What are the folk activities related to the Great Summer Festival? What are the traditional customs of the Great Summer Festival?

1. Send "Great Summer Boat" to send "Great Summer Boat" is a traditional folk custom in many fishing villages in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, especially in Taizhou. Its meaning is to send the "Five Saints" out to sea to send the "Great Summer Boat" to protect the people.

When sending off the "Great Summer Boat", there will be colorful folk performances.

2. Eating jelly grass. Many places in Guangdong have the custom of "eating jelly grass" during the summer season.

Grass jelly, also known as jelly grass and jelly grass, is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family and is an important medicinal and edible plant resource.

Because of its miraculous heat-relieving effect, it is known as the "fairy grass".

The dried stems and leaves can be made into jelly grass, which is called jelly in Guangdong and is a summery dessert.

3. Eating pineapples During the Great Heat, Taiwan has the custom of eating pineapples. Folks believe that pineapples are the most delicious during this season.

In addition, the Hokkien pronunciation of pineapple is the same as "Wang Lai", so it is also used as a symbol of praying for peace, prosperity and business prosperity.

4. Cricket fighting. Great summer is the season when there are the most crickets in rural fields. People in some areas of China have the custom of fighting crickets after dinner.

5. Eating lychees. People in Putian, Fujian Province, have the custom of eating lychees, mutton and rice grains during the summer season, which is called "excessive heat".

Lychees contain glucose and a variety of vitamins and are rich in nutritional value, so eating fresh lychees can nourish the body.

First soak the fresh lychees in cold well water, then take them out and taste them as soon as the hot weather arrives.

Eating lychees at this moment is the most pleasant and nourishing.