When is the solstice of the lunar summer in 2020? Why eat wonton?

1 When is the summer solstice in the lunar calendar in 2020? The summer solstice solar term in 2020 is June 2 1 day of Gregorian calendar.

Summer solstice is not calculated according to the lunar calendar. Although the traditional twenty-four solar terms are old solar terms, their deduction methods are all based on the Gregorian calendar. Summer solstice was also called "summer season" and "summer solstice festival" in ancient times. The ancients said: "The days are long, the shadows are short and extremely extreme, so it is called the summer solstice." It is not only one of the 24 solar terms, but also a festival in the ancient folk "four seasons and eight festivals". Since ancient times, there has been a custom of worshipping gods and ancestors on the solstice in summer to pray for disaster relief and bumper harvest.

What does summer solstice mean? The hot summer is coming.

The summer solstice solar term is the tenth solar term in the traditional twenty-four solar terms and the fourth solar term in summer. By the summer solstice solar term, basically all parts of the country have entered a hot summer climate, and after the summer solstice solar term, it will gradually transition to the hottest dog days of the year. Therefore, the summer solstice solar terms mean that hot summer is coming.

What to eat in the summer of solstice? During the summer solstice, you can add some seasonal fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon, kiwi fruit and pitaya. You can also eat some traditional foods, such as wheat jiaozi, corn millet, plums, wonton, noodle soup and so on. The specific situation shall be subject to the actual local customs.

Why do you want to eat wonton in the summer of solstice?

Eating the solstice in summer is a unique dietary custom in southern China. The specific situation is that wonton has been eaten since ancient times in the summer solstice in southern China, which can ensure that summer is not bitter and healthy. There are even some sayings that eating wonton on the solstice in summer makes people smart; After eating wonton from summer to Sunday, swimming is not afraid of water; Eating "wonton mixed noodles" on the solstice in summer has a long life. These statements have pinned people's longing for a better life. To celebrate the summer solstice, you might as well eat a bowl of hot wonton.