Solar Festival Customs: What does it mean to burn mango seeds into the sky?

Mang solar term ranks ninth among the 24 solar terms, and it is also the third solar term in summer. In the tent season, the temperature rises obviously and the rainfall is generally abundant, which is a good opportunity to cultivate crops. At this time, there is a folk proverb: "Mang seeds burn the sky, and it rains continuously from summer to day." What does this mean? Let's learn a trick or two.

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"Mango seeds burn the sky" is a long-standing folk proverb, and the last sentence is "it rains continuously from midsummer to solstice", which means that the weather begins to get hot after mango seeds enter midsummer, so there is an exaggerated saying of "burning the sky". If mango seeds do not enter plum blossoms, the weather will continue to be fine until the summer solstice, when it will be rainy, and it will enter plum blossoms.

Generally, the solar term of Miscanthus species is around June 5 of Gregorian calendar. In the first half of the month, the weather was sunny and rainy, sometimes accompanied by high temperature in early summer, forming a "burning sun" weather. It is rainy in the second half of the month, and even rainy in some years, which leads to "continuous rain from summer to morning", resulting in low temperature.

For example, the annual precipitation in Xi 'an in June is 52 mm, while in some years there is a lot of rainfall in June, such as 1952 87 mm, 1956 184 mm, 1990 106 mm and1.

After awning, the trend of long days and short nights is more obvious. In addition, the rainy season is coming, the humidity in the air increases, and the sweat in the human body cannot spread out smoothly, which makes people feel sleepy and depressed. So taking a nap at noon helps to recover from fatigue. It's hot in summer and people sweat easily. In order to avoid heatstroke, clothes should be washed and changed frequently, but you must not take a bath immediately after sweating a lot, which may easily cause a cold. In terms of food, the public should still focus on clearing away heat and dampness, and wax gourd and mung bean are the best products at this time.