What are the dog days?

"Three volts" is the general name of the initial, middle and final volts, which appears from mid-July to mid-August in the solar calendar every year. Dog days, one volt is ten days, counted by days. Therefore, the dog days are divided into three days, that is to say, after the third day of Gengtian, the summer solstice is the first day, the first volt.

For example, the summer solstice in 2006 is June 2 1 in the western calendar year, and the dry day of this day is Xinri. 28 days later, it is the third Geng Day. Therefore, July 20, 2006 is the beginning of the first volt.

Ten days later, it was another Geng day, that is, July 30, and it entered the second volt. Ten days later, it was another Geng Day, the first Geng Day after beginning of autumn, that is, August 9, and it entered the dog days.

In hot summer, people like cold drinks and drink plenty of water, so that moisture invades the human body, while external moisture enters the body, making water wet and invigorating the spleen, lifting the spleen and stomach, causing digestive dysfunction, stagnant water and loss of appetite.

Dampness in summer is very harmful to the spleen, and bitter food has the effect of purging dryness, so it is not advisable to eat more, so it is advisable to eat more sweet and cold or sweet and cold in daily diet.

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