What does the summer solar term mean?

The summer heat means the end, which means that the summer heat is about to pass. The summer heat will end on this day, and the temperature in most parts of our country will gradually drop.

Summing up in summer means walking in hot weather. Summer summary is 14 of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. The time point is August 23rd of Gregorian calendar, and the sun reaches longitude 150*. Summing up in summer means that we are about to enter the autumn with meteorological significance. After the summer, the temperature in the area north of the Yellow River in China gradually drops. China divided the summer vacation into three periods: first, eagles sacrificed birds; second, the heavens and the earth began to sink; third, crops began to rise. In this solar term, eagles began to prey on birds in large numbers, and everything between heaven and earth began to wither.

Denghe refers to the general term for millet, millet, rice and sorghum crops, which means that it is mature when it is boarded. After the summer heat, the direct point of the sun continued to move southward, the solar radiation weakened, and the subtropical high retreated southward. As the height of the sun decreases, the heat generated by it also decreases. The intense heat means that the extremely hot weather is over. Although it is still hot during this period, it has shown a downward trend. High temperature in summer is a slow process.

traditional custom

1, ancestor worship to welcome autumn

Before and after the summer solar terms, folk customs are mostly related to ancestor worship and welcoming autumn. Around the summer, there will be folk activities to celebrate July and a half, commonly known as July and a Mid-Autumn Festival. The Book of Changes: repeat the same mistakes and come back on the seventh day, and everything will be fine. Seventh, yang number and days. After the sun between heaven and earth is extinguished, it can be resurrected after seven days. This is the way of heaven and earth, the principle of yin and yang circulation. The second half of July is a folk festival to celebrate the harvest and repay the land in early autumn. When some crops were ripe, Qiu Cheng reported to his ancestors with new rice and other sacrifices.

Step 2 eat ducks

July and a half, August and a half are impressive. The ancients believed that ducks in the middle of July in the lunar calendar were the most plump and nutritious. On this day in summer, old Beijingers will buy lily ducks for the summer, while in Jiangsu, they will serve a bowl of duck dishes to their neighbors, which is called sending ducks in summer, in case anyone gets sick.

3. River lamp

Generally speaking, lanterns or candles are placed on the base. Around the summer, there will be activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as July 30th or the Central Plains Festival. The river lantern is put in the water, let it drift, mourn the dead and pray for peace.