Climate and customs of summer solstice

The summer solstice is the 10 of the 24 solar terms. The weather from summer to the future is characterized by high temperature, heavy precipitation, occasional thunderstorms and long sunshine. The custom of summer solstice is mainly related to diet, which varies from place to place. Let's take a closer look ~ ~

Climatic solar terms in summer solstice

The climate of summer solstice solar terms has three main characteristics: large precipitation, long sunshine and high temperature.

1, heavy precipitation. During the summer solstice solar term, there is a lot of precipitation, which is the time when midsummer comes, so there will be heavy rains many times in Jiangnan area, and in severe cases, there will be floods; There will be rainy weather in the Jianghuai area, and the air will become very wet and cold, which is easy to breed molds and germs. There will also be frequent rainfall in the northern region, with heavy rain, light rain or thunderstorms. ?

2. Long sunshine time. The most striking feature of the summer solstice solar term is the long sunshine time. The day of summer solstice is the longest sunshine day in the northern hemisphere. After the summer solstice, the days are long and the nights are short. Receive a lot of light every day, and this situation has been maintained until autumn. ?

3. The temperature is very high. When the summer solstice solar term comes, the temperature is very high. Although it is not the hottest time in a year, it is also a rare high temperature stage in a year, which can easily lead to heatstroke. Therefore, when summer comes to sunrise, we should have our summer vacation in time.

The custom of summer solstice

1, eat noodles. The summer solstice in May of the lunar calendar is the longest day in a year. With the return of folk customs, all foods related to the summer solstice are selling well. According to the customs of old Beijing, lettuce and cold noodles can be eaten on the first day of the summer solstice every year, because the climate is hot at this time, eating something cold can reduce the fire and stimulate the appetite, and it will not damage the health because of the cold. Old Beijing likes Zhajiang Noodles's "Solstice in Winter and Solstice in Summer in jiaozi" best, and delicious Beijingers pay attention to eating noodles on the Solstice in Summer. There are also Sichuan cold noodles, Nanzha river noodles and so on.

Step 2 eat dog meat. In some parts of our country, the habit of eating dog meat from summer solstice is still circulating. I'm here to eat dog meat, on the solstice of summer, with litchi. Speaking of which, everyone probably guessed where I came from, but this is not the so-called "dog meat festival". Eating litchi dog meat is a custom in our summer. Eating dog meat can strengthen the body and enhance resistance.

Every year from summer to around, especially from summer to Sunday, most of the previous pork stalls hang dog meat, and only a few stalls sell pork and dog meat together. The reason is that local people eat dog meat every summer. The custom of eating dog meat in summer solstice means that people can resist the attack of west wind and bad rain, catch fewer colds and be healthy as long as they eat dog meat in summer solstice. It is based on this beautiful wish that the unique folk food culture of "dog meat from summer to the sun" came into being. ?

3. Ancestor worship. Summer solstice is one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" Since ancient times, people have had the custom of celebrating the harvest and offering sacrifices to their ancestors at this time to pray for a year of prosperity. In the ancient farming society, people lived and worked in peace and contentment. They chose a day to worship the gods and ancestors, and they had various regular festivals. Abundant offerings to gods and ancestors developed into festival feasts, and gradually formed some established ways of celebration, that is, the so-called festival folk customs. Therefore, ancestor worship in summer solstice is also a traditional custom in many places.

4. Summer vacation. The most important folk activity from summer solstice is summer vacation. Because summer solstice has the characteristics of high temperature and long sunshine, it is easy to suffer from heatstroke due to high temperature, which will lead to a series of diseases, such as diarrhea, dysentery and dizziness. Therefore, we should pay attention to controlling many factors such as clothing, diet and travel.

5. clean it up. Throughout the year, every solar term should supplement the body, but because of the different climatic characteristics of specific solar terms, we have different diets to supplement. In the hot and humid season from summer to Sunday, we should make up for it, eat more vegetables such as bitter gourd, cucumber and bitter vegetable, and try to eat less meat and other meat dishes.

The above is the introduction of the climate characteristics and related customs and activities from summer solstice, hoping to help you ~ ~ ~