What folk activities are there in early autumn?

There are some customs in beginning of autumn, such as eating autumn, having autumn parties, putting autumn fertilizer and drinking autumn water.

Chew autumn

In some places, it is also called "biting autumn". On this day in early autumn, people will have the custom of eating watermelon or cantaloupe. It is said that this can avoid autumn heat rash and diarrhea.

Qiushe

Autumn society was originally a day to worship the land god in autumn, which began in Han Dynasty. This is people's gratitude to the gods after the harvest, and this custom is still preserved in some places.

Stick autumn fertilizer

In summer, people will lose their appetite because of the hot weather, so they may lose weight. In beginning of autumn, when the weather is cool, people will choose to eat all kinds of meat on this day to increase nutrition and make up for the loss in summer, which symbolizes "supplementing fat with meat" and is called "sticking autumn fat".

Drink colchicine

In Sichuan and other places, people drink autumn water when they are in beginning of autumn. At the exact moment in beginning of autumn, the whole family should drink a glass of water, which can eliminate the accumulated heat in summer. Qiu Lai has no stomachache.

In addition, in some places, there will be some customs, such as touching autumn, holding busy parties in autumn and helping each other with autumn harvest.