1. Crossing the water:
In this summer, cold noodles, commonly known as crossing the water, are widely eaten in all parts of Shandong Province, and there is also a proverb "Summer solstice jiaozi noodles". New wheat is recommended in Laiyang area in the summer solstice, and new wheat grains in Huangxian (now Longkou City) are cooked. The children woven a delicate small hedge out of wheat straw and fished in the soup again and again. It is not only a game, but also a pleasure of farm life. In Pingyin area, the summer solstice sacrifices ancestors.
2. Summer Solstice Noodles:
"Winter Solstice Noodles in jiaozi". Delicious Beijingers pay attention to eating noodles on this day. According to the customs of old Beijing, you can eat lettuce and cold noodles every summer solstice. Because the climate is hot at this time, eating something cold can reduce fire and stimulate appetite, and will not damage your health because of the cold. In this summer, various noodle restaurants in Beijing are very popular. Whether it's Sichuan cold noodles, Dandan Noodles noodles, braised pork noodles or Zhajiang Noodles noodles. All kinds of noodles are very popular.
3. Eat hot noodles:
Some people like to eat hot noodles in hot summer. In addition to hobbies, it is said that there is also the meaning of "exorcism". The ancients thought that the fifth month of the lunar calendar was an evil month, eating hot noodles was to exorcise evil spirits, and sweating was to get rid of the moisture and heat retention in the human body. Du Fu, recorded in the book, loves to eat cold pottery noodles with Sophora japonica leaves, and once wrote a poem: "The green Sophora japonica leaves are high, and they are picked as Chinese chefs." New faces come to the market, and all the juices are flowing. Ding capital is overheated and has no food. "The summer solstice in Northeast China is no exception. Eating noodles is also one of the customs of the summer solstice in Northeast China.
4. Summer solstice cake:
After the summer harvest, new wheat comes into the market, so it is a custom to eat noodles every day. Some people mix wheat flour and spread it into pancakes to bake cooked food. With vegetables, beans, tofu, bacon, etc. Commonly known as "summer solstice cake", it is eaten after ancestor worship.
5. Eat jiaozi:
In northwest China, such as Shaanxi, zongzi is eaten on this day, and chrysanthemums turn to ashes to prevent wheat from being damaged. In some areas of China, on this day, many underage nephews and nieces will come to their families for dinner. My uncle needs amaranth and gourd for cooking. As the saying goes, eating amaranth will not lead to carbuncle, and eating gourd will make your legs strong. Some even go to grandma's house to eat bacon, saying that eating it will bring summer illness.