Why do you eat dog meat on the summer solstice?

The reason why we eat dog meat on the solstice in summer is because there is a folk proverb "Dogs have no way to escape", which means that many dogs are killed and have no way to escape on this day. Folk saying is that dog meat is warm, nourishing and hot, and it is only suitable for autumn and winter. But on the solstice of summer, eating dog meat on this day will not be hot, nor will it cause discomfort to the body, but it will be beneficial to the body.

Eating dog meat and lychee in summer is a "patent" that Lingnan people want to eat under the guise of name. People in Cantonese-speaking areas of Guangzhou and Qinzhou, Yulin and other areas of Guangxi also like to eat dog meat and lychee in summer solstice. It is said that dog meat and litchi cannot be eaten together during the summer solstice. There is a saying that "fish are born on the solstice in winter and dogs are born on the solstice in summer", so the habit of eating dog meat and litchi on the solstice in summer continues to this day.

The summer solstice is the tenth of the twenty-four solar terms. The festival is scheduled for June 2 1 to 22/of the Gregorian calendar every year. Although the summer is sunny and the day is the longest, it is not necessarily the hottest day of the year, so the heat near the surface is still accumulating and has not reached the maximum.

High temperature, high humidity and occasional thunderstorms are the weather characteristics from summer to the future. After this day, people often eat Qing Bu cold soup, herbal tea and sour plum soup. This summer.