The meaning of summer life

The moral of life in summer is to let go of gains and losses and remain humble.

In summer, in fact, in summer, it is a formal farewell to the hot summer. Now, I feel cool and breezy from morning till night. Even in the hottest time at noon, I won't feel sticky all over. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and I won't feel so depressed and breathless like the heat in summer.

"Chu" is used as a verb here and pronounced three times. Yuan Wucheng's "Twenty-four Solar Terms" explains that "Chu, go, and the summer ends here." Folk borrow the saying of going in and out, and directly call the summer heat "summer heat".

Being in summer means "going" to summer, that is, "leaving" summer, that is, the transition from summer to autumn, the alternation of Xia Han, the gradual change from hot to cool, and the evolution from dynamic to static. People think like this: life should be like a summer, we should know how to stop, advance and retreat, and learn to turn and detour. Summer naturally has philosophy, reverie and poetry.

Folk customs of summer solar terms:

1, discharge lamp

It is said that the custom of putting river lanterns can be traced back to the fishing and hunting times. At that time, people sailed out to sea and went down to the lake. In order to avoid the storm, when crossing dangerous shoals and reefs or encountering strong winds and waves, they made boats with bamboo boards, put in sacrifices, lit candles, made sails with colored paper, let them drift in the water, and prayed for peace to Poseidon.

2. Fishing Festival

During the summer vacation every year, the annual grand fishing festival and grand fishing ceremony will be held along the coast of Zhejiang Province to send fishermen out to sea. Shipu fishermen have always had the custom of "stepping on the beach on March 3" and "offering sacrifices to the sea", among which "offering sacrifices to the sea" is a ceremony held by fishermen to ensure safety and harvest when they go fishing in the sea.

Step 3 eat duck

The arrival of "hot summer" means that the hot summer is gradually turning into cool autumn. The weather temperature difference increases, and the days are warm and the nights are cool. At this time, it is a good time to eat duck.

Step 4 worship the land

The summer solar term coincides with the harvest season of crops, and farmers hold various ceremonies to thank the land god. Some killed animals and went to the earth temple to worship, some planted flags in the middle of the fields to express their gratitude, and some didn't wash their feet when they went home from work on this day, for fear of washing away the harvest.