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The hottest solar term in a year is

The hottest solar term in a year is summer.

Introduction to Great Summer:

Summer is the twelfth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term in summer. The ecliptic of the sun is 120, which is from July 22nd to 24th in Gregorian calendar. "Summer heat" is heat, and summer heat is extremely hot. Summer heat is hotter than summer heat. Summer heat is the most intense and hottest solar term in a year, and "hot and humid steaming" reaches its peak at this time.

The summer solar term is the hottest time of the year, just before and after the "midsection" of the "dog days". In summer, the sun is like fire, the temperature is high, the humidity is high, and there is much rain. Although it is inevitable to suffer from high temperature and humidity, it is very beneficial to the growth of crops, and crops grow fastest during this period.

Traditional customs of the great summer heat:

Dried ginger: Dried ginger comes from Shanxi and Henan provinces in China. In dog days, people slice or juice ginger, mix it with brown sugar, put it in a container, cover it with gauze and dry it in the sun. After fully blending, it has a miraculous effect on stomach cold, cold and cough, and has a warming and health care function.

Drink Fu Cha: Fu Cha, as its name implies, is the tea to drink in dog days. Free tea is usually served from the beginning of June to the end of August in the lunar calendar. This kind of tea, which is made of more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, selfheal and licorice, has the function of cooling and relieving summer heat.

Matters needing attention in summer:

1, daily life

Go to sleep later in summer. At this time, the summer heat period during the day has passed, and it is cooler and easier to fall asleep at night. You can get up early, because the time of dawn is earlier, which is in line with the corresponding health of heaven and man. At this time, it is necessary to arrange work reasonably, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, avoid exposure to the hot sun, and pay attention to indoor cooling. Appropriate water supplement, people with cold constitution should give priority to hot drinks.

Step 2 prescribe diet

In summer, the digestive function of the stomach is weak and the diet is light. Don't eat greasy, spicy and fried food. In addition to drinking more water, eating porridge and eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, you can also eat more foods that clear away heat, strengthen the spleen, induce diuresis, benefit qi and nourish yin. Lotus leaf, wax gourd, watermelon and mung bean are all good choices for cooling off summer heat, and you should also pay attention to food hygiene.