What does summer solstice mean? Is it midsummer now?

Summer solstice refers to the longest day in summer, and more than half in summer, not midsummer.

Summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms, and it is also a festival in the ancient "four seasons and eight festivals". The summer solstice is the node where the sun moves to 90 degrees of the yellow meridian, which usually occurs on June 2 1 ~ 22 of the Gregorian calendar.

On the solstice of summer, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Cancer. At this time, the daytime in all parts of the northern hemisphere reaches the longest in the whole year, and the higher the latitude, the longer the daytime. For the Tropic of Cancer and its northern area, the summer solstice is also the highest day of the year at noon.

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Precautions for summer solstice diet:

After the summer solstice, the temperature rises gradually, and the amount of perspiration will also increase. With sweating, the human body will lose a lot of water and electrolyte, so we must pay attention to the intake of water and electrolyte during this period.

Usually, you can cook some soups such as mung bean soup, sour plum soup, red bean glutinous rice soup, dried tangerine peel and red bean soup, bamboo leaf mint tea, lotus leaf soup, etc. according to your family's physique, which can achieve the purpose of clearing heat and nourishing yin, dispelling summer heat and sweating. At this time, the method of replenishing water should be repeated, a small amount, and drink slowly to avoid ingesting a lot of water in a short time and increase the burden on organs in the body.

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