The custom of great summer heat in the twenty-four solar terms-a brief introduction to great summer heat

1. Sending boats to cool off the heat: After the arrival of the summer heat, most parts of China are in the hottest period of the year, and there is a custom of sending boats to cool off the heat in the coastal areas of Taizhou, Zhejiang.

2. Real heat: On real hot days, Putian has the custom of eating litchi, mutton and rice, which is called "real heat".

3. Burning incense: In ancient times, people would smoke and bake specific acupoints with incense in dog days, and burn incense and pray in dog days, which is called "burning incense".

4. Drinking tea: Tea refers to tea drunk in dog days, which is made of more than a dozen Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, selfheal and licorice.

5. Sun-drying ginger: Slice or juice ginger, mix it with brown sugar, put it in a container, cover it with gauze, and dry it in the sun, which is called "Sun-drying ginger".

6. Great summer heat, one of the 24 solar terms, is the last solar term in summer. Every year from July 22nd to 23rd in Gregorian calendar, the solar sun arrives at120th, which is a solar term in summer. Like summer heat, summer heat is also a festival reflecting the degree of summer heat, which means the weather is extremely hot.

The ancients in China divided the Great Summer into three periods: "Rotten grass is firefly; Second, wait for the soil to moisten and cool off the heat; It clears up when it rains. "The summer solar term is just around the Mid-Autumn Festival in the dog days. It is the hottest period of the year, with the highest temperature and the fastest growth of crops. At the same time, meteorological disasters such as drought, waterlogging and wind disaster are also the most frequent in many areas. It is very important to harvest and seed, fight drought and drainage, prevent typhoons and manage fields.

In summer, there are some customs such as drying ginger, drinking tea, burning incense and sending "summer boats". At this time, the weather is hot and humid, which easily leads to excessive moisture in the body. Health care should not only know how to prevent heatstroke and cool down, but also pay attention to eliminating dampness.