A few strokes in summer

The journey of the hot summer is 17. Writing is shown in the following figure:

Being in summer is the fourteenth of the twenty-four solar terms. Dou Zhiwu (Southwest); The solar meridian reaches150; August 22-24 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Being in the heat is "out of the heat", that is, out of the heat. In summer, the direct point of the sun continues to move southward, the solar radiation weakens, the subtropical high also withdraws southward, the temperature gradually drops, and the summer heat gradually disappears. The arrival of summer means that the hot and difficult weather is over. During this period, the weather is still hot, but it has shown a downward trend.

traditional custom

The folk customs around the summer solar terms are mostly related to ancestor worship and welcoming autumn. Around the summer vacation, there will be folk activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as "July 30" or "Mid-Autumn Festival". In the old days, there was a ceremony to open the gate of hell from the beginning of July until the gate of hell closed at the end of the month, and Purdue giving activities were held. It is said that Purdue activities started with the opening of the gate of hell, and then lanterns were erected and river lanterns were set off, causing lonely souls and wild ghosts; The main body is to build Pudu altar, build solitary shed, and intervene in robbing orphans. Finally, it ends with closing the gate of hell. Today, it has become the main activity time for ancestor worship.