Why does Chang Xia eat eggs? The origin and custom of long summer.

When it comes to solar terms in China, people are full of praise. The wisdom of the ancients is really infinite, because according to the weather changes, people divide time into 24 solar terms, and for thousands of farmers in China, solar terms are also an important reason to watch the weather. On May 6th of the Gregorian calendar every year, a long summer solar term will appear.

1. Long summer custom

Summer welcoming ceremony

If the scientific explanation for the appearance of long summer is that the sun reaches 45 degrees at the intersection of yellow and red, then once you see this solar term, it marks the beginning of summer. Every important day will hold some memorable activities accordingly, so there will be a welcoming ceremony in the long summer. Although many people have forgotten that the ancient Emperor Heaven offered sacrifices to Emperor Yan and Zhu Rong, people's desire to celebrate has not changed.

Weighing activity

This interesting activity is said to have originated in the Three Kingdoms period. Adou was brought up by Mrs. Sun. She will weigh Adou in front of Zhao Zilong, and each cycle will be evaluated according to the long summer. However, she wrote to Zhuge Liang to report the situation. Until now, Chang Xia said that people hang themselves from trees, and in many cases, they weigh old people and children. This is a folk custom and has become a game for people.

Egg beating game

Compared with other solar terms and festivals, long summer activities are relatively practical. This simple game is that adults weave eggs with silk thread, then put them into pre-cooked eggs or duck eggs and hang them around children's necks. Because they beat eggs, they will draw patterns on them, and people will compare the contents of the paintings with each other.

2. The origin of long summer

Every year around the first day of April, people have ushered in a relatively large solar term, long summer. This grand day was set up by people to welcome the hot summer. In ancient times, there was a clock that pointed to time. When its handle points to the southeast, it is the season of long summer, because everything will absorb the essence of the sun and the nutrition of the earth at this time, so it is the best time to grow. Long summer represents a simple way to say goodbye to spring and welcome summer.

The arrival of the long summer solar term is the beginning of the hot summer. At that time, thunderstorms will become very frequent, thus bringing moist nutrition to the earth. Because they have entered the vigorous growth period of crops, farmers' uncles are extremely busy at this time, because they need to check the growth of crops from time to time and need careful care. Long summer is an important one of the 24 solar terms, and people can usually judge the weather conditions in the next few months according to the rainfall on this day.