The contents of the newspaper handwritten by Chang Xia

The handwritten newspaper in the long summer can include the introduction of the long summer, the meteorological changes in the long summer, and the customs and activities in the long summer.

First, a brief introduction to the long summer.

Long summer is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term in summer. The festival is held on May 5-7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. At this time, the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the southeast, and the longitude of the sun reaches 45. Long summer is an important solar term, marking the peak season for the growth of all things. After the long summer, the sunshine increases, the temperature rises gradually, the thunderstorm increases, and the crops enter a vigorous growth stage.

Chang Xia said that bidding farewell to spring is the beginning of summer, so it is also called the end of spring. Born in spring, grown in summer, harvested in autumn and stored in winter. Because China has a vast territory and a large span from north to south, natural rhythms vary from place to place. In the long summer season, only the area south of Nanling in China presents the summer scene of "the trees grow dark in summer and the balcony reflects into the pond"; And parts of the northeast and northwest just have the breath of spring at this time.

Second, the meteorological changes in the long summer.

One of the climatic characteristics of summer solar terms is the obvious increase of showers and thunderstorms. The increase and intensity of precipitation are caused by the confrontation between cold and warm air and the convective weather caused by the rise of warm and humid air near the ground. Long summer is an important solar term, marking the peak season for the growth of all things. According to the standard of modern climatology in China, the daily average temperature rises above 22℃, starting in summer.

After the long summer officially entered the rainy season, rainfall and rainy days increased significantly. Summer is the best season for many crops to grow vigorously. Adequate light, suitable temperature and abundant rain provide necessary conditions for plants. In summer, affected by the warm and humid air flow from the ocean, the southern region is generally hot, humid and rainy, and Qinling to Huaihe River is the transitional region between the rainy south and the rainy north.

Third, long summer custom activities.

"Eggs are thrown all over the street in the long summer", and beating eggs is usually a child's game. To use boiled eggs, generally boil them with white water (the shell can't be damaged), soak them in cold water, and then put them in a net bag woven with colored silk thread or wool for children to hang around their necks.

The rules for breaking eggs are quite simple. To put it bluntly, it means "see whose eggshell is hard": everyone holds an egg in his hand, with the pointed one as the head and the round one as the tail. The head of an egg hits the head of an egg and the tail of an egg hits the tail of an egg. He fought for it one by one, the one who broke the shell gave up, and then ate the egg. Xiao Qiang, the last one who could not break the battle, was honored as the "King of Eggs".