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What is the custom of June 6th?
1, drying things, because the weather is sultry at this time, plus the rainy season and humid climate, everything is easy to be moldy and damaged. So on this day, from the palace to the people, from the town to the farmhouse, there are many customs of bathing and drying things.

2. Eating mutton in dog days, Fuyang Festival began in the Yao and Shun period and has a history of more than 4,400 years. In the summer of 2000, the signboard of "Fuyang Culture Festival" was put up for the first time in Xiaoxian County under the jurisdiction of ancient Xuzhou, which received a positive response from the mutton restaurant in Xuhuai area, further confirming that Fuyang culture has a deep mass base in Xuhuai area.

3. Make summer soup. From the sixth day of June, Chinese medicine shops and some temples in the market began to give ice water, mung bean soup and summer soup made of Chinese medicine. Housewives also began to make their own sauces on this day.

4, sun stalls, every year on June 6, if it is sunny, all the horses in the palace should be displayed and basked in the sun, as well as the imperial history, palace archives, records, royal collections, etc. It should also be placed in the courtyard for ventilation and drying.

5. Go back to your mother's house. On June 6th, Jinnan area was called "Back to Mother's Day". Married young and old girls will also go back to their parents' home for the summer vacation. "June 6, please aunt", known as "aunt's day" in history.