There is a custom of putting on autumn fat at Liqiu.
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culture
Traditional Chinese custom 贴秋膘 (tiē qiū biāo, "stick on autumn fat"): eat hearty meat dishes on Liqiu to put on weight lost during the hot summer (苦夏). Also 啃秋 (kěn qiū), biting into a watermelon on this day.
usage
The solar terms use 立 (to establish) for the start of each season: 立春 spring, 立夏 summer, 立秋 autumn, 立冬 winter.
