What is the custom of eating watermelon in early autumn? What should be the custom of eating watermelon in early autumn?

1. Why is there a custom of "beginning of autumn eats watermelon"? If you touch a ripe watermelon in the field in early autumn, it is a symbol that people pray for more children. Therefore, touching autumn is not only the custom of picking melons in rural areas, but also the implication of eating watermelons in beginning of autumn.

2. Jia Qinglu in Qing Dynasty recorded the customs of Suzhou. The day before in beginning of autumn, watermelons were sold in the street. Relatives and friends gave each other watermelons from beginning of autumn, or drank soju while eating watermelons. Some people think that eating watermelon in early autumn can relieve the summer heat since the long summer, while others think that they can accumulate the prestige they need for winter.