The origin of long summer solar terms

1. What food to eat in the long summer solar term: There is a custom of eating long summer eggs, long summer steamed bread, long summer rice, bamboo shoots and other foods in the long summer. Eating eggs in the long summer can not only stand the test of "summer", but also bring a complete life. Long summer rice is five-color rice made of five-color beans, which is called long summer rice.

2. The origin of the long summer solar term: Long summer is the seventh solar term among the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in summer. Long summer indicates the change of seasons and the official start of midsummer season. When the sun reaches 45 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is a long summer, usually on May 5 or 6 of the Gregorian calendar every year. After the long summer, the temperature in southern China rose rapidly, and the rainfall and days of rainfall increased significantly.