Drink sheep in summer

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.

cricket fighting

The summer heat is the season with the most crickets in rural fields. In some areas of China, people have the custom of playing cricket in their spare time.

Eat fairy grass

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.

Eat pineapple

During the hot summer, there is a custom of eating pineapple in Taiwan Province Province, and people think that pineapple is the best at this time. 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.

Zhejiang Province

The activity of sending a "summer boat" in summer has a history of hundreds of years in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. The "Summer Boat" was completely built according to the scale of the old three-masted sailboat, which contained various sacrifices. After the activity began, more than 50 fishermen took turns to carry the "Summer Boat" to the streets, drums were blaring, firecrackers were ringing, and people were praying all over the street. The "Summer Boat" was finally transported to the dock for a series of blessing ceremonies. Subsequently, this "summer boat" was dragged out of the fishing port by fishing boats, and then lit on the sea to let it rise and fall, in order to wish people a bumper harvest and a healthy life. People in Jiaojiang, Taizhou also have the custom of eating ginger juice to adjust eggs in summer. Ginger juice can eliminate moisture in the body, and ginger juice can adjust eggs and "replenish people". Some elderly people like to eat chicken porridge, which is said to tonify yang.

Putian

On the Great Summer Festival, Putian people have the custom of eating litchi, mutton and rice grains, which is called "over the Great Summer". In summer, relatives and friends often give litchi and mutton as gifts.

Taiwan Province Province, China

During the Summer Festival, most of the waters around Taiwan Province Province are warm-water fish, with squid in the northeast and snapper in the outer seas of Keelung, Chizong and Changhua. Taiwan Province Province folk proverb: Eat pineapple in summer, saying that pineapple is the best in this season. In addition, June 15 is a "semi-annual festival". Because June 15 of the lunar calendar is half of the whole year, the whole family will eat the "half-year round" together after worshipping God on this day. Half-year rings are made by grinding glutinous rice into powder and rubbing it with red noodles. Most of them will be cooked into sweets to taste, symbolizing reunion and sweetness.