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What is the next solar term in summer?

The next solar term in summer is the Millennium solar term.

As the saying goes, "eighteen pots of summer heat, not exposed to the Millennium." It will still be hot in summer, so you need to take a bath with a basin of water every day. After 18 days, we will not be able to go shirtless in the Millennium solar term. Millennium is one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. When the sun reaches 165 degrees, it is called the Millennium solar term. Millennium is the third solar term in autumn, marking the end of Qiu Meng and the beginning of Mid-Autumn Festival. Dew is water droplets formed by condensation of water vapor on the ground or near-earth objects due to temperature drop.

The Millennium actually indicates that the weather is getting cold. At this time, people will obviously feel that the hot summer has passed and the cool autumn has arrived. The temperature difference between day and night can reach more than ten degrees.

Introduction of summer custom:

1, worship the land

Summer is the time to harvest crops. At this time of the year, people hold various ceremonies to thank the land god and express their gratitude. Some will slaughter animals and go to the earth temple to worship; Yes, flags will be planted in the fields to show gratitude; Yes, I don't wash my hands and feet after working in the fields, for fear that the joy of harvest will be washed away. In some areas, people will hang crops such as hemp and grain on both sides of the door to show a bumper harvest.

2. River lamp

River lanterns, also known as lotus lanterns, are a kind of folk sacrificial activities, expressing mourning for deceased relatives and blessing for the living. River lanterns, also known as lotus lanterns, are generally petal-shaped, with lights or candles inserted on them, and put into rivers, lakes and seas on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival to let the river lanterns float freely.