The origin and custom of the great summer heat

The origin and customs of the Great Summer Heat are as follows:

1. Origin: The summer solar term is one of the 24 solar terms, and the 24 solar terms are the laws of solar terms summarized by ancient ancestors by observing the operation of celestial bodies. The great summer heat is divided into two kinds of hot weather from the ancients, the early month is small, the month is big, and the great summer heat is hotter than the small summer heat, so it is called the great summer heat.

2, summer festival custom: send a summer boat. In the coastal areas of China and Zhejiang, there is a custom to send a "summer boat" during the hot summer. Fishermen will build a three-masted sailboat before the arrival of the summer heat, and the boat will be filled with various sacrifices and parade in the streets, which is of great significance to send the summer heat to ensure safety. Suntanned ginger In China, there is a custom of drying ginger in summer. People chop ginger and brown sugar, mix them together, put them in containers, cover them with gauze, dry them in the sun, and eat them after they are fully mixed, which has the function of driving away cold.

Have tea. In ancient China, there was a custom of drinking Fuzhuan tea in summer. Fu tea is a kind of tea made from more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, selfheal and licorice. It has the function of cooling and dispelling summer heat and is deeply loved by the people.