In which season is summer vacation usually held?

Summer solar term is the 14th solar term among the traditional 24 solar terms, and it is also the second solar term in autumn. Speaking of summer, it means that the hot summer is finally coming to an end. The word "summer" is a common word, which means "summer". After the summer solar term, it marks the beginning of autumn in the meteorological sense in China, and then most areas will gradually enter the autumn weather.

After the summer heat, the weather will gradually become mild, because the last volt of the dog days has just passed, so the hot air on the ground will stay for a while, but this kind of weather is different from the sultry weather in the dog days. After the summer heat, the weather is very cool in the morning and evening, and the temperature difference between day and night increases, which will make people feel the obvious "autumn" taste.

Traditional customs and habits in summer:

1. Agriculture: In northern China, it is an important period to harvest summer grain and sow autumn grain around the intense heat. In the southern region, it is a good time to plant cash crops such as vegetables and fruits before and after the summer heat.

2. River lantern: This is an activity to mourn the dead and pray for peace. People will put lanterns made of lotus leaves or paper in the river, light candles inside and attach greetings or prayers. River lanterns drift with the water, symbolizing the memory of the dead and the blessing to the living.

3. Fishing Festival: This is an activity to celebrate the fishermen's ending of the fishing ban and returning to the sea for fishing. Fishing ban is a period when fishing is prohibited in summer in order to protect aquatic resources. After summer, fishermen will hold a grand ceremony to worship the sea god and pray for good weather and good harvest. Then hundreds of horses raced out to sea to fish.

4. Sacrificing ancestors: This is an activity to express filial piety and cherish the memory of ancestors. In summer, when the autumn harvest is in full swing, people will use the newly harvested grain and fruit to worship their ancestors in ancestral graves or temples, thank them for their kindness and protection, and report their family and society to them.