains a lot of calcium, which helps to nourish the body and enhance physical fitness.